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When Inbound Sells Itself
Vercel 将 inbound 销售团队从 10 人压缩至 1.25 人，AI 销售开发智能体年成本仅数千美元
When Inbound Sells Itself
Tomasz TunguzVercel took its inbound SDR team from 10 to 1.25, automated 90% of sales development, & runs the whole thing for single-digit thousands a year. The SDR function is being absorbed into the workflow.
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What to take from this signal
Context
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Builder takeaway
For an AI builder, the main takeaway is to watch how this signal changes practical decisions around tooling, prompts, agent loops, implementation speed, and repeatable workflows. It can inform what to test next, which product surface to compare, and whether the underlying workflow is ready for real users.
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