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Lemkin: ZoomInfo's market growth was stolen by Clay and competing tools
“Zoom Info's growth was stolen from it from Clay and friends, and it's a brutal case study.”
Lindquist: Clay had near-200% NDR and zero churn when she joined
“And like the metrics that I got, I think I can share like, They're like, we haven't churned a customer. Our NDR is close to 200%.”
Lindquist: Clay's quota-to-OTE ratio is seven and a half
“Our quota to OT ratio is like seven and a half.”
Lindquist: Standalone AI models cannot replace GTM platforms at team scale
“Have you ever tried to like get a hundred people to do something different, to change something, to iterate in the same way that you iterate? Good luck. Because we're still humans, right?”
Lemkin: Clay Should Raise $100M and Go Scorched Earth
“So I would armor up if I were Clay. I would hire everybody. I would raise another hundred million and I would just scorch earth everyone in the space.”
Lindquist: A real sales champion must satisfy three strict criteria
“It's, they're selling for you when you're not in the room, they have access and influence over the EB, and they have a personal win.”
Lindquist: Sales reps should be comped on net dollars to protect unit economics
“My favorite model is you sell the deal, you're renewing the deal, you're comped on net dollars. So what that does is that incentivizes the rep to have, to sell a good deal, right? And protect your unit economics.”
Cahn: Harvey, Open Evidence, Clay, and Juicebox are reaching $100M ARR rapidly
“Companies that are on that trajectory or have crossed that trajectory are companies like Harvey and Open Evidence and I think, and Clay and Juicebox.”
Lemkin: Clay requires a multi-month deployment and $50k agency fee
“Clay is like a six, you know, multi-month deployment period with an agency that you pay 50 grand to, right?”
Clay Reportedly Raising at $7B Valuation Led by Wellington
“Clay raising at seven billion by Wellington.”
Lindquist: Clay gives employees Ramp cards instantly to test AI tools
“If you work at Clay, and you want to try out a new AI tool, you can just go into a channel and say, can I have a ramp card to try this tool out? And they'll give you a ramp card. Like, no questions asked.”
Lindquist: Defensiveness during interview feedback is the ultimate hiring red flag
“If someone's really defensive, that's actually the biggest red flag.”
Cahn: Led Sequoia's investment in Clay at $1B+ valuation after long pivot
“Sequoia invested at the Series A in, I think, 2019. The company spent three or four years in the wilderness really figuring it out. I look at Kareem, I think the man is, like, enlightened from this experience. Like, a super painful experience. Varun ended up j…”
Stebbings: Clay Completed $1.5B Employee Secondary Transaction Led by Sequoia
“Clay obviously did this kind of billion and a half dollar priced transaction. I think it was employees secondaries with Sequoia.”
Stebbings: 20VC Invested in Clay at Around a $300M Valuation
“We have it through 20 sales fund. I think at like 300.”
Lemkin: Clay raised $100M at a $3B valuation
“Clay just did around at three billion, which is a stunning growth too, right? But they sold a hundred million, right?”