SaaStr 797: GTM in 2025: How It's Changed, How It's Changing, and What Hasn't Changed (Yet) with Jason Lemkin and Sam Blond

SaaStr 797: GTM in 2025: How It's Changed, How It's Changing, and What Hasn't Changed (Yet) with Jason Lemkin and Sam Blond

Author: SaaStr April 2, 2025 Duration: 1:02:37

Join Jason Lemkin and Sam Blond as they discuss the evolving role of AI in sales and marketing. Featuring insights from SaaStr's CRO Confidential Series with Rippling, Databricks, and Toast, this episode explores how AI is reshaping the sales landscape. Learn about the impact of AI on productivity, the effectiveness of cold calls, and how technical sales require specific expertise. Don't miss out on these valuable lessons and real-world examples from top industry leaders!

 

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Alright everybody in SaaS, this is it. 

The biggest, best, most action-packed SaaS + AI event of the year—SaaStr Annual 2025—is coming this May. Three full days. 10,000+ SaaS and AI leaders and more tactical, no-fluff content than you'll find anywhere else.

 

If you want to scale faster—$10M, $50M, $100M ARR and beyond—you need the right playbooks, the right connections and the right people in your corner. And SaaStr Annual is where it all happens.

  • We'll have 100's of Legendary speakers from companies like Snowflake, HubSpot, OpenAI, Canva, and more.
  • More networking than you can handle—meet your next investor, co-founder, or biggest deal.
  •  A New AI Demo & Pitch Stage— with your chance to win up to $5M in funding!

 So don't wait—grab your tickets now at SaaStrAnnual.com with my code jason100 to save $100 on tickets before prices go up. That's jason 100 at saastrannual.com

 

See you in May! 

 

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