EPISODE · Feb 25, 2025 · 23 MIN
Your Company's Data Is Garbage (And It Will Kill Your AI)
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Your Company's Data Is Garbage (And It Will Kill Your AI). In this interview, Pipeliner CRM's Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, John Golden, gives a stark warning to founders: the biggest challenge for companies implementing AI is data integrity. He argues that "most companies' data is not clean. It's garbage," and that even the best AI will fail if it's fed bad data ("garbage in, garbage out"). John also predicts that AI will make "mid-range or low-range kinda salespeople" obsolete, forcing them to upskill or get left behind . Finally, he explains the number one mistake founders make in sales—approaching it in a "chaotic way" and using an Excel sheet instead of building a real process with a proper CRM. Check out the company: https://pipelinercrm.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▶ Get my eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network-----------------------------------📈 WORK WITH ME-----------------------------------▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://welivetobuild.com/book-a-call▶ Startup Fundraising: https://welivetobuild.com/fundraising▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship---------------------------------------------👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN---------------------------------------------▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot▶ Inquiries: [email protected]🕒 CHAPTERS---------------------------00:00 - The #1 Mistake Founders Make in Sales02:45 - If You Use Excel as a CRM, You've Already Failed05:10 - The "Build It and They Shall Come" Fallacy07:30 - AI Is Coming For "Mid-Range" Salespeople11:15 - The Future of Software Is Voice, Not Clicks14:05 - Your Company's Data Is Garbage (And It Will Kill Your AI)18:20 - How to Escape the "Feast or Famine" Cycle21:00 - The Liquidity Trap That Kills Young BusinessesLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Your Company's Data Is Garbage (And It Will Kill Your AI). In this interview, Pipeliner CRM's Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, John Golden, gives a stark warning to founders: the biggest challenge for companies implementing AI is data integrity. He argues that "most companies' data is not clean. It's garbage," and that even the best AI will fail if it's fed bad data ("garbage in, garbage out"). John also predicts that AI will make "mid-range or low-range kinda salespeople" obsolete, forcing them to upskill or get left behind . Finally, he explains the number one mistake founders make in sales—approaching it in a "chaotic way" and using an Excel sheet instead of building a real process with a proper CRM. Check out the company: https://pipelinercrm.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▶ Get my eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network-----------------------------------📈 WORK WITH ME-----------------------------------▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://welivetobuild.com/book-a-call▶ Startup Fundraising: https://welivetobuild.com/fundraising▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship---------------------------------------------👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN---------------------------------------------▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot▶ Inquiries: [email protected]🕒 CHAPTERS---------------------------00:00 - The #1 Mistake Founders Make in Sales02:45 - If You Use Excel as a CRM, You've Already Failed05:10 - The "Build It and They Shall Come" Fallacy07:30 - AI Is Coming For "Mid-Range" Salespeople11:15 - The Future of Software Is Voice, Not Clicks14:05 - Your Company's Data Is Garbage (And It Will Kill Your AI)18:20 - How to Escape the "Feast or Famine" Cycle21:00 - The Liquidity Trap That Kills Young BusinessesLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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