AcousticSelling

Our Rocket SaaS methodology propels B2B SaaS companies to $50 million ARR by delivering clarity and predictability from the chaos of early GTM.  Our logical, step-by-step framework starts with vetting your GTM strategy and ends with rapid delivery of easy-to-use and easy-to-maintain customizations in UI/UX, Process & Workflow, and Data & Analytics.

We're a small and deep team with the business acumen, technical skills, and library of solved Salesforce use cases ready to be tailored and deployed into your organization.  We'll also connect your CRM to core tech stack platforms such as Marketing Automation, Sales Engagement, Data Enrichment, Conversation Intelligence, Document Management, and more.

Managing Director

McKinsey & Company

Assisting the Fuel by McKinsey team with sales and sales technology products, services, and client-facing engagements.  We help pre-IPO companies, investors, and corporate innovators accelerate to greater impact and higher valuations.

External Advisor

Emphatic Thinking

In partnership with Emphatic Thinking, we provide full-funnel solutions for sales and marketing organizations: market segmentation, positioning, demand generation, all the way through to signed contract we provide the strategic frameworks, tools, and tactical services to accelerate revenue.

Sales Engagement Consultant

Mixpo

Promoted to VP and tasked by new CEO to lead sales of newly-acquired product directly to national advertisers and agencies.  Faced with the need to deliver results quickly, I rebuilt the team and entire sales approach and discovered the transformative effect reviewing sales call recordings has on individual and team performance.

VP, Advertiser Sales

Promoted to lead the entire team empowering sellers of online media grow business with national advertisers through the use of interactive and personalized video advertisements.  Appointed to Leadership Team.

Key accomplishments:  materially changed revenue trajectory, implemented "the system" consisting of individual productivity, team cohesion, and increased customer satisfaction.

Group Director, National Resellers

Mixpo is a digital advertising technology company that enables agencies and media companies to easily create interactive video ads that run anywhere. Our video ads are multiscreen (desktop, tablet or phone), multichannel (across the web or inside news feeds of any social site) and multiformat (in-stream, in-banner or in-app). We were selected by FORBES as one of the Most Promising Companies in America in 2013 and 2014.

I lead Mixpo's Portals, Networks, & DSP Channel, bringing these publishers interactive & dynamic video ad experiences across ALL their inventory: In-stream, In-banner (including high impact ad units), tablets and smart phones.

Main accomplishments
-Grew channel from 2 to 15+ revenue-producing partners
-Increased revenue from nearly zero to hefty seven-figure annualized run rate
-Launched hundreds of new campaigns including 75 of the top 100 national advertisers
-Led Mixpo's efforts in winning 2 industry creative awards
-High client trust and satisfaction as evidenced by being "first call" when contacts moved to new companies

Senior Director, Sales and Business Development

Martini Media Network

I provided advice, guidance, and market intelligence to the CEO and advertising sales team.

Advisory Board

Optify - Marketing in Real-Time

Software and Consulting sales to Enterprise-level customers.

Director, Enterprise Solutions

Yahoo!

I led Yahoo's emerging Seattle office in achieving best-in-market sales, service, and client satisfaction until its closure in June 2010.

Designed, negotiated, implemented, and optimized advertising solutions for the largest Seattle-based national advertisers.  Expert in search, display, mobile, & ad networks.

Notable sales achievements:
-Exceeded revenue quota during entire tenure
-Increased search revenue 20+% y/y in spite of market share decline
-Largest-ever display investments by local game publisher
-First-ever Fantasy Football sponsorship by major beer advertiser
-First-ever Home Page upfront commitment from major Direct Response advertiser

Strategic Account Director

Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions

Develop superior knowledge of client business objectives and provide best-in-industry service to consistently exceed revenue goals
• Drive revenue growth by expanding client use of brand advertising
• Prospect, develop, negotiate, and close new advertising opportunities for Microsoft
• Mentor and train new Account Executives and Account Managers
• Manage all aspects of client relationship

Account Executive

B2BWorks

Generated new business and grew relationships for business-to-business online advertising agency; supervised media planning, website development, creative, and campaign measurement teams
• Developed and implemented segmentation and sales strategy for West Coast region
• Strengthened Company’s competencies in Small Business and Technology categories resulting In major new account wins from Google, Gateway, HP, Cisco Systems and Microsoft
• Led Company sales evolution from media sales to agency service as Company changed business models
•Established name recognition within B2B advertising community: Nominated for Northern California Business Marketing Association Presidency 2004-05; regular guest speaker at Northern Nevada American Marketing Association;; guest columnist for Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Senior Director, Client Solutions

Xythos Software, Inc.

Launched, built, and grew sales team for a business-to-business startup enterprise software company
• Developed and implemented go-to-market strategy for direct and reseller channels
• Hired and managed outside telemarketing firm to generate over 15 qualified leads per week 
• Earned key account wins with Procter & Gamble and Chubb Insurance vs. Microsoft and Oracle
• Achieved profitability and revenue goals resulting in venture capital funding in tight market

National Sales Director

I put my 25 Salesforce certifications to work for <$100M companies optimizing Salesforce for long-term growth | Data Cleanup | Process Automation | Integrations | AI

Are you looking to equip your startup rocket ship with the tools and systems that successfully propelled dozens of B2B SaaS startups to over $50 million ARR?

❓ Do you trust the data in your core metrics such as ARR, NRR, CAC, LTV, and Win Rate?

❓ How much of your day is strategic vs reactive and randomized?

❓ Do you have an A system that can support an expanding sales team and weather turnover?

❓ Do you have clarity and predictability around the key drivers of pipeline growth?

As a sales leader you want to spend your time with customers, hiring & coaching reps, influencing product and growing the company.  You can't afford the time figuring out how to build a system that provides these answers.

And why should you?   B2B SaaS sales motions are remarkably similar across industries.  So why are most Salesforce implementations so expensive and time-consuming?

😡 Bloated agencies prices that have to account for under utilized consultants and exec overhead
😡 Hourly billing model removes efficiency incentive
😡 Large delivery teams to provide necessary skills and project management

After serving hundreds of B2B SaaS startups, we've found that over 60% of customer requirements are the same.  So we built a better way to deliver. 🚀🍕🌈🍕🌻🚀  

Our Rocket SaaS system encapsulates all the strategic guidance and technical implementation into a logical, step-by-step framework that turns your GTM strategy into system reality in a fraction of the time and cost of legacy providers.

So Imagine:

🚀Knowing the current and next quarters forecast accuracy with extremely high confidence
🚀Having an early warning system for deals at risk
🚀Onboarding customers faster with higher daily usage and increasing Net Revenue Retention
🚀Receiving stellar CSAT scores and easier-to-gather testimonials

We have these solutions ready-to-go for you.  We'll tailor to your specific needs, just as you can customize your car, but we're not recreating the wheel each time.

A favorite customer quote:
“As a leading Sales Technology provider, we  already knew a lot about Salesforce and Outreach. However, Acoustic has raised our game even higher.  What sets them apart is their ability to dig deeper  to get to the core business issues.  Unlike other consultants, they go just as deep into our business as much as our technology.” Matt Millen, CEO, Regie.ai.

Kevin Ascher

SlyLeadz

Sly Leadz - Your Partner in B2B Sales Growth

TIRED OF SLUGGISH SALES GROWTH?

At Sly Leadz, we help B2B businesses like yours THRIVE by crafting compelling outreach systems that LAND ideal clients and FILL your sales pipeline!

OUR MISSION:
We're on a mission to revolutionize B2B sales by providing a personalized, results-driven approach to outreach and lead generation.

Founder

Konecte

Sales Director

Keeper Security, Inc.

Account Executive - SMB

Business Development Representative

BlueGrace Logistics

Carrier Sales Representative

Founder @ Slyleadz | I help startups build cold outbound systems that generate qualified meetings | 💌 slyleadz.us

STRUGGLING TO FILL YOUR PIPELINE WITH QUALIFIED LEADS?

I've been there. After testing 1000+ outreach campaigns, I cracked the code.

Now, I help B2B companies build outbound systems that:
→ Generate 20-30 qualified meetings/month
→ Convert cold prospects into warm conversations
→ Scale predictably without the spam tactics

Our secret?
- Multi-channel outreach that actually works
- AI-powered personalization at scale
- Follow-up sequences with 40%+ response rates
- Data-driven targeting that finds your ideal customers

Recent wins:
→ Helped a SaaS startup book 100+ demos in 60 days
→ Built a 7-figure pipeline for a tech company in 90 days
→ Generated 500+ qualified leads for enterprise clients

Want to stop guessing and start closing?
Book a strategy call: calendly.com/slyleadz/slyleadz-15-minute-meeting-clone

Nick Palasz

Every tool here replaced a mistake

And that’s why this system’s simple

We didn’t set out to build a “tech stack”

We just fixed what kept breaking...until the noise stopped

Here’s what stayed 👇

Clay – Aggregates 50+ data sources to find the right leads
Icypeas – Verified contacts + LinkedIn enrichment that actually holds up
Prospeo.io – Multi-signal scoring so we talk to buyers, not browsers
Writesonic – AI copy that still sounds human
Aimfox – Personalization at scale (without losing relevance)
Smartlead – Keeps campaigns consistent and inbox-safe
Instantly.ai – A/B testing + analytics that guide
Saleshandy – Smarter follow-ups that feel natural
Inframail – Infrastructure that keeps deliverability rock solid
MailReach – Protects inbox placement and reputation
HubSpot – The single source of truth that ties it all together

P.S Which tool is your favourite?

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30 outbound experiments you can run in the next 30 days

Save this post; these are the tests most teams don’t run but should

Inside you’ll find →
– ICP & targeting audits
– Trigger-based prospecting
– Deliverability reset sprints
– Messaging clarity rewrites
– Personalization depth tests
– Cadence density + velocity checks
– Human-first follow-up systems
– Sequence drift & hygiene audits

Plus 20+ more experiments to help you tighten your system, sharpen your messaging, and build predictable pipeline in 2025 and 2026

Comment “OUTBOUND” and I’ll send the full resource

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Your reps aren't lazy, they're exhausted

I used to think my outbound team just wasn't hungry enough

Then I realized, they were spending more time managing tools than actually selling

→ CRM over here
→ Email platform over there
→ Spreadsheets for tracking
→ Another tab for deliverability checks

By the time they're ready to hit send, half their energy is already gone 🤷

Sounds familiar, right?

So I put together 5 reasons why outbound teams burn out and how Saleshandy can help them

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Saleshandy

5 reasons your outbound team feels burnt out

He thought he had a list of 2,000 prospects… but only 600 were real

My friend runs an outbound agency

The kind of guy who lives in his CRM

But last month we were talking and he said….

‘Nick numbers aren’t making any sense’

Replies dropped, bounces spiked, and clients started asking questions

We were concerned so we checked everything
-Messaging? Solid
-Offer? Killer
-Deliverability? On point

Everything seemed perfect until we looked at the data

That’s where it all made sense

Half of his verified emails were catchalls that never actually delivered

Others were outdated or mismatched

He wasn’t sending bad emails, he was sending to bad addresses

And that’s the common mistake I see most people make

When your data is not correct, you reach out to the wrong person

So what we did? we rebuilt his process:
➡️ Icypeas for verified, catchall-proof email enrichment
➡️ Clay for contextual enrichment and smart list-building

Simple, isn’t it?

Send fewer emails but book more meetings 

Because quality beats quantity every single time

Outbound is backed by good data....gotta be careful about it 😉

Icypeas

Clay

Why do agencies with $50K MRR feel more chaotic than startups at $500K ARR?

It's simple… startups build infrastructure before they scale

Agencies duct-tape tools together while juggling clients 🤷

And then reality looks like this 

→ Switching between 5+ platforms per client 
→ Managing dozens of logins 
→ Hunting for reports across different dashboards 
→ Triple checking you're in the right inbox before hitting send

This is not growth, this is pure survival

You don’t need more tools, you need better ones

One platform to manage leads, send cold emails, warm up inboxes, track performance, and handle multiple clients

And I prefer Saleshandy for it

No tool-switching problem 

No per-seat pricing nightmares

Just centralized client management that actually scales because clients don't care how many tools you use

They care about results

Swipe the carousel to learn more about it 👇

If you're managing clients in 5 diff tools 

AI didn’t help. It hid the mess.

Every founder rushes to plug AI into their outbound

Now the inbox feels like a copy factory

-Same tone
-Same structure
-Same fake personalization

AI didn’t make you better

It just made the chaos look cleaner

Because when your inputs are weak, AI just scales the weakness

Outbound isn’t about prompts

It’s about the process and knowing who you’re talking to and why they should care

AI can’t fix that

It only hides it

If your outbound looks polished but performs the same, it’s not the tool

It’s the system behind it

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I stopped hating rejection when I saw the pattern

Every “No” used to sting

Now it’s just another metric to study

Because not all No’s mean the same thing

Here’s how 👇

“Not right now” → timing data
“Not relevant” → ICP feedback
“We already use X” → positioning clue

Every rejection leaves a breadcrumb

You just have to be smart enough to trace it back to the system

The more I studied the No’s, the faster I fixed what actually mattered 
-Offer
-Targeting
-And message

The Yes’s came later

They always do

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rejection that pays you back

This is me explaining to my family what I do for a living and somehow it gets more confusing the longer I talk.

It always starts simple:

“I help startups book more meetings.”

Then someone asks, “So… you just send emails?”

 And suddenly I’m 10 minutes deep explaining:

 – inbox warmups
 – deliverability
 – intent signals
 – ICP accuracy
 – and why one wrong domain setting can ruin your entire week

This is the point when my whole family just gives me that Thanksgiving look
 
The one where they’re not sure if I’m explaining my job or about to impersonate the turkey

But hey it pays the bills, fixes pipelines, and keeps founders from panicking every Monday morning 😂

Late on the post but Happy Thanksgiving everyone 🦃

Hope you all had an amazing one

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AI took the excuses personally

Now it’s just you, the system and accountability 😬

And honestly, we weren’t avoiding the work before

It just took forever to get stuff done

Research dragged
Personalization dragged even more
Writing one email felt like a whole shift

So yeah the “no time” excuse used to make sense

But then AI showed up and suddenly all the slow stuff wasn’t slow anymore

Which means if outbound still feels inconsistent…

It’s not because of AI, it's because of your system

Swipe through the carousel to see what actually changed and DM me "AI" if your outbound needs help

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the moment ai removed all excuses

Did your voice crack on your first call too?

Because mine definitely did 💀

And honestly, that’s the part nobody tells you

Cold calling doesn’t start with confidence

It starts with sweaty palms, shaky intros, and questioning every life choice you’ve ever made

But give it a few months?

You go from “Uh… is this a bad time?”
To “Hey John, quick one got a sec?”

The work stays the same

But you don’t

You get better at the awkward pauses, the messy intros, the fast pivots all the stuff that felt like chaos on day one

P.S. Comment your first cold call memory let’s laugh or cry together 😂

Warning⚠️  

This list may cause emotional damage

Because every seller pretends they’re built different until you realize we all operate the same way under pressure

The mid-call Google searches
The enthusiastic intro no one asked for
The 11-day “I’ll follow up tomorrow” delay
The CRM blame-game Olympics

We’ve all done it

We just don’t admit it publicly

Drop the number that hurt your soul the most 👇

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The breakthrough wasn’t a tool… it was cleaning up the mess

And that’s when everything started working again

We didn’t try to “build a stack”

We just fixed what kept breaking until the pipeline finally stopped fighting us

Here’s what stayed 👇

PhantomBuster- Scrapes real buyers not random titles
LeadMagic - Finds the hidden visitors already showing intent
Clay - Turns raw signals into clean, usable lead intelligence
Icypeas - Verified emails + enrichment that doesn’t fall apart
Prospeo.io - Find business email addresses for outreach.  
Aimfox- Personalization at scale that still feels human
Writesonic - Context-aware copy that doesn’t sound robotic
Smartlead -Safe sending + consistent outbound volume
Instantly.ai - Sales Engagement & Lead Intelligence  
Saleshandy - Follow-ups that land naturally
Inframail - Protects deliverability from collapsing
MailReach -Keeps inboxes warm, clean, and trusted

P.S. Which tool are you keeping in your stack this year?

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Back at the starting line. Again.

Every salesperson knows this moment the quiet pause before another chase begins

Last month’s wins fade faster than they should

The deals closed, the high-fives, the end-of-month rush…

They all reset to zero overnight

And suddenly, it’s back to building

New leads. New follow-ups. New conversations

It’s equal parts thrilling and exhausting because starting from scratch never really gets easier

But maybe that’s what keeps it real

The clean slate forces a new version of yourself to show up 

One that’s hungrier, sharper, a little more grounded than before

So here’s to the rebuild 

The quiet part nobody celebrates

But the part that makes every win worth it

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Not every deal’s meant to close and it's okay

When I first got into outbound, I thought every ‘no’ was a reflection of me

Every Closed Lost felt like failure

I’d overthink the follow-ups, rewrite the emails, and convince myself I should’ve done more

But over time, I learned something that completely flipped my mindset 

A lost deal doesn’t mean you did something wrong

Sometimes it means timing’s off
Sometimes the fit isn’t right 
And sometimes it’s just not your deal to win 🤷

Those moments taught me more than any course or sales hack ever could

What worked? What didn’t?

Why did some people lean in while others ghosted?

That’s how growth happens, quietly, between all the no’s and not yets.

So if you’re just getting started, remember

You don’t need to close every deal

You just need to learn from the ones you lose

That’s how you stop taking rejection personally 

And start taking it professionally

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Outbound is entering its filter era

Where strategy starts to matter again

The problem isn’t that outbound stopped working 

It’s that everyone kept copying what they used to

Templates. Tools. Tricks.

All trying to sound “personal” and ending up sounding the same

Your prospects don’t need more messages

They need meaning

The teams that’ll win in 2026?

They’ll stop chasing open rates and start engineering systems that earn attention

One's built with data that flows, context that connects, and structure that actually scales

Outbound’s not a volume game anymore

It’s a systems game

This is outbound, evolved

See the cheatsheet to learn what’ll still work when everything else fails

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I once sat across from a founder who told me

“We can’t afford outbound right now”

And I understood that

Money was tight, growth targets were scary, and every dollar felt like life or death

But here’s what struck me:
-They were already losing more revenue every month by not building a repeatable pipeline
-Their Deals were slipping through the cracks. Conversations never happened
-And their team was waiting for inbound like rain in a desert

I didn’t say anything in that moment because I’d been in that same seat before

When you’re building a company, it feels safer to hold onto cash and hope the growth will show up somehow

But hope isn’t a strategy

And I learned the hard way that waiting costs far more than trying
 
It’s better to invest today for a structured pipeline tomorrow

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Your people notice the damage long before the numbers expose it

And once the numbers react, the damage has already spread

Because bad sales cultures don’t blow up your numbers first they blow up your team

And it starts quietly

Reps stop asking real questions
Managers start obsessing over quota
Buyers feel sold instead of helped
And suddenly every call feels like a pitch instead of a conversation

That’s when performance drops

Not because the reps don’t care but because the culture is working against them

I’ve watched teams with insane potential fall apart this way
Great product.
Great talent
But the environment kept breaking them long before the metrics showed anything was wrong

And here’s the part nobody likes admitting:

The fix isn’t a new script, a new cadence, or a new tool

It’s the environment
→ help the buyer
→ coach curiosity
→ reward doing it right not rushing the close

Because when a team actually believes in how they sell?

Everything else becomes easier

The results always follow

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