Product Talk CPO Rising Series: Involve.ai CPO on Transforming Sales with AI-Powered SDR Agents
Oct 16, 2025
Saumya Bhatnagar, CPO and co-founder of Involve.ai, discusses the revolutionary impact of AI on sales with an emphasis on her AI-powered SDR agents. She delves into the evolution of product roles from project management to strategic leadership, highlights the importance of a sales-centric approach, and outlines innovative planning aligned with OKRs. Saumya predicts a future where autonomous AI SDRs take charge of outreach, streamlining operations and improving forecasting accuracy, all while invigorating teams with a compelling vision.
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AI SDRs Own Top-Of-Funnel
- AI SDR agents can autonomously find leads, send personalized outreach, and book meetings without human intervention.
- Saumya Bhatnagar describes this as moving first human contact to the actual meeting, transforming sales top-of-funnel work.
Early Founder Built Predictive Health Startup
- Saumya started her first company in high school and built a patient-experience ML product in India that was later acquired.
- She recounts using ML to predict high-risk pregnancies and selling that startup as a 21-year-old founder.
Product As The Strategic Engine
- Product now operates as the strategist and creative engine that builds business moat and extends product growth phases.
- Saumya argues product leaders coordinate across teams to sustain growth and fend off competitors.
