Listen "Daniel Saks from Landbase"
Episode Synopsis
Daniel Saks is the CEO and the Co-Founder of Landbase.
Landbase is the world's first AI action model for GTM. Intelligently automate your go-to-market, powered by GTM-1 Omni. Join the movement to reclaim your day.
Takeaways
How Daniel co-founded AppDirect
Why the wave of cloud was a driving force for AppDirect
Scaling to 1000+ people and maintaining the culture
Why Agentic AI is the next exciting wave
Why the focus on the GTM function
Half of marketing campaigns fail to generate leads that convert.
AI agents will likely be specialized for specific use cases.
Building the right founding team
AI can enhance human performance in sales.
Building trust scores to improve outbound.
The future of software will prioritize human experience.
Co-Pilot vs. Auto-Pilot
AI should prompt human decisions for efficiency.
Angel investing
Chapters
00:00 The Journey Begins: From Family Business to Silicon Valley
07:49 Building a Values-Based Culture at AppDirect
15:52 The Evolution of AI Agents: Specialized vs. Generalized
22:54 Co-Founder Dynamics: Building the Right Team
29:17 Understanding Target Profiles and Pain Points
35:27 The Role of Landbase in Different Business Stages
43:35 Innovative User Experience Beyond Screens
Keywords
entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, AppDirect, AI, agentic AI, go-to-market strategies, startup culture, values-based leadership, co-founder relationships, technology trends, entrepreneurship, credibility, AI, sales, machine intelligence, user experience, angel investing, business strategy, trust, go-to-market
Landbase is the world's first AI action model for GTM. Intelligently automate your go-to-market, powered by GTM-1 Omni. Join the movement to reclaim your day.
Takeaways
How Daniel co-founded AppDirect
Why the wave of cloud was a driving force for AppDirect
Scaling to 1000+ people and maintaining the culture
Why Agentic AI is the next exciting wave
Why the focus on the GTM function
Half of marketing campaigns fail to generate leads that convert.
AI agents will likely be specialized for specific use cases.
Building the right founding team
AI can enhance human performance in sales.
Building trust scores to improve outbound.
The future of software will prioritize human experience.
Co-Pilot vs. Auto-Pilot
AI should prompt human decisions for efficiency.
Angel investing
Chapters
00:00 The Journey Begins: From Family Business to Silicon Valley
07:49 Building a Values-Based Culture at AppDirect
15:52 The Evolution of AI Agents: Specialized vs. Generalized
22:54 Co-Founder Dynamics: Building the Right Team
29:17 Understanding Target Profiles and Pain Points
35:27 The Role of Landbase in Different Business Stages
43:35 Innovative User Experience Beyond Screens
Keywords
entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, AppDirect, AI, agentic AI, go-to-market strategies, startup culture, values-based leadership, co-founder relationships, technology trends, entrepreneurship, credibility, AI, sales, machine intelligence, user experience, angel investing, business strategy, trust, go-to-market
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