Massad: Sales is one of the most defensible jobs against AI automation
Amjad Masad · Replit's CEO On The Only Two Jobs Left In The Company Of The Future · Y Combinator · Apr 25, 2026 · at 35:36
Replit CEO Amjad Massad discusses why human sales roles will endure as evangelists and educators despite advances in AI agents.
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“So when salespeople are more like, I mentioned earlier, like more like evangelists, more like educators, but I don't think that part is going to go away because a lot of other companies will want to talk to someone, will want to learn from someone, right? That's how a lot of people learn and they want, you know, they trust other humans, and so The sales probably part is like one of the more defensible jobs.”
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