The outbound playbook that added $100M to Salesforce's recurring revenue -- built on one rule: never let the same person prospect and close.
About the book
Aaron Ross's system replaces the lone rep who both hunts and closes with specialized roles -- SDRs who prospect, AEs who close, CSMs who retain -- connected by Cold Calling 2.0: short, non-pitchy referral emails sent above the decision-maker to get referred down, instead of dialing cold. It's a mechanical, numbers-driven approach to building pipeline: define your lead types (seeds, nets, spears), specialize the team, and work backward from a revenue goal to figure out exactly how many emails, calls, and reps you need.
Best used for
—Splitting a founder-does-everything sales process into SDR, AE, and CSM roles
—Writing a referral-style cold email that gets forwarded instead of ignored
—Working backward from a revenue target to the exact headcount and email volume needed
“Predictable Revenue is one of the best kept secrets in business literature.”
— Kevin Jennings, Goodreads
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