cold calling

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 14, 2022 by Eleanor Dorfman · across every show →

Everything said about cold calling, oldest first

Sep 14, 2022 negative
Insight
Dorfman: Spray-and-pray outbound sales cold calling is dead
“Lack of personalization, like spray and pray outbound, hold calling without knowing who you're talking to. I think buyers now today expect a level of personalization that they historically have not.”
Eleanor Dorfman Sep 14, 2022 ▶ 45:01 Eleanor Dorfman: How We Scaled Retool to $50M ARR; Red Flags for Sales Hires | 20VC #925 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 7, 2024
Insight
Cold calling is the hardest SDR skill
“I'd say the hardest part about SDR is the cold calling. And there tends to be a lot of resistance with that. It's much easier to hide behind sending emails. Right. And so if you find people that have already built their confidence and found their voice over th…”
Ashley Kelly Jun 7, 2024 ▶ 16:23 Ashley Kelly: The Playbook to Start and Scale Your SDR Team | E1162 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 27, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Kim Graves: Cold calling is the most underrated outbound sales channel
“Because I see it working and people don't do it. Cold calling is hard. It's way easier to send an email and get a rejection. That's easy. When you cold call someone and you get a rejection, that hurts. And so when you think about the other sellers around you i…”
Kim Graves Jun 27, 2025 ▶ 45:40 20Sales: How to Layer Enterprise Sales on PLG | How to Sell AI Tools To Enterprises That Are Scared | Should Reps Own Their Own Pipeline | Mistakes All Founders Make When Moving From Founder-Led to Rep-Led Sales with Kim Graves
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