{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Build With AI","title":"# 161 How I'm AI-maxxing boomer businesses to make f*ck you money","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ce5600ca\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2173,"description":"Free audit template Corey is giving away — https://audittemplate.ai\n\nIn this episode, I sat down with Chris Koerner and outlined how I sell AI assessments to small businesses.  \n\nTimestamps\n00:00 – Intro\n00:33 – The $1,000 AI audit pitch\n01:10 – The lunch conversation that started it all\n02:23 – Why 99 out of 100 owners need this\n02:57 – Why Loom screen recording failed\n04:25 – From Zoom calls to a voice agent\n05:31 – Meet Annie, the AI interviewer\n06:17 – Live demo of the voice agent\n08:06 – How the voice agent was built (Retell + skills)\n10:18 – Walking through a real assessment in Gamma\n12:00 – The effort vs impact matrix\n13:00 – Wedding venue saves 8 hours with Dash This\n15:16 – Pricing journey: free to $1,000\n17:30 – Why charging more makes upsells easier\n18:02 – The full upsell menu breakdown\n22:00 – Custom GPT knowledge system for a business broker\n24:46 – Which industries this works best for\n25:53 – Seven ways to find clients with no followers\n26:39 – Hosting a local AI meetup\n27:30 – Door-knocking businesses in 2026\n29:25 – Using free audits to land warm contacts\n30:30 – Running free AI office hours\n31:30 – Hard-won lessons and the speed-to-lead upsell\n34:36 – The simple Claude prompt that builds the audit\n35:33 – Where to find Corey\n\nKey Points\n\nThe business started from one lunch where a friend said he'd pay $1,000 just to be followed around for a day. After validating with 50–100 owners, Corey found 99 out of 100 small business owners need this — they just don't know which AI tools to use.\n\nThe upsell menu is built into the report. Common follow-ons: process optimization ($3K–$5K), Zapier or Make automation builds ($1K–$3K), custom GPT knowledge systems, CRM setups (high-level CRM at $3K–$5K), and speed-to-lead AI agents tied directly to revenue.\n\nThe seven-way client acquisition playbook works with zero followers: host a local AI meetup on Luma or Meetup.com, door-knock local businesses, run free audits for your network, host free AI office hours at...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fPP_LXbA6Rbv7hw4e1qgK-hy_oKL684f8rf7EF5X7TI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYWVm/NTk5YjU3OTk3NzAy/YzBlZDkzNzA0ZDIz/MjVjNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}