# See best paths to companies in a list

Once you've built a company list in CTD, you can see your team's best warm paths to every company on it — ranked by connection strength, all in one view. This turns a target account list into an actionable outreach plan without any manual research.

## How to create and populate a company list

The walkthrough below shows how to create a list and add companies to it:

# How to Create and Populate a Company List in CTD

Learn how to build a manual company list and identify key leadership contacts within those organizations. This guide provides a streamlined workflow for importing domains and filtering for specific senior-level stakeholders.

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## What you see after adding companies

For each company in your list, CTD shows:

- **Best path** — the strongest warm connection from anyone on your team to that company, with the connector name and relationship score
- **Path count** — total number of paths available, so you know how many options you have before you pick one
- **Company details** — industry, size, and other context to help you prioritize

From the list view, you can click into any company to see all paths, choose a connector, and create a ghost email — without leaving your target list.

## Why this matters for outreach planning

A list without relationship data is just a spreadsheet. When CTD overlays your team's network on a target account list, every row gets a warm path score. You can immediately see which accounts are reachable through strong connections and which ones have no warm path at all — and prioritize accordingly.

**Tip:** Sort your list by connection strength before a prospecting sprint. Start with accounts where you have a strong path — those intros are most likely to convert. Flag accounts with no path as networking targets: who do you need to add to your team's network to open those doors?

## Sharing the list with your team

Lists can be shared with teammates so everyone works from the same target set. See [Sharing lists with your team](/content/guide/article/lists-sharing/index.html) for permissions and collaboration options.

Have a question or running into an issue? Email us at [support@ctd.ai](mailto:support@ctd.ai) — we're happy to help.