Founders in Arms Building Enterprise AI That Actually Works with Glean's Arvind Jain
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Aug 18, 2025 
Arvind Jain, Founder and CEO of Glean and co-founder of Rubrik, shares insights on revolutionizing enterprise AI. He explains how Glean transformed from a search tool to a powerful conversational AI without pivoting. Arvind discusses the significance of customer relationships in competitive markets, the challenge of attracting talent from major tech firms, and the balance between innovation and product alignment in a growing team. He also delves into the delicate decision between remaining independent or considering acquisition as the company scales.
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Search Is The Foundation For Enterprise AI
- Search is the foundational infrastructure for enterprise AI and agent-building.
- Because of that foundational role, major software companies are all trying to compete in the same space.
Under-Promise And Be Honest About AI
- Do not overpromise AI capabilities to customers; under-promise and over-deliver.
- Be honest about current limits while separately communicating long-term vision.
Post-Sales Success Is The Product
- Invest deeply in post-sales customer success and shared roadmaps for complex AI deployments.
- Assign teams to build relationships and co-develop a one-year plan with customers to ensure adoption.