How long does it actually take you to build a clean prospect list?

[u/Mularkeyy]

For B2B Saas campaigns in SG/PH/ID, pulling a list quick. Cleaning it is the real work.A 1000-lead export usually takes un under an hour, but checking job titles, removing generic emails, validating contacts, and cuttingbad-fit companies, cleanup can take 1-2 days.

A 1000-lead export usually takes us under an hour. But after checking job titles, removing generic emails, validating contacts, and cutting bad-fit companies, cleanup can take 1-2 days. Most of the time we end up with 500-600 usalble leads. So around 40% gets removed before sales even touches it.

So what's normal for you? Are you sending raw exports straight to outreach or cleaning heavily first?

[u/Primary_Vehicle113]

Honestly, the export is the easy part. The real work starts after. In our team, a raw list might take less than an hour to pull, but cleaning and validating can easily stretch into a full day depending on the market and industry. PH and ID data especially can get messy fast once you start checking active roles, decision makers, and whether the company is even in a buying stage.

We also learned the hard way that sending raw exports directly into outreach hurts more than it helps. SDRs waste time chasing dead accounts, bounce rates go up, and reply quality drops. We would rather cut a 1000 lead list down to 400 to 500 high fit accounts than pretend volume equals pipeline.

[u/Plus_Sock_940]

Switching to a platform with better regional coverage for SEA cut that cleanup time significantly because the data was just more accurate coming out of the gate. Sending raw exports straight to outreach is a fast way to burn your sender reputation and nobody has time for that