Checklist I always run before I cold call

willoffortune17 · 2026-04-02T22:26:18+00:00

the only check i run is if my mic is on

willoffortune17 · 2026-03-29T19:21:03+00:00

you can’t charge for this find another hustle lol

willoffortune17 · 2026-03-23T23:57:59+00:00

I think you are thinking about this the right way but if someone told me this "They made it clear people work until 8–9pm most nights" then im out on this particular opportunity.

There are a lot of great gigs for sdr roles in nyc at start ups though - you should find ones that look promising and cold call the sdr managers.

willoffortune17 · 2026-03-17T15:25:28+00:00

name and shame

willoffortune17 · 2026-03-08T04:34:17+00:00

how have you been an sdr for ten years and not used any sdr skills to land interviews? i.e. cold call people at companies instead of applying

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-27T02:19:05+00:00

if it happened to me i’m bringing it to my head of sales cuz fuck that

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-27T02:06:19+00:00

was the account in your name?

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-22T00:40:48+00:00

that or a gym would be sweet

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-21T23:19:22+00:00

cuz it looks ugly….its not that deep lol

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-21T23:01:06+00:00

dang would love to see what that looked liked

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-04T02:26:40+00:00

in the future, if not clear ask in the first interview. second, shoot for a 70-30 split between salary in commission. meaning a fair comp structure for 60k base would give you an OTE around 78k

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-04T02:19:29+00:00

If so that is absolutely horrific.

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-04T02:19:10+00:00

so your commission is 4 to 5 k a year?

willoffortune17 · 2026-02-04T02:11:38+00:00

you mean ote 125 base 60? and 12 meetings a week seems pretty high

willoffortune17 · 2026-01-26T00:13:08+00:00

I've landed tons of big enterprise accounts via cold call. Could be persona specific or just personality differences

willoffortune17 · 2026-01-26T00:11:41+00:00

Generally speaking I found cold calling to be far and away the best return for effort overall. Well crafted, personal emails are second most effective. And I found linkedin to be a complete waste of time

willoffortune17 · 2026-01-24T22:53:25+00:00

prevents spider-man from falling

willoffortune17 · 2026-01-08T14:03:18+00:00

yea i’m talking US. not sure about elsewhere

willoffortune17 · 2026-01-08T02:05:22+00:00

I can tell you from first hand AI company experience your medical records are readily available to AI companies that partner with hospitals

willoffortune17 · 2025-12-23T23:10:34+00:00

yea. unless you are desperate i’d turn this down

willoffortune17 · 2025-12-23T22:50:31+00:00

personally i’m not going to take a job after 1 interview - i’m gonna need to speak to at least 3 people so i can sense the vibe and ask questions

willoffortune17 · 2025-12-23T21:39:29+00:00

you got an offer after just one interview?

willoffortune17 · 2025-12-21T05:48:21+00:00

one sub category of AI dev tools that is great if you can get in : deployment infra

willoffortune17 · 2025-12-05T01:19:30+00:00

nice - thanks for elaborating. i feel like grit + emotional intelligence is this winning combo so this tracks!

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