Q&A w/ @thesourcingguy : Answering Your AI, Business & Sourcing Questions
Liam Ottley and Isaac from @thesourcingguy discuss how to use AI for outbound sales, sourcing, and growing a service business, with focus on practical steps over chasing new tools.
The gist
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Launch outbound with custom video proposals featuring personalized 30-second CEO introductions and 3D product demos aimed at procurement teams.
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For e-commerce, white-label existing products first, validate with real sales, then modify only 20% of the product based on customer feedback.
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New builders should do first projects free for their warm network, then sell locally for $500 to $1,000 before going on freelance platforms.
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Set up client AI workspaces locally on the founder's machine with API keys and hosting so they can build independently going forward.
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"I've just been building an AIOS for him based on Claude Code, just for his kind of development workspace and where he's going to be able to do a lot of his work."
"Upwork is not a bad place to start. If you are looking to try to get your first couple clients, some people had a really good run on Upwork as well. You can take those onto Upwo..."
"You just need to get a Codex or Claude plan and buy a course on Udemy for like 20 bucks on how to build with these coding agents, or just find some free stuff on YouTube."
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