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Building an AI-Era Sales Machine | Chris McDonough (VP Sales, Campfire)

September 10, 2026·42 min·7-min readinterviewtechnology
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Joining hypergrowth companies at the right moment can exponentially accelerate a sales career, and in an AI-native era, the top 30% of self-driven, feedback-seeking salespeople will outperform the rest by triple, while those who fail to adapt to AI tools risk becoming unemployable.


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Chris McDonough

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CampfireMotiveSamsaraVercata

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