
The GTM Launchpad is where we open the hood on B2B revenue - fixing structure, sharpening outbound and building pipeline that actually holds up
From the Garage
Last week I sat in on a session with a team that’s working.
Like… really working
4,700 dials
1,200+ connects
600+ conversations
→ 19 meetings booked
(not even all showed)
They weren’t lazy
They weren’t missing activity
They were doing everything they were told to do
and still…
nothing was really moving
So we popped the hood
Within 10 minutes… it was obvious
Targeting was too broad
Half the titles couldn’t actually buy
Data was maybe 65–70% accurate
Meaning?
A huge chunk of their effort was dead on arrival.
This is the part most teams don’t want to hear
You don’t have an activity problem
You have a system problem
and if I’m being real with you…
Most teams default to:
👉 “Do more”
👉 “Send more”
👉 “Call more”
Instead of asking
👉 “Are we even aimed at the right thing?”
Let me show you what we actually fixed
Pipeline Leak - You’re Busy… But Misaligned
Here’s the pattern I keep seeing right now:
Reps are hitting KPIs
Managers are tracking activity
Leaders are asking for more volume
But pipeline?
Still inconsistent
Because nobody is stepping back and asking:
“Is this system even built to work?”
Across:
FusionAuth sessions
Founder-led builds with Orion
Oliv AI reps
Live Pipeline Garage tear-downs
Same story
Different companies
Same leak
The Mechanic Fix
Every broken outbound system I’ve touched lately…
breaks in the same 3 places:
WHO → WHAT → WHEN

Miss one…
and everything downstream struggles.
Wrong WHO → no one cares
Wrong WHAT → no one replies
Wrong WHEN → no one engages
Most teams?
They skip straight to messaging
That’s the mistake
1. WHO (This is where most of the damage happens)
When we looked at that team…
They were going after everyone.
So we fixed it.
Tightened the ICP
Locked the buying center
Rebuilt the list
But more importantly…
We stopped treating all accounts the same

Here’s the reality:
Your best accounts deserve real effort
Your mid-tier gets structured personalization
Everything else? Scaled… or ignored
Most teams flip this
They overwork bad accounts
and underwork the ones that actually matter
That’s where the pipeline dies
2. WHAT (Most teams overcomplicate this)
This is where AI has people spinning right now.
More tools
More prompts
More “personalization”
But when I’m in the trenches with reps…
we simplify it down to this:

That’s it
Before you reach out, you should know:
Why this account
Why now
What you’re going to say
If you can’t get that in under 5 minutes…
you’re not being thorough
you’re stalling
and this is exactly what we did live in that session
We pulled 196 contacts
→ enriched them
→ tied them to real buying signals
Same team
Same effort
Different inputs
→ everything changed
3. WHEN (The silent killer)
Even if teams get WHO and WHAT right…
they still lose here
Because execution ends up looking like:
Random outreach
Scattered follow-ups
“I’ll get to it later”
Instead of:
Protected time
Focused blocks
Consistent execution
Simple truth:
If it’s not on your calendar… it’s not happening

30-Second Inspection
If I opened your outbound motion right now…
I’d check 3 things:
Can you name your top 5 accounts this week?
Do your reps know the trigger before reaching out?
Is outbound actually blocked on the calendar?
If any of those are shaky…
That’s your leak
Partner Spotlight
Ran that Pipeline Garage session this week
Real team
Real numbers
→ 4,700 dials
→ 627 conversations
→ 19 meetings booked
That’s not an effort problem
That’s an aim problem
We dug in live:
→ targeting too broad
→ wrong titles
→ data ~65% accurate
Meaning…
half their outreach was dead before it started
So we rebuilt it
200 contacts
→ 199 phone numbers
→ 176 emails
→ tied to the right people
Same team
Same effort
Different inputs
That’s the game
Most teams try to fix:
→ messaging
→ scripts
→ volume
But if your data sucks…nothing downstream works
What I liked here…
we weren’t jumping between 3–4 tools trying to duct tape this together
We fixed it in one pass
Lately I’ve been using FullEnrich for this
It pulls from 20+ sources at once
so you’re not guessing or patching data together
If your outbound feels busy but not producing…
start here
If your data is 60–70% accurate…
You’re paying reps to fail
Under the Hood
What we actually did with that team:
Narrowed targeting
Cleaned the list
Rebuilt contacts
Focused on real buyers
Pulled 196 contacts live
→ 199 phone numbers
→ 176 emails
All tied to the right people.
That’s the difference.
Not more activity.
Better starting point.
Off the Clock
Real talk…
I’ve been deep in this lately.
Between:
Client work
Pipeline Garage sessions
Workshop builds
Teams in the trenches
The patterns are loud right now.
and they’re all pointing to the same thing:
Outbound isn’t broken.
The way most teams are running it is.
In the Wild
Lately I’ve been in it with:
FusionAuth team sessions
Founder-led builds with Orion
Oliv AI reps
Live teardown sessions
Different companies
Same problems
Same fixes
This isn’t theory.
This is what’s actually working right now.
One More Thing
If your team is grinding right now…
and pipeline still feels off…
do this this week:
Pick 5 accounts
Lock 1–2 personas each
Run the 3x3
Block your calendar
Execute for 5 days
That’s it.
No more
No less
The Question
What’s the bigger issue on your team right now?
Too much activity…
or not enough alignment?
Hit reply - I read every one 🤙
Thanks for reading. See you again next week at 8 am MST!
- Tom Slocum ✌️
How The SD Lab Helps
If your outbound motion feels busy…
…but fragile
If your CRM looks full…
…but forecasting still feels shaky
If your team works hard…
…but pipeline doesn’t feel predictable
That’s what I fix
I work with founders and sales leaders in B2B (Series A–B, 5–20+ reps) who need structure before scale
Not more activity
Not more tools
Structure
Here’s how we do it:
Revenue Rebuild (45 Days)
This is the core engagement.
A hands-on rebuild of your outbound foundation so pipeline becomes structured, measurable and owned by the team not held together by heroics.
Inside 45 days we:
Lock in ICP and segmentation
Define deal stages with real exit criteria
Install signal-driven targeting
Simplify outbound into one focused lane at a time
Build systems your team can actually run
Best for:
Stalled or inconsistent pipeline
Founder-led outbound that needs structure
Forecasts built on vibes instead of milestones
Focused Workshops
When you don’t need a full rebuild just a sharp correction
Cold call intensives
Messaging and email teardown sessions
SDR workflow audits
Founder-led outbound calibration
Designed for fast clarity and immediate execution lift
Outbound Underground
Our private Slack community for reps and leaders building outbound in the real world.
Weekly office hours
Templates and teardowns
Honest feedback from operators
No gurus
If you’re reading this thinking, “Does this apply to us?”
It probably does
Book a 20 min Pipeline Diagnostic
No pitch. Just alignment

