Growth mindset! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/25/ai-sales-startup-11x-claims-customers-it-doesnt-have-for-software-that-doesnt-work/

11x.ai raises $24M led by Benchmark to build AI digital employees: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/16/ai-digital-employee-startup-11xai-raises-24m-led-by-benchmark/ 11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/11x-ai-a-developer-of-ai-sales-reps-has-raised-50m-series-b-led-by-a16z-sources-say/ a16z- and Benchmark-backed 11x has been claiming customers it doesn't have: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/24/a16z-and-benchmark-backed-11x-has-been-claiming-customers-it-doesnt-have/ AI sales rep startups are booming. So why are VCs wary?: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/26/ai-sdr-startups-are-booming-so-why-are-vcs-wary/

Previously:

'Guys, I'm under attack': AI 'vibe coding' in the wild https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/18/guys-im-under-attack-ai-vibe-coding-in-the-wild/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBL_tD_x3OA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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