Gold Bond saw 70% adoption with Gemini for Google Workspace
Karthik Kripapuri · Google’s AI Comeback, Enterprise Agents, The Real Path to AI ROI — W/ Promevo CEO Karthik Kripapuri · Feb 11, 2026 · at 19:40
Promevo CEO Karthik Kripapuri discusses real-world enterprise adoption of generative AI tools across business workflows.
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“Like Gold Bond, I think we have some, we have a few press releases with them, and they're a great example of a company that has, you know, started out, you know, a Google Workspace, Gemini for Google Workspace, and they saw 70% adoption, right?”
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