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2026-07-14
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You're Company is One AI Feature Away From Dying

Learn why low-cost AI tools are replacing traditional B2B software and how to evaluate if your product is 10x better than an AI alternative before updating your GTM strategy.

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Sangram Vajre
Co-Founder, GTM Partners & Author of MOVE
Streaming directly from GTM Partners Video Hub

About This Video

Topic
AI disruption to B2B retention and product value
Audience
CEOs, CROs, CMOs & GTM leaders
Frameworks Covered

Executive Takeaways

  • The primary retention threat for B2B companies is no longer direct competitors, but low-cost AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude that provide 80% of software capability with zero friction.
  • Customers are quietly churning for 'good enough' AI solutions, rendering standard retention playbooks, onboarding flows, and competitor battle cards ineffective.
  • CEOs must ensure their product is at least 10x better than the AI equivalent as the first priority before adjusting go-to-market strategy.

Key Questions Answered in This Video

Why are B2B customers canceling software subscriptions for AI tools?

Customers are quietly canceling not because they found a superior competitor, but because $20/month AI tools deliver 80% of the required functionality with none of the friction.

What must a B2B CEO fix before changing their GTM strategy in the age of AI?

Leaders must honestly assess whether their product is 10x better than the AI version of their product; if not, closing that value gap must be solved before making other GTM adjustments.

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Every B2B founder is one product update away from becoming a feature of ChatGPT or Claude. The biggest threat to your retention isn't your competitor anymore. It's a $20 a month tool that does 80% of what your product does, with none of the friction. In this video I break down what a CEO said in one of my roundtables that stopped the whole room: customers are quietly canceling, not because they found something better, but because they found something good enough. We've all built retention playbooks against competitors, battle cards, onboarding flows, customer success teams. But AI doesn't play by those rules. So the real question for every CEO right now is simple: is your product 10x better than the AI version of your product? If the honest answer is "we're working on it," that's the number one thing to fix before you touch anything else in your go-to-market. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) One feature away from becoming a feature of ChatGPT (00:33) What a CEO said that silenced the whole room (00:44) Quietly canceling: "good enough" beats "better" (01:05) Your real competition is a $20 tool (01:19) Why your old retention playbooks don't work on AI (01:52) The renewal conversation you're not seeing (02:09) The question: is your product 10x better than AI? (02:43) The one thing to fix before your GTM strategy (02:43) Why GTM OS is the answer, not another feature 📌 Subscribe for daily GTM OS strategy and leadership frameworks Head to runongtmos.com for more
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