News Summary

• Artisan is building AI employees for sales outbound and customer engagement.
• Founder Jaspar Carmichael-Jack says he made a lot of hiring mistakes in the early days.
• Hires should only happen when there is too much for the team to handle.
• The skills needed to perform well on a large well-resourced team don’t always match what’s needed to execute in a startup environment.
• The experience and passion of a prospective employee matters more than big-name logos on a résumé.