Bendov: Gong struggled to raise early funding over investor AI skepticism
Amit Bendov · The Future of AI in Sales with Gong’s CEO and Co-Founder Amit Bendov · Jun 13, 2024 · at 1:47
Amit Bendov, CEO and co-founder of Gong, describes founding the company in 2015 and pitching investors on AI-driven revenue intelligence.
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“Believe it or not, we struggled to raise money because people didn't believe in the idea that AI is going to be big one day.”
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