Salespeople
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2023 by Will Larson · across every show →
Everything said about Salespeople, oldest first
Nov 16, 2023 neutral
Mar 28, 2024 bearish
Virtual AI representatives will not replace human salespeople within ten years
“So I don't think they're going to go away. I mean, people are like, oh, can a virtual rep call you and sell you something? It's like, I'm not going to pick up the phone for what the next 10 years, but certainly make their work much more efficient.”
Jun 5, 2025 positive
Linear rejected salespeople before enterprise customers necessitated procurement support
“Initially, we're, like, the investors were saying that, hey, you probably need some, like, salespeople. And we said no. And it's not, like, who wants to talk to salespeople? But then at some point, you start getting these customers that do want to talk to sale…”