August 06, 2025

248 - Too Customer Obsessed? No Such Thing (Sandhya Simhan, Glean)

54 minutes

Sandhya Simhan is Head of Customer & Growth Marketing at Glean. What's Glean? Work AI for all. Give every employee an AI Assistant and Agents that put your company’s knowledge to work. Glean has exploded, and their customers play a big part. Series F, $150M raised, $7.2B valuation, 850+ people.

Here’s what we cover:

Tell me about your team, especially Customer Marketing;

What are your goals for this year;

How do you incorporate customers as part of Glean’s growth efforts;

So much success, but what’s hard right now;

Tips if you’re applying to an AI-focused startup;

Where are you placing big bets in 2025.

Sandhya on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sandhyasimhan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Glean: www.glean.com⁠⁠

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Music by my talented daughter.

Anna on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠furmanovmarketing.com

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