Field notes  ·  v1.0  ·  April 2026  ·  12 published, more shipping weekly

Field notes.

Receipts, frameworks, and the unwritten rules of B2B prospecting. From the team behind the audit engine.

The series  ·  12 entries
Sorted by what we'd hand a new SDR first
01 FUNNELread

From audit to sequence: what to do with a 14 / 14.

A perfect Fortune-100 score doesn't mean "send it." It means you've earned the right to think harder about the first line. Here's the move when an audit comes back hot.

02 DELIVERABILITYread

What your DMARC record says about you.

DMARC is the most-misread line on a sales audit. p=none isn't a problem. p=reject without subdomain coverage is. Here's how to read the record like an inboxing engineer.

03 PRICINGread

The honest case for a $19 audit tool.

Why we capped Savy at $19 instead of going free + ad-supported, freemium-with-watermarks, or "contact us for pricing." A note on what $19 buys, what it doesn't, and why we won't ever discount it.

04 INTENTin production

Hiring signals: when "open SDR roles" actually means buy now.

Not every job posting is intent. The pattern that works: a Head of Sales hire, followed by 2+ AE openings within 30 days, in a sub-300-employee company. Here's the math + a checklist.

05 ICPin production

ICP fit isn't a vibe: scoring 0–1 in five questions.

"Good fit" gets thrown around like it's measurable. It is — five binary signals (industry, size, geography, tech stack, dealbreaker) generate a 0–1 score that survives QBR scrutiny.

06 COMPETITORin production

What competitor pricing pages tell you about their next quarter.

A pricing page change is a leading indicator. Three patterns to watch: tier collapse (down-pricing), enterprise tab added (up-marketing), and "request a demo" replacing public price (cash crunch).

07 FUNDINGin production

Funding signals beyond Crunchbase: how to read a Series B.

The press release tells you the round closed. The 10-Q tells you what they bought with it. The hiring page tells you when they'll buy from you.

08 DELIVERABILITYin production

MX records as intent signal: the move from Workspace to O365.

When a 200-person company switches MX providers, three procurement signals fire at once. Most operators miss it. Here's how Savy catches it.

09 RECEIPTin production

How to share a sales receipt without bragging.

A Slack-pasted Savy receipt with no commentary lands harder than a screenshot with three rocket emojis. The art of the dry post.

10 ANGLEin production

Outbound angle, defined: the one line that earns the open.

An "angle" is a specific event you can cite that the prospect did this week. Not "I noticed" — actually cite it. Six anatomy templates for the cold opener.

11 FRAMEWORKin production

Reading a Fortune-100 score: what the number actually means.

14 isn't "send 100 sequences." 8 isn't "skip." Each band has a specific play. The score is a routing decision, not a verdict.

12 PROCESSin production

The audit before the sequence: why most SDRs skip the 60 seconds that matter.

Reply rates double when an audit precedes the cold email. The numbers, the workflow, and why it almost never happens at scale without a tool.