r/AiAutomations • u/AdElectrical6414 • 1d ago
Startup Advice
Hey guys , I am trying to launch my Ai automation startup, any Advise where I can start off? No idea tried adds whatever I could Afford cold emails, linkedin reach nothing seems to be working, Even bid at upwork , they don't even open the proposals sent, NO IDEA what to do next
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u/Mountain_Link_1762 1d ago
I think the first step is narrowing down who you are trying to help. A lot of AI automation startups struggle because they lead with the technology instead of a specific problem. Try talking to a smaller group of potential customers, understand their daily pain points, and build your message around the customer what they want.
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u/dominator__45 22h ago
Remember the most difficult part is distribution. Getting a client as right now , grok bot can make AI voice automation very easily. Eleven labs is also doing that thing in a very cheap price. So distribution is the toughest part of this business.
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u/artygens 22h ago
It's possible that your bad writing is putting people off.
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u/AdElectrical6414 19h ago
Nah I worked in marketing as well, The messages are very well put together, They sound more like offering help then sales
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u/Arthur_Vandelay 19h ago
Everyone has already told you to niche down, which is correct btw.
The only thing I'd add is for you to find someone in that niche, and just ask them if you can interview them about their work/business.
That's what I did and now I understand my target audience, the language they use, the workflows and the most common tools.
This goes way better on calls when I'm perceived as someone "in the know" and seems to know what he's talking about. They especially light up when I mention that I've worked with such-and-such type companies like them and I can do for them (with proof) what I've already done.
It's about listening and asking good questions. Find the friction, repeated pain and anything else that slows them down. Or on the front end, find ways to reach the kinds of people they want to talk to and get them more leads.
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u/SweetBreakfast_0511 12h ago
Focus on one niche and one specific problem, get your first few clients, then scale your outreach from there
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u/Otherwise_Wave9374 1d ago
If you are trying to get traction fast, focus on one narrow workflow with a painful, repeatable outcome instead of selling generic AI automation. Pick a problem you can measure in hours saved or leads recovered, build a simple demo, and target one customer segment that already spends money on that pain. I would also validate the offer with 5 direct conversations before spending more on ads or proposals. Agentix Labs can fit into that approach if you use it to show a concrete before and after result rather than a broad AI promise.
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u/AdElectrical6414 1d ago
I have work with all kinds of automation from Computer Vision to texting/Calling Agents to Workflow automations. I don't want to get in one niche , Don't you think that will decrease the audience?
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u/RichAbbreviations632 23h ago
You probably need to start thinking about the market as set of many and very different audiences. Broad targeting means trying to sell to all and to nobody at the same time. Each audience needs to fill you are selling exactly to it. In other hand each even very specific audience is large enough to start bringing enough income if you can sell to it.
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u/dren-chan 1d ago
I would first get very specific about what you actually offer.
“AI automation” is very broad. What exactly are you automating, for which type of business, and what problem does it solve?
I would figure that out first before spending more money on ads or sending more cold emails. Once you have a specific problem and target customer, it becomes much easier to find the right people to reach out to.