🚀 From AI Ideas to AI Income: learning in my first week at CEO Lab
Hey fellas, This is AJ; by trade, I'm a product leader working in the tech space for a while and motivated to bridge the gap between building great tech and actually scaling it into a market-dominant business. Recently joined CEO Lab, and I have to take a second to share some gratitude after a few days into the program. Joining a new community can be overwhelming, but @Jeff Lopez and @Charles Guerra have built something truly different here. It’s not just another group talking about "what AI might do"—it’s a laboratory for what AI founders are actually doing to scale. Thank you for the relentless focus on the "Sales Pitch." Watching the breakdowns has been a masterclass in removing friction from the buyer’s journey. I also like to thank @Sherm Stevens @Rafael Manzon @Jeremy Bardwell @Ian McIntosh as they quickly jumped on and helped me with my initial questions - I truly see how the community is helpful :) My Big Takeaway for Fellow Newbies: The biggest trap in AI SaaS is "Development Drift"—spending months building a feature nobody knows how to buy. I have realized that being disciplined enough to watch and practice the sales pitches Jeff shares is just as important as the code itself. If you can't articulate the "Value over Velocity," the best AI in the world won't save the business. Questions for the Veterans in the Group: I do have a few questions for veterans who have been here and are already scaling their AI SaaS: 1. Sales vs. Product: In your first 6 months, how much of your weekly "discipline" was spent on refining your pitch vs. refining your prompts? 2. The "Jeff Effect": What’s one specific piece of advice from a Jeff/Charles session that completely changed how you handle a discovery call? 3. Newbie Advice: For someone just starting their first "Practice Pitch" recordings—what’s the one mistake you see almost everyone make?