Amit Bendov is Co-Founder & CEO of Gong, the leading AI-sales platform. The company has raised over $600 million from some of the best in the world including Sequoia, Thrive, Salesforce and more. Gong has surpassed $300M in ARR, serves thousands of customers (including multiple Fortune 10s), and is valued at over $7BN.
AGENDA:
00:00 – Why CRM Was Always a Lie and Gong’s Secret Insight
04:30 – Will AI Kill Salesforce? Mark Benioff’s Nightmare
08:15 – Why 99% of VCs Said No to Gong’s Seed Round
12:00 – The Shocking Trial Close That Changed Everything
18:00 – Can AI Make Every Seller Perform Like LeBron?
20:30 – Will Sales Software Shift from Software Budget to Human Labor Budget?
25:00 – Why AI SDRs Are “Stupid” and Bound to Fail
35:00 – Gong’s Darkest Hour: Shrinking, Churn, and Losing Muscle
41:30 – The Re-Acceleration Playbook: How Gong Got Back to Hypergrowth
54:00 – Would Amit Ever Sell Gong—or Take It Public?
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