Perplexity says it's moving away from ads and betting on subscriptions

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Perplexity CEO and cofounder Aravind Srinivas.

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Sales reps at $11 billion AI startup ElevenLabs have to bring in 20 times their base salary, or they're out — VP says

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ElevenLabs is a $11 billion voice cloning AI startup.

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Dell is rolling out a new sales pay structure. It means bigger payouts for top performers and less for the rest.

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Eddie Bauer's retail operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeks buyer to save stores

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Eddie Bauer is one of the oldest brands in American outdoor apparel.

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Bollywood dance teammates raised $5.3 million for their Y Combinator AI startup. Read their pitch deck.

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Orange Slice cofounders Vihaar Nandigala and Kishan Sripada.

Dan St. Louis

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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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

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