Designing for Excellence

Sales Enablement in the AI Native World

In this of-the-moment, indispensable new resource, author Laura Fu offers a practical blueprint for those making their way across the new landscape of sales readiness, performance, and growth. 

As our technologies seem to evolve faster than we can keep up, Designing for Excellence slows things down and susses out the necessary details for finding success with artificial intelligence tools. faster than ever, so do the expectations on revenue teams—and the enablement systems that support them. This isn’t about layering AI on top of old playbooks. Rather, it’s about rethinking how sales teams learn, adapt, and perform in real time. Blending years of operational experience with emerging AI native principles, Fu delivers actionable frameworks to help sales leaders build enablement programs that drive clarity, confidence, and results. For anyone responsible for growing a modern revenue team—or shaping the next generation of go-to-market technology—this book shows what good looks like, and how to get there.

$16.00
ISBN: 979-8-89138-908-3
SKU: 18-1521-01
Categories:Notable Business and Finance, Amplify Publishing, Business and Finance, Technology

“Laura’s book is a must-read for every go-to-market leader. It’s a sharp, operationally minded guide to enablement and sales productivity in an AI native world. Structured, technical, and grounded in real execution, it offers a clear blueprint for building processes and systems that scale. This isn’t theory—it’s a road map for what modern teams actually need in an AI world.”

—Elay Cohen, CEO and cofounder of SalesHood

“It’s rare to find someone who blends artistry and strategy with such finesse. From masterful culinary creations to a sharp, insightful take on enterprise sales enablement in the age of AI, Laura brings an unmatched depth of creativity and rigor. This book is a testament to her unique ability to distill complex ideas into actionable, human-centered wisdom. A must-read for anyone navigating the evolving landscape of sales—not fearing but embracing AI agents as selfless teammates.”

—Dheeraj Pandey, cofounder of Nutanix and DevRev

“At DevRev, we’ve seen firsthand how AI is reshaping the very foundation of go-to-market execution—and why enablement must evolve from a support layer into a system of performance. In this book, Laura Fu translates that shift with clarity, conviction, and hard-won insight. It’s not just a framework for the future—it’s a guide for building organizations that can learn, adapt, and scale with purpose. A powerful resource for any leader rethinking what great enablement looks like in an AI native world.”

—Manoj Agarwal, cofounder and president, DevRev

“In a world where sales motions are being redefined by AI, this book couldn’t be more timely. Laura Fu offers a sharp, systems-level rethinking of enablement—not as a support function, but as the engine that turns strategy into action. Rather than cling to outdated playbooks, it presents a bold, product-driven approach grounded in human motivation, real-time orchestration, and continuous learning. For sales and enablement leaders, founders, and GTM operators navigating this shift, Designing for Excellence provides a critical framework for what comes next.”

—Itamar Novick, founder and general partner, Recursive Ventures

Designing for Excellence is a powerful call to reimagine enablement—not as a support function, but as the operating system for modern GTM execution. Laura Fu brings clarity and structure to what many of us have felt: that behavior change, real-time orchestration, and intelligent systems are the new enablement frontier. At AdamX, we built our Synthetic Buyer platform to solve exactly the type of challenges Laura highlights—moving from episodic training to embedded, AI native workflows. It was an honor to be referenced in the book, but even more compelling to see how deeply aligned our philosophies are. This is essential reading for anyone building or evolving a revenue engine in today’s AI-driven world.”

—Neel Kamal, founder and CEO, AdamX

Laura Fu

Sales Enablement Expert and AI Guru

Laura Fu has spent her career building revenue teams and designing sales systems that deliver results. With nearly two decades of experience across startups and global SaaS companies, she’s led go-to-market transformations that drive clarity, speed, and sustainable growth. Today, she leads Revenue Strategy and Operations at DevRev, where she explores how AI is reshaping how sales teams learn, operate, and perform. She’s also the host of The State of the AI Union, a podcast featuring candid conversations with operators, founders, and product leaders shaping the future of go-to-market execution. Based in Palo Alto, Laura blends global experience with a builder’s mindset—balancing leadership, learning, and family life as a proud mom of four. Designing for Excellence is her first book.