Press
Press & writing
Articles, announcements and awards about Zayd Ali and Valley, plus his own essays.
ForbesValley Is Leveraging Contextual Generative AI For The Sales IndustryFeature (contributor)Nov 28, 2023
FOX 5 DCDC teen connecting refugees to communities through soccerTV newsMar 11, 2020
PR NewswireO’Shaughnessy Ventures Invests in Valley, an AI-Driven Automated Sales Development RepresentativePress releaseDec 8, 2023
PR NewswireDistrict of Columbia’s Top Youth Volunteers of 2020 Selected by National ProgramPress release · AwardFeb 4, 2020
Dynamic BusinessAiHot100 #21 Valley: AI-Powered Sales DevelopmentListJun 23, 2025
Silicon Legal StrategySLS Client Valley Raises $2MM Pre-Seed Round from Antler and OthersFunding newsDec 1, 2023
AntlerAnnouncing the Antler US Spring 2023 ShowcaseInvestor2023
O’Shaughnessy VenturesAdventure Time: OSV in 2023Investor2023
Points of LightAdvocating for Marginalized Communities; Teen Volunteer Plays Soccer to Welcome RefugeesAwardJul 8, 2020
Sidwell Friends SchoolFor Zayd Ali ’20, soccer is more than a gameSchool newsFeb 27, 2020
Monday Morning (Jeff Becker)Stories of Inception; Zayd @ ValleyInvestor essayJul 15, 2024
Michael HouckFundraising Case Study: ValleyInterviewJan 24, 2024
CuraHow David Kaye Helped Valley’s Founder Through the Hardest DaysInvestor storyApr 8, 2026
CuraHow Jeff Becker Built Valley’s Advisory Board Without Being AskedInvestor storyApr 8, 2026
CatalystHow Valley books 300 demos/month with an AI LinkedIn DM systemSession recapDec 27, 2025
The AI ReportWill AI replace sales reps?NewsletterMar 8, 2025
Ordered by outlet reach, then date. Links open the original publication. For podcasts and talks, see Podcasts.
Zayd also writes Enabled, a newsletter about building Valley, and posts on LinkedIn.