Why are we still buying cold lead lists in 2026?

We built LeadVault because too many teams still rely on scraped databases, bounced emails, and “intent” that doesn’t actually mean anything.
Our bet is simple: if someone has already posted a real requirement publicly, that’s a much better signal than a random name in a list.
Curious what others think — are cold lists still working for you, or are you also seeing intent-first pipelines outperform?