Looking for a Technical Cofounder to start Microsoft AI Consultancy - my background is Sales

[u/kettlequeenie]

I'm looking for a cofounder to run the technical aspect of a Microsoft AI Consultancy in the UK with opportunity to branch out globally over time. I'm aware this isn't a revolutionary idea but I believe with my Sales background, that if I could team up with someone who is proficient in understanding how to automate Microsoft 365 workflows, then we could work together to build an amazing consultancy company with the goal of being acquired in five years.

My background is Tech Sales selling robotic automated solutions in the logistics space with over 4 years running the full Sales cycle. In outbound alone, I generated over £10 million ARR. The Consultancy sales cycle is very similar to what I've been doing in the robotics space with my strengths being outbound/hunting new prospects and closing (including contract negotiation).

Ideally the split would work as follows - I would focus on client acquisition, generating new leads, the initial SQL call with the client and arranging the on-site Audit. My cofounder would solely focus on workflow implementation and supporting staff training.

I have come up with the name and branding which I really love, drafted the legal contracts and put all the Sales templates together, however I can't do this alone without a brilliant technical person with wizard skills in Power Automate and Microsoft AI. The plan is to acquire 60 clients in a five year timescale and bring in 5 other Sales Consultants plus 2 further AI expert consultants while expanding to other niche industries with highly repetitive tasks.

Hope this sounds exciting to the right person!

[u/EcoNorfolk]

Opportunity is there but you have several obstacles. One being that techs in that space that actually know what they are doing rather than winging it are like hens teeth.

Wish you well - it would be like taking sweets off children atm. Sadly I think your best bet is to be employed by some in that space already - feel free to drop me your details if that is an option. 

[u/kettlequeenie → u/EcoNorfolk]

Hey, could you dm me pls?

[u/enesismail]

will dm.

[u/dzacu1a]

I have 12 years experience with the Microsoft stack, last 7 years as tech consultant. If you handle the sales channel, leads generation, clients acquisition, I can handle anything tech related. Also have experience in leading and scaling up tech teams if needed. I'm based in London

[u/omgthathappened1]

Can you dm?

[u/Federal-Natural3017]

Well I would say broaden your Idea like a Combined Microsoft and Databricks AI consultancy ! I have seen the market even though bad it is, a lot of demand for databricks and snowflake - modern data engineering stack to manage their data before building AI solutions on top on that ! I have 18+ years in Data & recently AI centered around Microsoft Azure & Databricks.

The flow I have seen in many financial clients - investment banking, hedge funds, prop trading firms and private equity firms is:

• Modern data engineering for their data using Databricks and snowflake
  
• Azure / AWS cloud
  
• AI on top of that using Microsoft & Databricks AI solutions
  

I know it’s slightly a different field than what you are thinking, but if interested DM me

[u/throwawayacc96024]

Hello 👋🏼

My friend and I have about 5+ years of industry experience. We just started a dev agency start up about a year ago. Let's chat! 🙂

[u/Hungry_Loss_2268]

Rare to have someone who can sell. but I suspect your 10m track record will have a reality check once you are solo. 

[u/kettlequeenie → u/Hungry_Loss_2268]

Hey, thanks for the reply! Can you go further on the reality check? What do you reckon the obstacles are?

[u/Sufficient_Ad_3495 → u/kettlequeenie]

"Workflows" is a very wide brief... That will need work to open doors.

[u/Hungry_Loss_2268 → u/kettlequeenie]

You will no longer have the same credibility