www.gtmaiacademy.com www.aibusinessnetwork.ai www.yoodli.ai Connect with Varun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-puri001/ Why Communication Is THE New Competitive Advantage for GTM Varun Puri, CEO of Yoodli, explains why AI role plays aren't just a feature—they're the future of how sales teams practice and win. From his days running special projects at Google under Sergey Brin to building a platform used by Fortune 50 companies, Varun shares what most AI misses about communication, why information commoditization changes everything, and why the best sales coaches are partnering with (not competing against) AI. If you're in GTM, enablement, or sales leadership, this is essential. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 00:30 — Varun's Journey: Google to Yoodli 02:00 — The Real Problem: Access Inequality in Communication Training 05:00 — What Is Yoodli? (Beyond the Hype) 06:00 — Why 90% of AI Role Plays Miss the Point 09:00 — The Technology Stack: Why It's Not Just a GPT Wrapper 11:00 — Enterprise Differentiation & Verticalization 14:00 — The Future of Learning: AI Tutors + Dynamic Coaching 16:00 — Augment, Don't Replace: The Philosophy Behind Yoodli 18:00 — How AI Amplifies Humans (Not Replaces Them) 20:00 — What Varun Actually Uses AI For 21:00 — His Real Conviction: Information Is Becoming Free 24:00 — Why Communication Skills Are the Last Moat 25:00 — The Deeper Problem: Behavior Change Over Tech KEY QUOTES: "Two out of three people struggle with communication confidence." "You can use Excel, but there's a reason you use a CRM." "When information becomes a commodity, the only thing that separates top performers is how they show up. More on AI + GTM: Intelligence Architecture Framework Why AI Role Plays Aren't Going Away The Future of Sales Enablement