CPQ Podcast

In this episode of the CPQ Podcast, Frank speaks with Eyal Orgil, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of DealHub, about how the company has evolved over the past 12 years and what that growth says about broader trends in CPQ, billing, and revenue lifecycle management. Eyal reflects on the responsibility that comes with building a company of roughly 300 employees and serving around 1,000 customer organizations, while also sharing why this stage of growth feels especially meaningful. The conversation also explores Eyal's transition into the Chief Growth Officer role after leading sales for more than a decade, and how that shift changes his focus from direct customer engagement to broader product and growth strategy. Frank and Eyal discuss DealHub's acquisition of Subskribe, including the reasoning behind the move and why the combination of CPQ, billing, and invoicing is becoming increasingly important for many companies. In addition, this episode covers DealHub's recent $100 million funding round, the continued strength of the tech and SaaS customer base, the changing CRM landscape, and the market impact of Salesforce's Revenue Cloud end-of-sale announcement. Eyal also shares how DealHub is approaching AI, including conversational quoting, prompt-based insights, contract intelligence, role-specific AI capabilities, and plans around MCP servers and future admin-focused AI developments. For anyone following CPQ trends, revenue operations, AI in quoting, or the convergence of CPQ and billing, this episode offers a timely look at how one established vendor is thinking about growth, product direction, and market change. 🔗 Learn more about dealhub at https://dealhub.io/ 📬 Contact Eyal on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyalorgil/

In this episode of the CPQ Podcast, Frank Sohn speaks with Rourke McCarron, founder of Kabaido, about building a modern CPQ solution for precision manufacturers. Rourke shares how his experience in the tooling industry revealed a disconnect between sales and engineering teams, which ultimately led him to launch Kabaido in late 2025. The conversation explores how Kabaido is approaching complex quoting and product configuration for manufacturers that process high volumes of quotes. Rourke explains the company's focus on precision manufacturing, its support for 2D and 3D configuration use cases, and how its platform is designed to help companies move faster from customer request to quote and integration. He also discusses implementation timelines, customer size fit, and why adoption can matter just as much as technical deployment. A key part of the discussion centers on AI. Rourke talks about KAI, short for Kabaido Applied Intelligence, and describes how AI is being used to support quoting, configurator logic, and integrations with tools such as Excel, Symphony CRM, and Microsoft Dynamics. The episode also touches on Kabaido's MCP-native approach, current growth stage, global team setup, and efforts to obtain SOC 2 Type 2 and related certifications. For anyone interested in CPQ software, AI in manufacturing, product configuration, quoting automation, or the future of digital sales in complex manufacturing, this episode offers an early look at how a new vendor is approaching the market. 🔗 Learn more about Kabaido at https://www.kabaido.com/ 📬 Contact Rourke on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rourke-mccarron-a78374207/

In this episode of the CPQ Podcast, Frank Sohn speaks with Tyler Moini, Founder and Managing Director of Expedite Commerce, about how the company has evolved since its earlier positioning around composable commerce and API-first architecture. Tyler explains why Expedite Commerce now describes its approach as a governed execution platform, designed to help organizations manage commercial processes across pricing, quoting, contracts, subscriptions, billing, and asset-related workflows. A central topic in the discussion is Genesis, the company's underlying AI system. Tyler outlines why Expedite Commerce sees AI not as a separate add-on, but as part of the foundation of the platform. The conversation looks at how this approach is intended to support user guidance, manage commercial state across the revenue lifecycle, and help organizations handle complex selling environments with more structure and consistency. The episode also covers the company's target market, including mid-market and early enterprise organizations with complex revenue models, such as subscription businesses, manufacturers, and companies managing configured products, services, warranties, or serialized assets. Tyler also discusses support for CRM platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and Zoho, as well as ERP integrations with systems including SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite, Oracle, and Workday. In addition, Frank and Tyler discuss e-commerce capabilities, billing support for more complex pricing models, and how AI may affect the future of revenue management and CPQ. The conversation provides useful context for listeners interested in CPQ, revenue lifecycle management, AI in CPQ, subscription management, digital commerce, and enterprise sales technology. If you follow developments in CPQ software, AI-driven quoting, revenue management platforms, or enterprise monetization, this episode offers a detailed look at how one vendor is approaching those challenges today. 🔗 Learn more about Expedite Commerce at https://www.expeditecommerce.com/ 📬 Contact Tyler on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylermoini/

In this episode of the CPQ Podcast, Frank Sohn speaks with Garima and Pulin about how AI-driven fair market value (FMV) intelligence can support pricing and CPQ-related processes in the used IT asset market. The conversation goes beyond product features and also explores the personal stories behind the business. Garima shares her journey from flight attendant to entrepreneur and explains why perseverance has been such an important strength throughout her career. Pulin talks about starting out in finance, teaching himself computer skills, learning from a failed startup, and even driving Uber in the early days of the company to help keep the business going. On the business side, this episode looks at how their platform is designed to bring more structure and pricing transparency to the used IT asset industry. Pulin describes the goal as creating something similar to a Kelly Blue Book for used IT assets, while Garima explains why fair market value is at the center of the platform. The discussion also covers why they see CPQ and their business as mirror images, how FMV-based intelligence can influence pricing decisions, and why this matters for organizations involved in reverse supply chain and asset monetization processes. Frank, Garima, and Pulin also discuss the company's ideal customer profile, including OEMs, VARs, and ITAD organizations, as well as broader trends around AI, data, integration, and the future of pricing. This episode is especially relevant for anyone interested in: CPQ AI in pricing Fair market value intelligence Quote-to-cash Used IT asset pricing Reverse supply chain technology IT asset disposition (ITAD) If you work in CPQ, pricing, revenue operations, or B2B technology, this conversation offers a different perspective on how pricing intelligence can shape commercial processes in markets that have historically lacked consistent benchmarks. 🔗 Learn more about Pyxtech at https://www.pyxtech.com/ 📬 Contact Garima on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/garimaoza/ Contact Pulin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pulinkumar/

At Conga Connect 2026 in Orlando, Conga made one thing clear: it wants to be seen as more than a CPQ or CLM vendor. In this episode, Frank Sohn shares his high-level takeaways from the event, including Conga's new brand direction, what the company's "connected commerce" message means, and why the future of its three CPQ paths matters for customers and prospects alike. Frank also looks at the emerging split between Advantage and PROS CPQ, Conga's iFrame-based approach to surfacing Advantage capabilities inside its Salesforce-based product, and why price optimization and AiMe stood out as important parts of the story. The result is a balanced, practical debrief for anyone trying to understand where Conga appears to be heading — and what buyers should watch next. Note: We go on a short spring break and will be back by April 5