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Why CRM Needs an AI Revolution, with Day.ai Founder Christopher O’Donnell

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Christopher O’Donnell believes the fundamental problems with CRM—incomplete data, complex workflows, siloed work products and the fear of leads falling through the cracks—can finally be solved through AI. Founder of Day.ai and former Chief Product Officer of HubSpot, Christopher explains how his team is building a system that automatically captures the full context of customer relationships while giving users transparency and control. He shares lessons from building HubSpot’s CRM and why he’s taking a deliberate approach to product development despite the pressure to scale quickly in the AI era.

Hosted by Pat Grady, Sequoia Capital

Mentioned in this episode:

  • The Innovator's Dilemma: Classic book by Clay Christensen (referenced regarding HubSpot's second S-curve strategy)
  • Hubspot CRM: The only product to successfully challenge Salesforce’s dominance in the CRM category
  • From Super Mario Brothers to Elden Ring: Analogy to what an AI-powered CRM experience can be through comparison of video games launched in 1985 vs 2022
  • Punk’d: Hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that premiered on MTV in 2003, created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg
  • Slow is smooth and smooth is fast: SEALs-derived concept mentioned regarding product development)
  • Aga stove (highlighted as extraordinary product design example)
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49 episodes

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Christopher O’Donnell believes the fundamental problems with CRM—incomplete data, complex workflows, siloed work products and the fear of leads falling through the cracks—can finally be solved through AI. Founder of Day.ai and former Chief Product Officer of HubSpot, Christopher explains how his team is building a system that automatically captures the full context of customer relationships while giving users transparency and control. He shares lessons from building HubSpot’s CRM and why he’s taking a deliberate approach to product development despite the pressure to scale quickly in the AI era.

Hosted by Pat Grady, Sequoia Capital

Mentioned in this episode:

  • The Innovator's Dilemma: Classic book by Clay Christensen (referenced regarding HubSpot's second S-curve strategy)
  • Hubspot CRM: The only product to successfully challenge Salesforce’s dominance in the CRM category
  • From Super Mario Brothers to Elden Ring: Analogy to what an AI-powered CRM experience can be through comparison of video games launched in 1985 vs 2022
  • Punk’d: Hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that premiered on MTV in 2003, created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg
  • Slow is smooth and smooth is fast: SEALs-derived concept mentioned regarding product development)
  • Aga stove (highlighted as extraordinary product design example)
  continue reading

49 episodes

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