Logo
About Crew
Choose By Topic
Choose By Topic
robot

AI in GTM

Real examples of how AI is being used across modern GTM teams.

robot

GTM Takes

Our perspectives on GTM strategy, sales, and execution

robot

Podcast Summaries

Written narratives/overviews of our podcast episodes

robot

Career Stuff

Guides and tips on how to land your role in AI + interview best practices, etc

Podcast
Podcast
youtube-logo

Listen on Youtube

apple-logo

Listen on Apple

spotify-logo

Listen on Spotify

browser

Listen on our Site

Why Join Series
View All Articles
Search
Subscribe
Sign In
Logo
Chris Balestras
Chris Balestras

Live Crew Podcast: The GTM Rebrand, CRO Musical Chairs & Talent Mafias @ Reserve Padel NYC

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Oct 2, 2026
Live Crew Podcast: The GTM Rebrand, CRO Musical Chairs & Talent Mafias @ Reserve Padel NYC

GTM Roundtable: The State of AI-Native Sales w/ Clay, Parallel, Avoca & Profound

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Sep 30, 2026
GTM Roundtable: The State of AI-Native Sales w/ Clay, Parallel, Avoca & Profound

The Science of Sales + Why Founders Hire Sales Too Early w/ Mark Roberge, Stage 2 Capital (former CRO @ Hubspot)

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Sep 23, 2026
The Science of Sales + Why Founders Hire Sales Too Early w/ Mark Roberge, Stage 2 Capital (former CRO @ Hubspot)

How The Best GTM Teams Are Using Agents w/ Dust

New type of episode on the Crew podcast this week, where the Dust (Series B, Sequoia) team walks us through how to build some sales agents live + where the market is heading

Chris Balestras
Sep 18, 2026
How The Best GTM Teams Are Using Agents w/ Dust

The 0 to $20M GTM Traps + How To Diligence A Founder w/ Dini Mehta, Operating Partner @ Peak XV

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Sep 16, 2026
The 0 to $20M GTM Traps + How To Diligence A Founder w/ Dini Mehta, Operating Partner @ Peak XV

Why I Left VC To Get Back Into The Operating Seat w/ Liam Mulcahy, Head of GTM @ Parallel Web Systems

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Sep 9, 2026
Why I Left VC To Get Back Into The Operating Seat w/ Liam Mulcahy, Head of GTM @ Parallel Web Systems

Why Utah Produces Elite Sales Talent + Building The GTM Machine @ Exa w/ Marcus Holm, CRO @ Exa

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Sep 3, 2026
Why Utah Produces Elite Sales Talent + Building The GTM Machine @ Exa w/ Marcus Holm, CRO @ Exa

Recap of the Crew <> Padel Summer GTM Event @ Reserve NYC on 8/26/26

absolutely padel-pilled rn

Chris Balestras
Aug 28, 2026
Recap of the Crew <> Padel Summer GTM Event @ Reserve NYC on 8/26/26

Why Remote Breaks at Scale & the GTM Playbook Behind AI Agents w/ Darren Moffett, VP of Sales @ LangChain

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 27, 2026
Why Remote Breaks at Scale & the GTM Playbook Behind AI Agents w/ Darren Moffett, VP of Sales @ LangChain

Inside the GTM Playbooks at Twilio & Vanta w/ Stevie Case, CRO @ Vanta

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 19, 2026
Inside the GTM Playbooks at Twilio & Vanta w/ Stevie Case, CRO @ Vanta

The First Sales Hire Mistakes That Sink Startups w/ Rafa Jara Simkin, Partner @ Theory Ventures

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 13, 2026
The First Sales Hire Mistakes That Sink Startups w/ Rafa Jara Simkin, Partner @ Theory Ventures

12 Things Top GTM Interviewers Are Doing In 2026 To Land Offers

From response speed to negotiation mistakes - what's actually landing (and killing) GTM offers at the hottest AI-natives

Chris Balestras
Aug 11, 2026
12 Things Top GTM Interviewers Are Doing In 2026 To Land Offers

How We're Scaling Vercel's GTM Motion Through A 9B Valuation w/ Nick Bogaty, CRO @ Vercel

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Aug 5, 2026
How We're Scaling Vercel's GTM Motion Through A 9B Valuation w/ Nick Bogaty, CRO @ Vercel

How Clay Built the GTM Team Behind a $5B Valuation w/ Becca Lindquist, Head of Sales @ Clay

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 30, 2026
How Clay Built the GTM Team Behind a $5B Valuation w/ Becca Lindquist, Head of Sales @ Clay

You Should Lower Your Hiring Bar

Our findings from the enterprise AE market right now

Chris Balestras
Jul 27, 2026
You Should Lower Your Hiring Bar

Why Product Love Doesn't Close Deals w/ Simran Duggal, VP of Sales @ Juicebox

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 23, 2026
Why Product Love Doesn't Close Deals w/ Simran Duggal, VP of Sales @ Juicebox

Don't Take The Anthropic Sales Job First with Mark Goldberger, VP of Sales @ Metaview

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 16, 2026
Don't Take The Anthropic Sales Job First with Mark Goldberger, VP of Sales @ Metaview

How To Pick The Right AI Company To Bet On & Operationalize Champion Building w/ Bryan Cox

The Crew Podcast: a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 9, 2026
How To Pick The Right AI Company To Bet On & Operationalize Champion Building w/ Bryan Cox

State of AI GTM Recruiting: 17 Hot Takes On The Market

The patterns showing up across every GTM search we're running right now

Chris Balestras
Jul 3, 2026
State of AI GTM Recruiting: 17 Hot Takes On The Market

Sales Mafias & What Made MongoDB Great w/ Graham Moreno, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Parallel

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jul 2, 2026
Sales Mafias & What Made MongoDB Great w/ Graham Moreno, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Parallel

How We're Building Granola Into the Most Beloved Product in AI w/ Bardia Shahali, VP of Sales

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 26, 2026
How We're Building Granola Into the Most Beloved Product in AI w/ Bardia Shahali, VP of Sales

How To Hire Sales Reps Like a Moneyball GM W/ Navid Zolfaghari, Chief Sales Officer @ Zapier

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 18, 2026
How To Hire Sales Reps Like a Moneyball GM W/ Navid Zolfaghari, Chief Sales Officer @ Zapier

3 Takeaways From Our "Agents in GTM" Event in SF on 5/14/26

Plus latest updates w/ Crew + what are some of the more common talking points from folks in the GTM community

Chris Balestras
Jun 17, 2026
3 Takeaways From Our "Agents in GTM" Event in SF on 5/14/26

How The Best Salespeople Are Building Agents in GTM w/ Roy Mathew, Head of Sales @ Gumloop

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 12, 2026
How The Best Salespeople Are Building Agents in GTM w/ Roy Mathew, Head of Sales @ Gumloop

Every Startup Is Lying to You, So Here's How to Pick the Right One w/ Glenn Rachlin, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Blockaid

The Crew Podcast (fka vibescaling podcast): a weekly podcast where we interview the top GTM leaders @ the fastest-growing AI-natives on all things sales + AI + startups

Chris Balestras
Jun 5, 2026
Every Startup Is Lying to You, So Here's How to Pick the Right One w/ Glenn Rachlin, VP of Worldwide GTM @ Blockaid
Load more

The Crew Blog

Weekly insights and narratives on the intersection of GTM + AI + startups, written by former/current operators.

© 2026 Crew GTM.
beehiivPowered by beehiiv