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Bendov: AI agents will automate manual CRM work within two years
“Absolutely. Like, I mean, who wants to fill in forms or flip the web pages? This is like people punching cards in the seventies. There's no doubt in a couple of years at most, and I used to say like in 10 years, right? Now I say like in one to two years, nobod…”
Bendov: 75% of sales compensation pays for non-selling administrative work
“You're paying three out of four dollars you're paying them is to do uninteresting work that can be decimated with AI, and the salespeople would be willing to pay out of their own pocket for this because they hate it.”
Bendov: Increased AI efficiency will decrease overall sales headcount needs
“Salespeople are required, there'll be fewer sellers, I'm pretty sure”
Bendov: Gong will not eliminate the SDR role despite market trends
“Oh, we will not remove it. Like, why would we?”
Bendov: Gong will need more engineers in 10 years despite AI productivity tools
“Well, because the business would outgrow, right? So yeah, they're using AI, like everybody, like vibe coding. Okay. That says like, you know, today, like maybe like 10, 15% productivity improvement, but the business is growing at a much faster pace. So I would…”
Bendov: 99% of prospective investors rejected Gong's $6M Series A
“We raised six million. It was really hard. Like, nobody wanted to invest in us, Harry. Like, believe it or not, we struggled. Like, 99% of people said no. Passed on the opportunity. I kid you not.”
Bendov: Gong will likely launch usage-based pricing next year
“Usage, that's probably coming, like, next year.”
Bendov: Gong sales reps perform at 120% to 130% of quota capacity
“In Gong, we're, like, at a 130 of capacity. We perform, like well over a hundred, I don't know if it's, like, exactly a 120, a 130, well above our capacity.”
Bendov: Gong expects to reach $1 billion ARR within a few years
“We are now working on a plan how quickly can we cross The billion in ARR, and they're like different bets, but they're not, we think within a few years we can get there.”
Bendov: 11 out of 12 Gong beta users converted to paying customers
“We had a dozen customers, and we reached out to all of them, and said, hey, sorry boys, the beta is over, it's time to pay. And they hated us. But, 11 out of 12 bought.”