Quota doesn’t care that your SDR spent the morning inside six tabs, two CSVs, and a dying Sales Nav search. Quota just wants conversations on calendars.

That’s why we don’t sell dashboards or “assistants.” We build AI SDRs—end to end—from the get‑go, so your human SDRs can do the only work that directly moves revenue: calls, demos, closing. Everything else? The AI takes the hit.

Revenue, Not Research

I learned this the hard way: when reps research, pipeline stalls. When reps talk, pipeline moves. So our build starts with a blunt promise: the AI SDR owns the non‑revenue work so humans can stay in revenue work.

On a normal Monday, before I’ve finished coffee, our AI SDR has already canvassed the market, sized the companies, found the right humans, written the first drafts, and wired the alerts. It leaves a paper trail the ops team can audit, improve, and scale.

In theory, your sales team need more headcount. In reality, your sales team need fewer chores.

The loop we build: find, qualify, write, watch, route—then repeat.

What “AI SDR” Means (When We Build It)

It starts wide and gets precise. We teach the AI to build a broad but sane list: companies hiring data engineers, job posts muttering “reduce compute,” logos that live online. Then it trims: 50–1,000 employees in our lane; <50 or >1,000 usually means timing or politics.

Next, it goes deep: is the company digital‑first? Do they expose customer analytics? Do public signals point to $1M+ in annual cloud spend? Do they run AWS‑only (we exclude GCP/Azure for now)? Are they using one of the 10 competitors you’re ready to displace? Every check returns structured JSON reasons, not vibes—so you can see why something passed and tune prompts when it doesn’t.

Then it hunts humans. Apollo and Sales Navigator provide the bench; LinkedIn profiles add context. The AI bins people by function (data, platform, finance) and seniority (VP, Director, IC) so messaging tracks the job reality.

Finally, it writes and routes: a clean three‑email series per person—simple, specific, friendly—followed by smart channel picks. If someone posted on LinkedIn in the last 90 days, we nudge social. High‑value, high‑fit names are queued for human calls.

All the while it watches intent. “John lingered on pricing for 92s → owner: Priya” hits Slack, already tagged from your CRM. That moment used to slip by. Now it becomes a conversation.

Net effect: your SDRs stop doing manual work that doesn’t create revenue and spend those hours talking to people who might actually buy.

Why This Hits Your Reality

Spray‑and‑pray → Precision. Bloated list buys and polite “no”s go away when the AI filters on hiring velocity, cost‑reduction language, employee band, digital‑first proof, product analytics, ~$1M cloud spend, competitor tech, and AWS‑only fit. Tighter ICP → higher connect and meeting rates.

Admin overload → Time back for revenue. Research, list‑building, and data cleanup shift to the AI. You get JSON reasons you can audit; reps get calendars they can fill.

Weak personalization → Context at scale. Company + technographics + role/seniority produce a specific three‑email series per person. Relevance rises; replies improve.

Missed intent → Real‑time routing. Website and social signals fire to Slack with owners pre‑tagged from CRM. Follow‑ups happen while the page is still open.

Channel confusion → Smart prioritization. Active on LinkedIn in the last 90 days? Start social. Big buying committee with clear stakes? Send to humans for calls. Right channel, right time.

Tool‑hopping → One flow, measurable steps. LinkedIn, Apollo, CRM, Slack stitched end‑to‑end. Every filter logs a reason. Pipeline reviews stop sounding like astrology.

Series‑A pressure → De‑risked pipeline. Quota climbs faster than hiring quality. The AI SDR scales non‑revenue tasks so humans stay on revenue tasks. More qualified meetings, no headcount bloat.

A Series‑A Data Company Chasing Compute Savings

Imagine you just raised a big Series A. You reduce compute costs. You need pipeline yesterday.

We built an AI SDR that starts wide—companies with data engineering teams growing >20% YoY and job posts naming “reduce compute”—then hard‑filters to 500–5,000 employees. It deep‑qualifies:

• Website pass for digital‑first + customer analytics

• Cloud‑spend sniff for $1M+

• Tech sanity for competitor presence

• Platform fit for AWS‑only

Each step returns JSON so ops can inspect why an account made it through and tune prompts without guesswork.

The AI pulls leads from Apollo/Sales Nav, qualifies by profile signals, and bins by function/seniority. It drafts a three‑part sequence for each person in plain, specific language. Then it watches engagement, prioritizes people active on LinkedIn in the last 90 days for social, and hands the high‑value list to humans for calls.

When John hits Pricing for 90+ seconds, Slack lights up and tags his owner. No “who owns John?” scrum. Just a call.

Did we replace the team? No. We removed the chores so the team could hit direct revenue outcomes.

Signals → conversations → meetings. The middle is where AI earns its keep.

The Boring (Crucial) Nuance

AI SDRs amplify good teams; they don’t rescue bad systems. 95% fail without marketing air cover and a sales team ready to work responses fast. You have both—that’s why the lift accrues to you.

Prompts need care. False positives happen. The last 15% is always annoying. The difference now: every decision has a reason attached, so you can fix the system—not guess at it.

What Changed (And Will For You)

Reps stopped researching and started selling. Managers coached with evidence, not lore. Pipeline reviews got quieter and more confident. Meetings went up—not from magic, but from pointing the same people to better targets at better times.

So if you want SDRs to hit revenue, give them the space to sell. And give them an AI SDR to clear the path.

About Side Kick

Side Kick is an AI SDR agency that helps B2B sales teams focus solely on revenue‑generating activities—cold calls, demos, and closing deals. We handle everything else, enabling your team to book 20–50% more qualified meetings.

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