Artisan
A Y Combinator-backed AI sales agent vendor with an outbound agent called Arty.
- 1Build vendor matrixFeatures look similar under the hood
- 2Add deployment-help columnForward deployed engineer or solutions architect
- 3Talk to that personBefore signing anything
- 4Sign the most hands-on vendorBoth startup deployments worked quickly
From SaaStr on choosing Artisan and Qualified
What was said about Artisan
SaaStr used Artisan's Arty for outbound to a 400,000-name list. SaaStr pointed the agent at a 400,000-name list and sent about 60,000 emails at pretty high rates.
Artisan is a Y Combinator-backed AI sales agent vendor, and Arty is its outbound agent. The source says it grew from nothing to $10 million this year.
Pick an agent vendor by who will help you deploy, not by features. SaaStr chose Artisan and Qualified because they offered the most hands-on help. Other vendors demanded $100K upfront or feared bad PR.
Many AI go-to-market tools are similar under the hood, and all need about a month of training. So add a vendor-matrix column for the forward deployed engineer or solutions architect and talk to that person before signing. Both startup deployments worked quickly. Quote: "You got to do another column which is your forward deployed engineer or solution architecture."
We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents—here’s what happened next | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)
SaaStr used it for outbound to a 400,000-name list, sending about 60,000 emails at pretty high rates. It grew from nothing to $10 million this year and was chosen because it offered the most hands-on help.
SaaStr used Artisan's Arty for outbound to a 400,000-name list. SaaStr pointed the agent at a 400,000-name list and sent about 60,000 emails at pretty high rates.
Artisan is a Y Combinator-backed AI sales agent vendor, and Arty is its outbound agent. The source says it grew from nothing to $10 million this year.
Pick an agent vendor by who will help you deploy, not by features. SaaStr chose Artisan and Qualified because they offered the most hands-on help. Other vendors demanded $100K upfront or feared bad PR.
Many AI go-to-market tools are similar under the hood, and all need about a month of training. So add a vendor-matrix column for the forward deployed engineer or solutions architect and talk to that person before signing. Both startup deployments worked quickly. Quote: "You got to do another column which is your forward deployed engineer or solution architecture."
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