#238: AI has changed RevOps - here's where it failed, and how to fix it (Pasha Irshad)
The B2B PlaybookShow Notes
In this video, I sit down with rev ops expert Pasha and Adem to unpack why revenue is really an architecture problem, not a sales problem. We get into cutting through the AI noise, why your CRM ends up as a record of optimism, and what it actually takes to get sales, marketing, and success working as one unit.
We cover:
→ Why the hardest part of rev ops today is separating what's real from the AI hype
→ How stacking tools and methodologies on a broken operating system only compounds the mess
→ Why your CRM fills up with inflated pipeline and deals that advance on optimism
→ How misaligned incentives pull sales, marketing and success in different directions
→ The simple cataloging questions most teams still never ask their buyers
If you are a founder, rev ops leader or B2B marketer drowning in tools and dashboards but still can't get clean data or a straight answer on which accounts are actually in market.
Tune in and learn:
→ Why revenue is an architecture problem and what that changes about how you build your systems
→ Where AI genuinely helps in the sales motion and where it just makes better spam
→ How to spot the difference between real alignment and another meeting that changes nothing
→ Why marketing was never equipped to decide who's in market, and who should own it instead
→ Practical, bite size AI use cases that actually move the needle without a 90th operating system
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Timestamps:
00:00 Cutting Through The AI Noise Without Losing The Plot 00:55 Welcome Back: Rev Ops With Pasha Irshad 02:48 The Hardest Thing About Rev Ops Right Now 06:03 Chasing Tools Versus The Business Fundamentals 07:47 Why Revenue Is An Architecture Problem, Not A Sales Problem 09:33 Rev Ops Full Circle: Back To Commercial Management 14:24 Why Reps Default To Broken Habits Under Pressure 17:14 How Misaligned Incentives Break Sales And Marketing 20:41 Can Rev Ops Actually Fix This Or Just Champion It 32:22 One Source Of Truth That Everyone Muddies 36:12 Who Really Owns Deciding If An Account Is In Market 42:29 What It Takes To Get Back To Human Conversations 49:00 Cool Things Built With Claude Code And AI 52:36 Wrap Up And Thanks
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