Amble: Notion users are more tech-savvy builders than Salesforce users
Seema Amble · Software in the Age of Agents | The a16z Show · Jul 7, 2026 · at 4:57
Seema Amble, enterprise partner at a16z, compares user bases across enterprise platforms when assessing adoption of headless software products.
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“Notion users tend, you know, all things being equal, are more, I'd say, tech-savvy and more agentic as builders”
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