The 'Godfather of SaaS' says he replaced most of his sales team with AI agents: 'We're done with hiring humans'

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SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin
SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin

Jason Lemkin

I'm 57, and I took a $3,000 AI strategy course to ensure I don't get replaced by someone younger

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Dave Baxter took an AI course in his free time to better understand the technology after concluding that his career depended on it.

Justin Obney

I work in tech sales and use AI every day — but I don't want everyone knowing my secrets of how I use it

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Antoine Wade said he's developed a secret sauce when it comes to leveraging AI tools.

Antoine Wade

Amplitude CEO says Sam Altman is the 'best salesperson of this generation, bar none'

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Sam Altman listens during an event at the White House
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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I'm a sales recruiter, and 2 of my best hires were weak interviews. Here's why I gave them jobs anyway.

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Gregg Salkovitch said no one wanted to take a chance on him when he transitioned from sales to recruiting.

Gregg Salkovitch

Nvidia's internal emails reveal a 'fundamental disconnect' with major software clients

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, wearing a blue suit with a green tie and standing in front of microphones.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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Marc Benioff says AI won't replace sales — and that Salesforce is still hiring thousands of salespeople

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is pictured.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he recently hired between 3,000 and 5,000 salespeople.

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OpenAI dishes more details on its internal AI software tools, including a sales assistant and customer service agent

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OpenAI's Scotty Huhn discusses the startup's internal AI software tools at the DevDay conference in San Francisco
OpenAI's Scotty Huhn discusses the startup's internal AI software tools at the DevDay conference in San Francisco

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Amazon seeks more grassroots adoption of its AI products, relying less on salespeople

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AWS CEO Matt Garman
AWS CEO Matt Garman

Amazon

I sold over $2 million in office supplies last year. Here are the 3 things I did to build my career.

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Justin Cotton-Eugene with daughter
Justin Cotton-Eugene with his daughter, sitting on office supplies that he sold.

Justin Cotton-Eugene

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