https://olegcherkas.com/blog Practical notes on LinkedIn growth, B2B outreach and sales systems. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-catches-ai-slop-94-percent-precision/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-catches-ai-slop-94-percent-precision/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT LinkedIn's AI slop classifiers now check every post shown outside your network with 94% precision, and slop gets about 40% fewer views. Here's what founders should change. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/from-2-connections-to-83000-linkedin-impressions-work-ke/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/from-2-connections-to-83000-linkedin-impressions-work-ke/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Victor Kimotho started the week with 2 connections. Seven days later his posts for work.ke had 83,285 impressions, and 98% of the impressions on two of them came from outside his network. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/openai-halves-200-plan-budget-for-ai-price-rises/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/openai-halves-200-plan-budget-for-ai-price-rises/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI keeps its 200$ plan at 200$ but halves the usage from October 30, and adds a 500$ tier. Founders running on one AI subscription should plan for higher costs. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/stop-asking-for-15-minutes-in-the-gulf/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/stop-asking-for-15-minutes-in-the-gulf/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 15-minute call request feels efficient, but in the Gulf it tells a C-level buyer your time and your offer are both cheap. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/ai-agents-need-a-leash-openai-training-pause/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/ai-agents-need-a-leash-openai-training-pause/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI paused training after its AI agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways. The lesson for founders is about scope, not fear. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/silence-is-not-rejection-in-gulf-enterprise-sales/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/silence-is-not-rejection-in-gulf-enterprise-sales/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A three-month silence from a Riyadh executive taught me the difference between chasing a deal and staying anchored to it. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/stop-selling-like-a-petitioner-in-the-gulf/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/stop-selling-like-a-petitioner-in-the-gulf/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Top executives in Dubai, Riyadh and Doha are surrounded by vendors who agree with everything they say, and they are exhausted by it. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/best-time-to-send-b2b-outreach-gcc/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/best-time-to-send-b2b-outreach-gcc/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most LinkedIn and email outreach in Dubai and Riyadh lands during the wrong hour of a crowded morning. Two send windows get read and answered far more often. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/from-2-percent-to-30-percent-b2b-reply-rates/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/from-2-percent-to-30-percent-b2b-reply-rates/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A field lesson from B2B outreach campaigns in Dubai, Riyadh and Singapore: why a relevant personal signal matters more than a polished generic message. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/content-vs-outreach-for-b2b-founders/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/content-vs-outreach-for-b2b-founders/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical view of LinkedIn content and direct outreach for B2B founders: what each channel is for, where each one fails and how they work together. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-lead-generation-saas-companies-singapore/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-lead-generation-saas-companies-singapore/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical LinkedIn lead generation framework for SaaS companies targeting regional headquarters, technology firms and B2B decision makers in Singapore. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-lead-generation-saas-companies-dubai-uae/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-lead-generation-saas-companies-dubai-uae/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical LinkedIn lead generation framework for SaaS companies targeting buyers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and across the UAE. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-lead-generation-saas-companies-riyadh-saudi-arabia/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/linkedin-lead-generation-saas-companies-riyadh-saudi-arabia/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How SaaS companies can use LinkedIn to reach decision makers in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar and across Saudi Arabia. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/b2b-lead-generation-dubai-uae/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/b2b-lead-generation-dubai-uae/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical guide to B2B lead generation in Dubai and the UAE, covering Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman and all seven emirates. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/b2b-lead-generation-saudi-arabia-regional-guide/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/b2b-lead-generation-saudi-arabia-regional-guide/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical regional guide to B2B lead generation in Saudi Arabia, from Riyadh and Jeddah to Makkah, Madinah, Dammam and beyond. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/dubai-and-riyadh-are-not-the-same-b2b-market/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/dubai-and-riyadh-are-not-the-same-b2b-market/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dubai and Riyadh are only 90 minutes apart by plane, but the same LinkedIn message should not be sent to both markets. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/from-cold-profile-to-200-enterprise-meetings-a-linkedin-growth-case-study/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/from-cold-profile-to-200-enterprise-meetings-a-linkedin-growth-case-study/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most LinkedIn profiles in B2B look the same. A headshot, a job title, a list of previous roles. No clear message. No reason for anyone to connect, follow, or reach out. That was the starting point when I began working with the founder of a Dubai-based AI software company serving the GCC retail market. His LinkedIn had around 400 connections. Mostly old colleagues and people he had met at events. No strategy. No outreach. No pipeline coming from the platform. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/the-linkedin-profile-optimization-guide-for-b2b-outreach/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/the-linkedin-profile-optimization-guide-for-b2b-outreach/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most people treat LinkedIn profile optimization as a one-time task they do when they first create an account. They upload a photo, write a headline, add their work history and move on. Then they launch an outreach campaign and wonder why the results are disappointing. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/the-5-mistakes-b2b-founders-make-in-their-first-outreach-campaign/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/the-5-mistakes-b2b-founders-make-in-their-first-outreach-campaign/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most founders launch their first LinkedIn outreach campaign with good intentions and poor results. The problem is rarely the product. It is almost always the execution. Here are the five mistakes that kill response rates before the conversation even starts. https://olegcherkas.com/insights/why-your-linkedin-profile-matters-before-outreach-starts/ https://olegcherkas.com/insights/why-your-linkedin-profile-matters-before-outreach-starts/ Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Outreach does not happen only inside the message box. It also happens on the profile page, where trust is either supported or damaged.