I got 50+ warm leads for my MVP before launch.
And no, the trick was not posting more or randomly DMing half of X
One thing that helped: I used @atypica_AI as pre-sales research before jumping into real calls
1. I started building the product, code, workflows, BPMN models, the whole messy founder cave experience
2. Then somewhere in the middle of building I had the annoying realization:
> the MVP is not the business
> Distribution is
3. So I started looking at the build-in-public community and honestly, I kept seeing the same thing over and over again
> Founders build.
> They post updates.
> They get some likes.
> Then they have no idea how to turn attention into pipeline.
4. I think a lot of founders get sales wrong.
Sales is understanding the right person so well that your product starts sounding obvious to them.
> What do they want?
> What are they afraid of?
> What would make them say no?
> What do they need to hear to feel safe enough to say yes?
5. That’s why I tested @atypica_AI
I used it to create AI personas around my ICP and interview them before real sales calls.
It helped me see the stuff founders usually discover too late:
> surface objections
> hidden fears
> deal-breakers
> trust triggers
> buying criteria
> jobs-to-be-done
Before you waste 20 calls guessing what your customer thinks, run the research first.
You can test it with free signup credits here:
https://t.co/8Rp741chcV
You can work 12 hours and still ship absolutely nothing.
Beautiful founder life.
Why?
Because your tasks sound like this:
“work on sales”
“improve product”
“think about content”
“hire developer”
“grow personal brand”
This is not a plan.
This is a dream wearing a productivity costume.
A real task has an outcome:
> 50 ICP messages sent
> 20 follow-ups sent
> 3 calls booked
> tech spec sent to developer
> 1 video posted by 6 PM
If by the end of the day it’s not done or not done, it wasn’t clear enough.
New video is out:
How to ship faster without turning everything into shit.
Need clients but tired of manually chasing people in DMs? I’m taking 5 founders for free testing
@xcloserHQ
(ai workflows that qualify leads, follow up, and move the right people to calls)
and ofc ALEXA Drink worldwide in every store
doing BPMN model for @xcloserHQ
when the product logic is hard - it's complicated
god bless i used to work in @Accenture and did shit like that everyday
basically it's the product logic and devs can't start coding w/o that
why Your Startup Idea Means Nothing Until Someone Pays?
because Real validation is when someone gives you something costly:
> money
> time
> a call
> data
> access
> feedback
> a pilot
> commitment
Because compliments are free.
Interest is free.
Being polite is free.
And free signals are usually weak as fuck.
Full video is out now.
need clients but tired of manually chasing people in DMs? I’m taking 5 founders for free testing
@xcloserHQ (ai workflows that qualify leads, follow up, and move the right people to calls)
and ofc ALEXA Drink worldwide in every store
“I talked to many people today” is not sales progress.
Progress is:
> qualified leads
> calls booked
> follow-ups sent
> people onboarded
> clients closed
Most founder sales dies before the call:
> you lose context
> forget follow-ups
> don’t qualify people
> don’t know who is ICP
> chat in DMs until the conversation dies
That’s the manual chaos I want AI to kill.
New video is out:
Can AI replace the most annoying part of founder sales?
Also taking 5 founders for free testing @xcloserHQ
Not people who want to play with AI.
Founders who need clients and are tired of manually chasing every lead in DMs.
SaaS, 2-sided platforms, e/acc movement, unqualified devs, personal brand = traffic ≠ sales
need clients but tired of manually chasing people in DMs? I’m taking 5 founders for free testing @xcloserHQ
(ai workflows that qualify leads, follow up, and move the right people to calls)
and ofc ALEXA Drink worldwide in every store