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Field notes on the first 90 days.

How we think about the moment a new leader inherits the number — gap selling, intent timing, and AI in go-to-market.

The First 90 Days5 min read

The first 90 days of a new GTM leader is the highest-intent moment in B2B

Most outbound targets companies by what they are. The sharper signal is what just changed inside them — and nothing changes a company faster than a new revenue leader.

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Role Playbooks6 min read

What a new CRO actually does in the first 90 days (and why it isn't a reorg)

The instinct is to change the team. The data says the CROs who do that in month one tend to miss by Q4. Here's the sequence that works — and where an outside system fits.

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Signal-Based Selling5 min read

An open GTM req is a buying signal hiding in plain sight

When a company posts for a Head of Sales or VP of Marketing, it has publicly admitted a revenue gap — and given itself a quarter before anyone fills it. That's a window.

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Outbound Craft6 min read

Cold email deliverability in 2025–26: the rules quietly changed

Since 2024, Gmail and Yahoo enforce hard sender rules. Most outbound dies against them silently. Here's what now decides whether your message reaches a human.

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GTM Strategy6 min read

Gap selling to a leader who just inherited the number

A new leader doesn't want features. They want the distance closed between the number they were handed and the motion they actually have. That gap is the whole sale.

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AI & Automation5 min read

How AI replaces the GTM busywork that used to need headcount

Most of a go-to-market team's week disappears into work no human should be doing. AI doesn't replace the team — it replaces the busywork, so the team can sell.

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The KPI is simple

Bring us the new mandate. We'll fill the calendar.

If a new leader just inherited the number — or you're ready to make pipeline a system instead of a person — let's talk.