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SaaStr 828: The AI Revolution in B2B: Insights from SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and SaaStr Chief AI Officer Amelia Lerutte, and Qualified's CEO and Founder Kraig Swensrud

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Nov 5, 2025
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Amelia Lerutte
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Jason Lemkin
Join SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin, Chief AI Officer Amelia Lerutte, and Qualified's CEO Kraig Swensrud as they dive into the AI landscape in B2B. Jason shares insights on choosing the right AI vendors and the urgency for startups to adopt AI swiftly. Amelia reveals her creation of 'Delphi,' a Jason clone, and discusses scaling from general to specialized agents. They explore the productivity gains from AI, initial use cases like lead qualification, and the need for hands-on training. The conversation offers tangible advice for teams looking to thrive in this AI-driven world.
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ADVICE

Deploy An Agent Yourself

  • Pick one agentic product and deploy it yourself to learn how AI changes workflows.
  • Train, QA, and iterate daily for the first 30 days to outperform most competitors.
INSIGHT

Training Beats Vendor Debates

  • Training an AI agent matters more than picking the absolute best vendor.
  • Vendors improved hugely after better LLMs, but training yields the real advantage.
ANECDOTE

Cloning Jason For Advice

  • Sastr built a Delphi clone of Jason by ingesting 12+ years of content to answer founder questions.
  • The clone initially broke ingestion but proved surprisingly useful after training.
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