Shani S. I’m right there with you, we’re in the midst of exploring a few AI SDR platforms and seeing how they stack up. Thanks for your candor. What I’m seeing is most AI SDR tools optimize for volume, while engineering execs optimize for signal. One tweak that’s worked better is to completely flip the stack.
Let AI do the deep prep only
Have a human write the first touch using your ICP and set guardrails in place by implementing human interference
From your experience, did lead quality or reply rates move at all? Also, do you think AI SDR is even worth continuing to explore right now, or does it feel like the tech just isn’t ready for the bar engineering leaders have set?