Cold Call

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20VC Assertion Not checkable as stated
Two-Thirds of Sales Meetings Are Scheduled via Cold Calling
“Most meetings are set, like two thirds are set as a cold call.”
Carlos Delatorre Jan 24, 2025 ▶ 25:26 Carlos Delatorre, CRO @Harness: Why Every Sales Rep Should Do Pipeline Generation | E1251 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Opinion
Rosenberg: Cold calling is dead because no one answers unknown numbers
“Yeah, cold call. Who picks up their phone? Like literally, who picks up their phone?”
Matt Rosenberg Oct 4, 2023 ▶ 49:30 Matt Rosenberg: Why You Should Not Hire Sales Leaders From Big Companies | E1068 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
SAASTR Insight
Cassidy: Relying on cold outreach early is a mistake for B2B startups
“I don't want to, if we're making cold calls, we're doing something wrong, right? If we're blasting cold emails, we're doing something wrong.”
Brendon Cassidy May 16, 2023 ▶ 17:38 CRO Confidential: 3 Secrets For Early-Stage Startups To Acquire Customers | CoSell.io Co-Founder
Halligan: Outbound sales and cold calling are dead and actively harm brands
“I think outbound is largely just dead. I don't think cold calls work at all. In fact, I think they're negative.”
Brian Halligan May 8, 2019 ▶ 18:56 HubSpot CEO and Cofounder Brian Halligan with Wufoo Cofounder Kevin Hale · Y Combinator

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