11x

12 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 23, 2024 by Joe Schmidt · said 22 times in 3 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Dec 23, 2024 bullish
Disclosure
Schmidt: a16z invested in 11x as sales automation demand reaches record highs
“Obviously recently announced our investment in 11 X, which is automating like the sales function. And I don't think I've ever really seen demand like what we're seeing for basically automating the role of an SDR.”
Joe Schmidt Dec 23, 2024 ▶ 0:50 AI-Powered Acquisitions: A New Playbook
Mar 20, 2025
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Modern sales reps use 20 to 30 different tools in their stack
“If you look at the modern like salesperson today, they use 20, 30 different tools as part of like their sales stack.”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 14:10 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
Insight
Jain: Opinionated product workflows yield faster customer success than blank slates
“And so I think being more opinionated about how to use our product, exactly what people should be doing instead of like, Here's a blank slate. Go. Yeah. Right. I think that would have, you know, helped us set customer expectations and gotten them more success …”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 22:56 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
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Jain: 11x was a customer for a large percentage of YC startups
“If you went to, like, the last, like, YC demo day, you probably saw ElevenX as a customer for such a large percentage of those companies.”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 16:03 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
11x rejects custom feature requests that veer into traditional SaaS
“Some feature requests move us away from digital workers. They move us more towards traditional SaaS. And, you know, at some point we have to say, no, like, we can't do that. But if our hypothesis is right, what we are building is enough of, like, a painkiller …”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 18:22 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
What-if
Jain: Moving 11x from London to San Francisco earlier would have accelerated growth
“Yeah. I mean, there's just so much development happening here and like we learn so much from our peers. Right. Everyone is facing similar problems. Right. And then the rate at which we can accelerate by kind of being in this Mecca, having you know, this collec…”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 22:26 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
Disclosure
11x designed its tech stack for seamless model swapping
“Because we tried everything, we sort of designed our tech stack to make that it's really easy for us to swap in and out models.”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 12:00 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Prabhav Jain: 11x will avoid AI agents when outcomes don't require them
“So, if I can do something without using agents, I will.”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 4:37 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
What-if
Jain: Having product designers from day one would have accelerated 11x development
“I think we hired a designer too late. And I think that's one thing I think we would have changed if I could go back, is like, have them very, very involved, like, from day one of the process. Because that's, it determines exactly how the user is experiencing y…”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 20:52 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
Insight
Jain: 11x hires former founders because leadership requires scaling execution up and down
“So, like, for all of our leaders, they need to be able to scale up and down, like, on a moment's notice. And that, I think, and that's one of the reasons why we have so many former founders at ElevenX. Because they have had to do that so many times in the past…”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 25:20 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Jain: 11x uses agentic AI for research and writing, not email delivery
“When we like write content, that's agentic, right? When we do deep research, that's agentic. But when we are, you know, sending out an email on behalf of a customer, just normal stuff.”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 5:07 The Future of Digital Workers
Mar 20, 2025
Insight
Prabhav Jain: True AI agents must plan, reason, reflect, and improve
“But you know, for us, like agents really have to plan Reason. Reflect. Think. Get better over time. Like, to me, that is the definition of a true agent.”
Prabhav Jain Mar 20, 2025 ▶ 0:42 The Future of Digital Workers
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