First, the idea of expecting technical skill out of someone willing to do cold calling is... laughable. Are you willing to cold call folks? I'm not. It's u

First, the idea of expecting technical skill out of someone willing to do cold calling is... laughable. Are you willing to cold call folks? I'm not. It's unpleasant. If you have technical skill, you can get a job doing something rather less scummy, and deal with people who don't hate dealing with you.