In this episode, we sit down with Ali Dasdan, CTO of ZoomInfo, a titan in the B2B sector, who harnesses vast datasets and advanced AI to redefine sales and marketing for over 35,000 global customers with $21.2 billion in annualized revenue. We delve deep into ZoomInfo's AI initiatives, including their transformative 'Copilot,' explore sophisticated data management, and discuss their dual platforms catering to internal and customer-facing needs. ZoomInfo Website - https://www.zoominfo.com Twitter - https://x.com/zoominfo Ali Dasdan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dasdan Twitter - https://x.com/alidasdan FIRSTMARK Website - https://firstmark.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/FirstMarkCap Matt Turck (Managing Director) LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/turck/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattturck (00:00) Intro (02:03) What is ZoomInfo (04:47) Data as service (06:15) Ali Dasdan's story (07:31) Organization of ZoomInfo (10:48) ZoomInfo Data Platform (21:02) Lessons from building a data platform (23:19) AI application at ZoomInfo (27:58) ZoomInfo's Copilot (37:43) ZoomInfo AI toolstack (39:30) Working with small vs. big companies in the AI business (43:39) Using data and AI for internal productivity

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