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Mark Roberge discusses the impact of AI on sales and scaling companies with host Charles Schwartz.

Charles sits down with Mark Roberge, tech entrepreneur, Harvard Business School professor, and founding Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot, to break down what AI is actually doing to sales, scaling, and the way companies get built. From the real numbers behind AI adoption to the frameworks that separate companies that scale successfully from the ones that stall out, Mark shares why growth isn't about working harder. It's about measuring the right things before you push the gas. Together, they dive into the four phases of AI in the workplace, why chasing revenue too early can kill product market fit, how big companies survive disruption by cannibalizing themselves first, and why mental health still gets treated differently than physical health in business. This isn't just a conversation about AI or sales. It's a blueprint for scaling smarter, staying human while everything speeds up, and building a company that lasts past the next hype cycle. KEY TAKEAWAYS: How Mark Roberge built HubSpot's revenue engine from the ground up and turned that experience into a framework other companies now use to scale Why measuring selling time and rep to manager ratios says more about AI adoption than…

People in this episode

Host: Charles Schwartz

Guest: Mark Roberge

Topics covered

• AI in sales
• scaling companies
• product market fit
• mental health in business
• growth strategies

Keywords

• AI adoption
• sales strategies
• company scaling
• revenue growth
• customer retention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HubSpot, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, Harvard Business School

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