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AI agents are fundamentally different from traditional software as they are capable of performing jobs, not just providing productivity enhancements to human workers.
The valuation of AI software is shifting away from traditional productivity metrics towards outcome-based models, where value is tied to the business outcome achieved, such as the commission that would be paid to a human for making a sale.
AI agents have the potential to reduce the cost of a customer service phone call from approximately $20 to as low as 20 cents.
As AI drives the cost of a customer service phone call down to a level comparable to a webpage view, companies will dramatically increase the volume of customer interactions, shifting customer engagement from a cost center to a strategic activity.
Large incumbent software companies often fail to navigate major platform shifts, like the one presented by AI, primarily due to business model constraints rather than technological inability.
For incumbent companies, navigating the transition to AI is significantly more challenging due to business model and change management issues than due to the underlying technological challenges.
Historically, no company has successfully sold both horizontal infrastructure (like IaaS) and vertical-specific applications due to fundamental differences in product culture, sales motions, and business models.
Over 50% of Sierra's customers have more than $1 billion in annual revenue, and over 20% have more than $10 billion in annual revenue.
Sierra co-founders Brett Taylor and Clay Bavor have a bet on when the majority of interactions with their company's AI agents will be from other AI agents rather than from humans.
Sierra believes that a company's branded AI agent will become as strategically important as its website or mobile app, eventually encompassing all of its functionality.
Individuals who adopt and master AI tools in their profession are predicted to become 10 to 100 times more productive than their peers who do not.
Sierra considers itself the clear market leader in AI agents for customer experience and customer service.