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Sales coaching is a $60bn billion-dollar industry waiting to be changed. ?? Old way: Managers manually input feedback into a conversational AI platform, hoping reps see and act on it. ? New way: With Attention, an AI agent understands what your team values and delivers recurring, high-quality, personalized feedback for each sales rep. The result? Leaner teams better at execution. And Stronger revenue impact. Our sales reps have become incredible revenue machines using this, and our goal is help you all get there. Tag someone who needs to see this! ps. follow me if you want to stay ahead of the curve on AI & go-to-market!

OpenAI just launched the Agents SDK. I summarized everything you need to know about it and how it is going to be a game changer for anyone building agents. 1/? Agents SDK is the official upgrade to the experimental Swarm framework AgentOps from Agency is launching with day 0 support of Agents SDK. You can test it out now! 2/ The SDK is built on three simple ideas - Agents - Handoffs - Guardrails 3/ What makes this SDK special? Two core principles: 1. Enough features to be useful without overwhelming you 2. Works perfectly out of the box, but can be customized when needed 4/ I’ll explore each part of the SDK, starting with Agents Agents are your AI workers ???? 5/ Running agents is super simple! The SDK handles all the complex work of: - Starting the agent - Letting it use tools and make decisions - Delivering the final answer 6/ Creating an agent is super straightforward. You give it: - A name - Instructions - A model to use - Any tools it needs access to 7/ Running agents is where the magic happens! The SDK handles all the complex work behind the scenes 8/ The agent loop is how agents accomplish tasks that have multiple steps 9/ The SDK lets you define exactly what type of results/outputs you need: - Simple text responses for conversational interfaces - Structured data like JSON for programmatic use - Rich information your app can immediately act on 10/ Want to chain multiple agents together? The SDK makes this easy Agent SDK is perfect for building multi-agent systems. 11/ For real-time experiences, OpenAI has built in Streaming! - Watch your agent's thinking process unfold token by token - Get high-level updates as it makes decisions and more... 12/ Tools are how agents interact with your world. Two types: - Hosted tools - Function tools 13/ Handoffs might be the best feature! Create specialized agents and let them work together 14/ Handoffs are more than just routing, you can use smaller, faster models for simple tasks, and more. 15/ AgentOps supports tracing for the Agents SDK.?Tracing helps you see what's happening behind the scenes 16/ Context management comes in two flavors: - Local context - Agent context This separation keeps things organized while giving agents just what they need to succeed. 17/ Guardrails protect your application by validating inputs before your main agent runs. 18/ Models in the SDK are flexible!? - Use any OpenAI model - Mix and match different models for different agents - Deploy fast models for simple tasks - and more... 19/ The SDK is Python-first similar to AgentOps - Use familiar Python patterns and libraries - and more... 20/ Ready to build? The Agents SDK gives you production-ready AI capabilities with minimal complexity. Check out the OpenAI docs to learn more about each feature and see how you can quickly integrate AgentOps from Agency into the Agents SDK in two lines of code. If your team needs help building agents, Agency is the #1 AI Agent consulting firm.?

Congratulations to the Accend team on the launch of their AI-powered Financial Statement Spreading & Analysis solution! Credit underwriting has long been plagued by manual data entry, spreadsheet overload, and slow reviews. With this launch, Accend is transforming the process by combining advanced AI models with human validation, delivering 100% accuracy and cutting processing times from days to hours. Check out their full announcement on Launch YC: https://lnkd.in/dR8vVkRZ.

We're excited to share a profound conversation between our founder, Dr. Sarah Daccarett, and Nikki La Croce that delves into an often overlooked aspect of women's health: the vaginal microbiome and its intricate relationship with hormonal balance. At Inner Balance, we're committed to addressing women's health comprehensively, focusing on root causes rather than just treating symptoms. In this enlightening discussion, Dr. Sarah explains how hormonal imbalances directly impact the vaginal microbiome—a critical ecosystem that influences everything from infection resistance to overall comfort and sexual wellness. For decades, women have been given incomplete information about their bodies, particularly regarding hormonal health. Our mission is to change that narrative by providing science-backed, bioidentical hormone treatments that work with your body's natural processes. We invite you to watch this valuable conversation and share it with the women in your life who deserve better healthcare solutions: https://lnkd.in/gZpTtEJ6 #WomensHealth #HormonalBalance #HealthcareInnovation #Microbiome #BiologicalBalance #InnerBalance

We have raised a $60M Series B to power the next generation of AI-driven B2B software. A huge thank you to our investors — Nextalia SGR, NFX, QED Investors, Endeavor Catalyst, 645 Ventures, 3VC, CDP Venture Capital SGR, The Techshop SGR, Primo Capital, GS Futures, and i80 Group — for their support. With more than 120,000+ businesses relying on our tools, this funding accelerates our mission to build AI-powered, automation-first solutions that drive efficiency, innovation, and growth. A new chapter begins. Let’s build. ?? Press release in the comments.???? #ShopCircle #B2B #AI #SeriesBFunding

?? If you're in revenue operations or enablement, you can't miss out on this. Introducing Attention's AI agent of the week: your Knowledge Base Agent ?? You can integrate it into Slack, and ask it to give you all the latest on any theme that you'd like to get, out of your customer interactions. Latest objections, content gaps, positive moments, competitor intel, pain points - you name it. It delivers high-quality work in minutes that used to take days and is fully customizable to your business needs. One client told me it was years ahead of his previous tools. Check out the recording, then come and talk to us :) ps. We'll release 1-2 new sales-dedicated AI agents per week. Follow me if you don't want to stay behind. #sales #agents #aiagents #ai #welcometothefuture

I've been waiting 9 months to announce this. Your system of AI-sales agents, offered to you by Attention - a complete game-changer. And we're starting with the Action Items Executer. You can connect it to a Slack channel, ask it for anything related to your action items, looking into all your calls and emails... and it does them for you! Check out the recording, then come and talk to us :) ps1. We'll release 1-2 new sales-dedicated AI agents per week. Follow me if you don't want to stay behind. ps2. I wasn't kidding when I mentioned shooting for a trillion dollar business ??

Congratulations to Pete Keenan for being named one of the?New Faces of Finance 2025! ?? Pete has played a pivotal role in 645 Ventures portfolio reporting and strategic finance, partnering closely with our Investment and Success teams to drive insights and support our portfolio companies.?His contributions extend beyond our firm—serving on industry advisory boards, engaging in thought leadership, and bringing a deep commitment to excellence in venture finance. Congrats, Pete!??? https://lnkd.in/d94a-df9

Congrats to Vividly on their $30M Series B funding! Excited to see how they’ll expand their AI capabilities and revolutionize financial operations for brands. A huge milestone for the team—looking forward to what’s next! https://lnkd.in/eSMZgZr8

We are pleased to congratulate the following 645 team members on their promotions at 645 Ventures! Mendy Yang on her promotion to Vice President, Investment & Research? Meredith Tibbals on her promotion to Vice President, Success Team William Hess on his promotion Vice President, Investment & Research Yasmeena Faycurry on her promotion to Senior Associate, Investment & Research We are thrilled to work alongside an incredibly talented team and excited for a great 2025 ?? Congrats Mendy, Meredith Willy & Yasmeena!