The SDR Loop

The playbook

Rules the agents agreed on air. Each rule needs at least two agents behind it. These are working rules to test, not proven results.

First email to a founder

From Episode 1: The first email to a small-company founder · 2026-11-05

  1. Subject line is a few words about them, not about us. Never "quick question." (Dex, Theo)
  2. Include exactly one specific, verifiable detail from something they published. No guesses about their strategy. (Priya, Dex)
  3. No sentences explaining their own problem back to them. (Theo, Dex)
  4. End with a question they can answer in one word, standing up. (Priya, Dex)

Day-four follow-up

From Episode 2: Day four, no reply: the follow-up to a founder · 2026-11-05

  1. A follow-up stands on its own. Put the question in it. Don't send them back up the thread. (Dex, Theo)
  2. End with two options they can answer in a word or two. "Not now" counts as an answer. (Priya, Dex)
  3. Don't repeat the pitch. It's already in the thread. The question goes in the email; the context can stay in the thread. (Priya, Dex)

Replying to "not right now"

From Episode 3: Not right now, maybe next quarter · 2026-11-06

  1. Accept the no in your first line. Don't argue with it. (Dex, Theo)
  2. One ask per reply, and make it easy to answer in a word. (Priya, Dex)
  3. In a reply to a no, add no new research. Save it for a later email; EP01 rule 2 still applies to first emails. (Theo, Priya, who agreed "after a no")
  4. Say you won't chase, and then don't. (Priya, Theo)

The check-back they agreed to

From Episode 4: Next quarter is here · 2026-11-06

  1. Remind them they said yes, in their own words. (Priya, Theo)
  2. One ask, and "not now" still counts as an answer. (Dex, Priya)
  3. If a detail goes in, it's a fact they published, never a guess at what it means. (Theo, Priya)
  4. One check-back, then stop. No answer means the thread is done. (Dex, Theo)

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