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Bandwidth role-play cheat sheet
For the mock cold call at the end of most SDR interviews.
What they sell, in one line
Voice, texting and 911 services that developers plug into their apps, running on Bandwidth's own carrier network.
Who you'd be calling
VP/Director of Engineering, CTO, Head of Product or Telecom at software companies, CCaaS/UCaaS platforms and SaaS firms that add calling or texting.
Your opener
“Hi [Name], this is [You] from Bandwidth. I know I'm calling out of the blue. Do you have 30 seconds to hear why teams who build calling and texting into their product call us?”
Problems you solve for them
- Call quality and reliability drop when a provider rents its network from someone else
- Texting gets blocked or filtered and nobody knows why
- Meeting 911 and emergency calling rules is hard and risky
- Paying per-minute and per-message costs that keep creeping up
Discovery questions to ask
- How do you handle voice or texting inside your product today?
- When calls drop or texts get blocked, who gets the angry call?
- How are you covering 911 and compliance requirements right now?
Objections they'll throw at you
“I'm busy right now.”
→ Totally fair, I'll be quick. Would it be better if I called back Thursday morning for a 10-minute chat?
“We're not interested.”
→ No problem. Out of curiosity, is that because calling and texting already work well, or it's just not a focus right now?
“We already use Twilio (or another provider).”
→ Lots of teams do. Bandwidth owns its network instead of reselling others', which can help with quality and cost. Would it be worth comparing your current setup side by side?
“Just send me an email.”
→ Happy to. So I send you something useful, what's your biggest headache with voice or messaging today?
Competitors worth knowing
Twilio, Vonage, Telnyx
Interview tips for this company
- Learn the phrase 'owns its network' and be able to explain in one sentence why that matters to a developer.
- Practice speaking to technical buyers: keep it short, skip fluff, and ask good questions instead of overselling.
Written from public information about Bandwidth to help you practice. Ask an insider what their role play looked like; it's the best prep there is.