Hero by Vivun
Hero vs Ride-Along Agents

Most ride-along agents help with one moment.
Hero helps across the entire opportunity.

Ride-along agents give you advice on the call. Hero gives you the advice and does the work that follows.

What is a ride-along agent?

An AI assistant that provides recommendations, coaching, or guidance before, during, or after customer interactions.

What is Hero?

Hero includes ride-along guidance, but extends beyond it: capturing information, creating content, preparing for meetings, and executing the opportunity.

Advice is helpful.
Execution wins deals.

Most reps don't struggle because they lack advice.
They struggle because they lack time.
Time to to prepare, follow up, create content, and navigate complex buying committees.
The biggest opportunity isn't better recommendations.
It's reducing the work required to act on them.

Gavin
You
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Competitor2:14 PM

Gavin2:14 PM

“We’re evaluating two other vendors this quarter as well.”

Generating suggestion…

Hero®Suggested follow up

Ask what the other two are missing, then send the Aviato migration story before Friday.

Differentiation on the record

  • Battlecard surfaced
  • Aviato story queued
  • CRM updated

The complete AI Teammate

What you need to sellRide-Along AgentHero®
TrainRehearse and ramp before the call.
CaptureTranscribe and capture what matters.
RecordRecord customer calls for reference.
AssistReal-time guidance and answers in the moment.
CreateGenerate follow-up content and next-step material.
ExecuteAdvance the opportunity, not just advise on it.Limited

What sellers say after the switch.

“A ride-along agent told me what to do.
Hero just does it with me.
It preps the meeting, maps the stakeholders, drafts the follow-up: the recommendation and the work in one place.


Noah J
Account Executive

“Ignore everything you think you know about AI agents.
Hero is the assistant I never knew I wanted. Every person we roll it out to has the same “aha” moment, and now none of us can work without it.


GTM Lead

“Every answer Hero pulled up was as good as asking our best expert. Except it was instant, on every deal, and it produced the work, not just the advice.


Toby P

“We treat Hero like a new hire: train it once and it’s useful on every opportunity.
It does in minutes the prep and follow-up that used to take my reps hours.


Jennifer W

“Same team, same budget. But suddenly we’re covering more meetings and moving more deals at once. The work after the advice is just handled.


Jerry T
Common questions

Questions reps ask first.

What is a ride-along agent?
A ride-along agent provides recommendations, coaching, and guidance before, during, or after customer interactions.
Is Hero a ride-along agent?
Hero includes ride-along capabilities, but also helps sellers create content, prepare for meetings, analyze opportunities, and execute next steps.
What's the difference between Hero and a ride-along agent?
Most ride-along agents focus on recommendations.
Hero focuses on recommendations plus execution.
Can Hero help reduce sales cycle length?
Hero helps AEs prepare faster, identify risks sooner, engage stakeholders more effectively, and execute more efficiently. All factors that contribute to faster deal progression.
Can Hero help new AEs ramp faster?
Yes.
Hero provides expertise, guidance, content, and opportunity intelligence that helps newer sellers become productive more quickly.
Why do teams choose Hero over a ride-along agent?
To combine guidance, content creation, preparation, intelligence, and execution in a single AI teammate.
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A ride-along agent gives you advice.
Hero creates the work and helps you execute.

Because the future of AI in sales isn't another assistant.
It's an AI teammate.