First Round launches free Sales Combine to train and place sellers at AI startups
lennysan · x · 2026-09-18
First Round launched Sales Combine, a free, competitive program that vets raw talent (no experience required), trains them over two days in San Francisco (Nov 6-7), and places graduates into sales roles at its AI-native portfolio companies. The thesis: sales is AI-proof — AI makes execution easier while the human craft matters more, yet hundreds of quality sales roles go unfilled. Backed by a companion essay, The Craft of Sales. Lenny Rachitsky called it a smart move.
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