
Salesforce’s Real Moat Behind Koa Is Its CRM Training Data
Keith Kirkpatrick, VP, Research, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows at Futurum, argues that Koa’s real defense isn’t the model Salesforce built, but the CRM training data behind it.
Research notes and analysis from the Futurum practice areas.
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Keith Kirkpatrick, VP, Research, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows at Futurum, argues that Koa’s real defense isn’t the model Salesforce built, but the CRM training data behind it.

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