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The GTM Launchpad
Field notes from inside modern B2B revenue teams.Outbound, Pipeline, Cold calling, SDR coaching, GTM systems and AI. What actually changes when you get close to the work.Written by Tom Slocum, Founder of The SD Lab
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Tom Slocum
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Outbound Systems
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Nov 2, 2026
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5 min read
A prospect can fit the ICP perfectly and still be unusable tomorrow morning. The gap between segmentation and reachability is where a lot of outbound plans quietly break.
SDR Management
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Oct 26, 2026
A sales system transfers when reps are coached from evidence and leadership starts inspecting the quality of the manager’s coaching.
Oct 19, 2026
Production was finally showing up. The part I almost missed was who was starting to own everything around it
Oct 12, 2026
6 min read
The event happened, the number moved but that still does not mean the outcome is real
Oct 5, 2026
What ApolloNext and a live SDR rollout taught me about the architecture behind modern outbound
Sep 28, 2026
7 min read
Dallas, three million cold calls and what I think the next era of outbound needs to measure
Sep 21, 2026
I rebuilt an outbound motion around four questions: who, which account, why now and what next
Sep 14, 2026
What two opposite sales decisions this week taught me about automation, ownership and restraint
Sep 7, 2026
What helping a client hire my eventual replacement taught me about building systems that survive without you
