Episode 20
Godard Abel - G2 - Software Buying In The Age of AI
September 3, 202544m 35s
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Show Notes
Our Guest: Godard Abel, Co-Founder and CEO of G2, the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. He previously built cloud CPQ pioneers BigMachines (acquired by Oracle) and SteelBrick (acquired by Salesforce).
Episode Topics:
- AI across the stack: Infrastructure, data, models, and applications—where the most significant opportunities and risks lie
- Incumbents vs. startups: Why the next decade will reward incumbents with data and trust, and AI-first challengers with 10x user experiences
- G2’s AI strategy: From generative engine optimization (GEO) to G2 AI as a buying assistant
- Future of software buying: Will AI shorten shortlists? How buying cycles, transparency, and seller roles are evolving
- Marketing in the AI era: Risks of losing optimized website conversion funnels and how vendors must retool
- Endurance in entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Leadville 100 on perseverance and keeping vision through valleys
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SaaSsoftwarecloudentrepreneurB2Bmarketingsalesmanagementgrowth