The B2B Playbook

#206: Outbound Sales Strategy 2026: The Evolution of Predictable Revenue and What Works Now (Predictable Revenue CEO - Collin Stewart)

Nov 9, 2025
Collin Stewart, CEO of Predictable Revenue, and Adem Manderovic from Closed Circuit Selling dive into the evolving landscape of outbound sales. They discuss how outbound strategies are shifting from brute-force approaches to more intelligent, signal-led methods. Collin shares insights on the critical importance of market validation as a success metric. Adem highlights the need for effective communication in sales, while introducing their innovative four-funnel system to better align sales and marketing efforts. This conversation is essential for anyone looking to future-proof their sales strategy.
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INSIGHT

How Predictable Revenue Changed Outbound

  • Predictable Revenue popularised cold email and SDR specialization, unlocking huge outbound channel gains for early adopters.
  • Reply rates of 10–40% were common then, making outbound a dominant growth lever for SaaS.
ANECDOTE

From Cold Email To Carb.io

  • Collin emailed Aaron after reading the book and built a services business then software (carb.io) from that outreach.
  • Carb.io scaled fast to $1M ARR but technical issues and growth mistakes followed.
ADVICE

Validate Outbound Before Hiring

  • Validate the channel and process before hiring by proving outbound works for your market.
  • Use services or tests to confirm cold email effectiveness before building an internal SDR team.
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