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Inbound SDRs Are Dead: Why PMMs Now Own The First Demo with Madhav Bhandari

In this episode of the GTM Engineering Podcast, Madhav Bhandari explains why “building in public” still cuts through the noise, how product marketers are quietly replacing inbound SDRs, and why dark-funnel attribution isn’t a problem to solve—it’s a reality to manage. We also unpack Storylane’s “Demo-led SEO” experiment that 10×’d organic traffic and tripled PLG revenue, plus hard-won tactics for owning revenue as a marketing team. If you’re rethinking GTM execution with less fluff and more proof, hit play.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

02:42 Viral Post Setup & Why “Work-in-Public” Resonates

07:50 Startup Advice: Go Public Early

08:36 Trend Watch: The Inbound SDR Is Dead

12:26 Product Marketers Step Up

16:19 GTM Challenge: Attribution Chaos

21:43 Marketing Teams Owning Revenue

24:56 Growth Experiment: Demo-led SEO

31:44 Where to Find Madhav & Storylane

Useful Links

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► Website: https://restartt.ai

► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@restartthq

► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restartthq/

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