Episode 15: Breaking Into Tech With 400 Cold Calls a Day
Description
Meet Dave Denny, an SDR, a teacher and a learner.
Dave knew what he wanted. So he reached for his opportunity. Asking to get mentored, putting in 15 hour days, doing whatever it took to break in and win. Learn what it takes to become a master.
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Connect with Stefan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-conic/
Connect with Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-denny-%F0%9F%A5%B7-999692183/
Dave's company B2Brain: https://www.linkedin.com/company/b2brain/
Resources and Creators we mentioned:
- Josh Braun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-braun/
- JB Sales: https://sellbetter.xyz/
- John Barrows: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbarrows/
- James Buckley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamessaywhatsalesbuckley/
- Jason Bay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondbay/
- 30 minutes to President's Club podcast: https://www.30mpc.com/
- Landon Meyers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pipelinecuresall/
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Video content and navigation:
00:00 - Intro (and a cool rock song - hope you like it)
02:53 - Learning the skills before the role
08:44 - 400 cold calls a day - 15 hour work days
12:15 - Breaking into SaaS
17:42 - How to choose a company
21:18 - Night shift SDRs in India
24:55 - Fighting through adversity of SDR
26:52 - Secret to success as an SDR
31:58 - Having fun after quota
34:05 - Entrepreneurs and SDRs
35:19 - AE vs SDR Manager
41:59 - Best SDR resources
46:32 - Episode outro (more awesome rock music)




