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EP 87 - They Had Months of Runway Left… Then Pivoted Into AI Search (How Noble Did It)

31 January 2026 18:57 Jorge Soto | GTM Media

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In this episode of #StartupsUnedited, I sit down with Rahul Jain (CEO & Co-founder at Noble) to break down the real pivot story:✅ sales slowing down✅ privacy + legal friction piling up✅ “death by a million cuts”✅ a few months of runway left…and then making the call to move into AI Search—helping brands show up in LLMs by automating brand mentions in the sources AI cites.We get into:When you know it’s time to pivot (and the signals people ignore)How Rahul tested the new direction quietly on the side before moving the teamThe hard part: customers, contracts, and investor psychologyWhy boards don’t fund “a pivot to nowhere”Founder mental health: uncertainty, emotional burden, and making the journey sustainableGTM: selling to demand gen marketers, SEO agencies, and partners in the AI search ecosystemIf you’re building in 2026, this is the playbook: pivot fast, validate faster, and don’t pretend the emotional load isn’t real.👇 Question for founders: What’s the clearest sign you’ve seen that it’s time to pivot?#StartupsUnedited #Startups #Founder #Pivot #AISearch #LLM #GTM #Marketing #SEOFollow me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/startupjorge/Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupjorge

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