I Built a 7-Agent Sales Pipeline and the Hardest Part Was the Topology
The article discusses the development of VORTEX, a seven-agent sales pipeline designed to automate sales outreach based on product usage signals. The author highlights the challenges faced during the design process, particularly with the initial topology that allowed agents to communicate directly with one another. A more effective solution was implemented by centralizing routing to a single agent, simplifying the workflow and improving debugging.
- ▪VORTEX is an autonomous sales intelligence platform that processes behavioral events from a B2B SaaS product.
- ▪The pipeline consists of seven agents, each responsible for specific tasks such as scoring leads and drafting outreach emails.
- ▪The author initially allowed agents to communicate directly, leading to complex routing logic that was difficult to debug.
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