AI SDR tool bought, pipeline still empty
Challenge: Two burned domains, an AI SDR subscription generating activity but no revenue, and an ICP defined as "developers."
Approach: ICP narrowed to platform-engineering leads at 50–500-person companies. Offer rewritten around a measurable pain. 8 fresh domains warmed, Clay-personalized 3-step sequences — same AI stack, different operator.
What worked best: the cold email + LinkedIn combo on the same accounts. Reply rate went 0.4% → 2.6%.
"Three weeks after the sequences went live we had more qualified meetings than the previous quarter combined."— Founder & CEO · Next: monthly retainer + EU expansion sprint