# Start sequence from a reply in gmail **URL:** \ **Category:** HubSpot Ideas\ **Tags:** sales-email, sequences\ **Created:** [October 31, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/start-sequence-from-a-reply-in-gmail/10780 "2018-10-31T14:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![MonetiseSport](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/monetisesport/32/79644_2.png) [@MonetiseSport](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MonetiseSport)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/start-sequence-from-a-reply-in-gmail/10780/10 "2018-11-12T11:12:39Z")
again this is a “cop out” Any sales has stages hence the funnel and the deal stage cycle. Its crazy that according to you any sales cycle I start will just let me have an automation in the first response and then the rest has to be manual labouring in sales. Since I work with digital ad sales (and compete with programmatic ads) that is just not a dooable option. Since Ideally at any time I want to have a sales funnel with about 120-130 live deals in different stages. Being confident that the sequences take care of the funnel and all the follow up and reminders in the early cycles. So I can put my energy on where its best suited meetings, proposal and closing deals. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.hubspot.com/t/start-sequence-from-a-reply-in-gmail/10780)._