This podcast features an interview with Yamini Rangan, HubSpot's CEO. The conversation covers her career journey from engineer to CEO, including navigating the challenges of leading during the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent transition to an AI-first business model. Rangan discusses HubSpot's strategic decisions, emphasizing counterintuitive bets like focusing on the SMB market and organic platform growth. She highlights the importance of a three-year strategic planning process, despite its inherent inaccuracy due to unforeseen events like the rapid adoption of generative AI. Listeners gain insights into leading through change, adapting to AI in business, and the evolving role of sales in an AI-driven world, including the importance of customer-centricity and fostering a growth mindset within the company culture.
