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Rubenstein Managed 125 Sales Reps Without Visibility Into Their Performance

Adam Rubenstein · Transforming Sales with Traq.ai: A Vision to Make Sales Teams More Effective · Jul 2, 2025 · at 1:55

Adam Rubenstein, co-founder and CEO of Traq.ai, explains the operational blind spots he experienced scaling sales organizations prior to founding Traq.ai.

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“In my last company, I had 125 salespeople toward the end, and I have no idea what they're doing. I don't know who's doing what well, who's doing poorly, who needs help.”

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