Why sales might be the last job AI replaces
“So that's why I say it's never been easier to start.”
competition. It's just gonna be hard to stand out and really accelerate and scale. So that's why I say it's never been easier to start. There's never been more competition. It's never been harder to scale. And a big part of this is is distribution, essentially, breaking through the noise is what I'm asking. And it's hard to learn that. Like, you didn't grow up doing distribution. You don't know. So they they're all learning it. And the ones that learn fast it's like a learning game. The faster you learn,
you know, the better you do. Along these lines, I saw you tweet this recently where, people talk about which jobs AI is gonna replace, and you, said that, sales is maybe the last job AI will replace.
What why do you think that's the case? Well, if you look inside a typical enterprise, like, where's AI, like, really working? Let's say inside of HubSpot, software development's working incredibly well.
About this clip
Brian Halligan explains why starting companies is easier than ever but scaling is increasingly difficult due to distribution challenges and market noise. He argues that while AI excels at tasks like software development, sales remains uniquely human and may be the last profession AI can fully replace.
Why this clip
Offers a counterintuitive take on AI's limitations in replacing human roles, specifically challenging common assumptions about sales automation.
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