Founder cold outreach yields 70% higher response rates than SDRs
Adam Baker · How to consistently win 7-figure software sales deals · Apr 24, 2023 · at 14:10
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DealPad founder Adam Baker shares the performance gap between founder cold outreach and professional SDR outreach.
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“And when I think about my personal outreach, I, you know, I do cold outreach, and I get 70% more response from the people that I reach out to than my SDR team.”
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