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How Coder uses Ava to transform deal complexity into competitive advantage through AI-powered sales intelligence

James Frey
What we did →
100-200
Day sales cycles automated into win reviews
Zero
Manual work for forecasting prep
100%
Deal context captured and reusable

Why Coder Bet on an AI Sales Teammate

"This was about amplifying the incredible capabilities of the high-quality people we've brought into Coder."
James Frey VP of Revenue

The Challenge

Before adopting Ava, Coder faced a fundamental challenge: converting its deep, programmatic engagement with customers into reusable, actionable deal context. The team had rich knowledge of how their customers operated—complete with cultural nuance and technical specificity—but struggled to consistently translate that understanding across sellers and deals.

"One of the challenges for us prior to Ava was how do we take all of this rich context and specific language that describes how our customers operate, and capture it so we can engage in processes that feel more like strategic consultative advisories versus product selling."
James Frey
VP of Revenue, Coder

The Solution

To address this, Coder deployed Ava as a force multiplier at the middle of the funnel, where deals were already progressing. This allowed the team to test how AI could augment rather than replace sellers, reinforcing their credibility while speeding deal motion.

Introducing Ava required clear intention and careful change management. The team began its rollout in late 2024, during peak hype around AI, and Frey made it clear this wasn't about replacing people with automation—it was about removing toil and amplifying their best attributes.

"It was super important to lay out a vision that this was not about creating robotic sellers… This was about amplifying the incredible capabilities of the high-quality people we've brought into Coder."
James Frey
VP of Revenue, Coder

The Impact

With Ava capturing and analyzing every customer interaction, Coder has transformed how it handles opportunity context. The results speak for themselves:

Automated Win Reviews

Ava now generates automated win reviews immediately after deals close, distilling 100–200 day sales cycles into concise artifacts that document the use case, technical wins, and business outcomes—backed by actual customer quotes.

  • Win reviews fuel marketing with sharper, segment-specific stories
  • Sales leaders gain pattern recognition across deals
  • Complex sales cycles become reusable knowledge assets

Enhanced Forecasting

Leaders now review Ava-generated summaries ahead of forecast calls, cutting down on commentary and focusing only on blockers and next steps.

  • Dramatically increased efficiency of weekly deal reviews
  • Improved quality with structured, actionable insights
  • More time spent on strategy, less on status updates

Accelerated Onboarding

New hires quickly access institutional knowledge and deal patterns through AI-powered context transfer.

  • Reduced ramp time for new team members
  • Improved consistency across the sales team
  • Faster access to historical deal intelligence

Hear the Complete Story

James Frey shares the full journey of transforming Coder's sales operations with Ava

James Frey
James Frey
VP of Revenue, Coder
Full Video • 8:45 mins

What's Next

Looking forward, Coder views Ava as a foundational element of a broader AI strategy. As Ava continues expanding from the middle of the funnel toward both the top and bottom, Coder expects it to keep improving deal velocity, seller efficiency, and the consultative buyer experience that sets the company apart.

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