The death of the SDR org — and what replaced it in 2026
Seventy percent of Series B teams have folded outbound into product-led motions. We mapped the new org chart, the comp plans, and the pipeline math behind it.

Senior Analyst
Mara Ellison is a senior analyst at Business of GTM, specializing in sales organizational design and go-to-market strategy. Her research focuses on the transformation of revenue teams — from the dismantling of traditional SDR structures to the emergence of new sales motions built for a changed market. She provides analysis on category creation, product-led growth, and the strategic shifts redefining how B2B companies build pipeline and scale revenue.
Seventy percent of Series B teams have folded outbound into product-led motions. We mapped the new org chart, the comp plans, and the pipeline math behind it.

The playbook assumed an attention surplus. That surplus is gone, and the replacement is far less glamorous.
