Every week, I advise founders on how to hit $10k MRR. On Tuesdays, I share my consulting notes from those private sessions. Learn from their mistakes so you don't burn your own cash.
Turns out I had no idea how to sell.
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Hey Reader, I'll be honest — I lost at least 10 sales before I learned I had no idea how to sell. I saw the same pattern this week training a client for a sales call. He had a great AI product but kept fumbling his answers when prospects got tough. He started rambling, getting defensive, and sounding unsure. He was losing deals he should have won. The secret isn't a long-winded explanation. It's a short, powerful line that shows you've already thought about the problem. It builds instant trust. Here are the 3 most common AI objections, and the one-line responses I gave him that actually work. THE ACCURACY OBJECTION "How do I know your AI won't make mistakes?" → YOUR RESPONSE: "We optimize for a fast, valuable first win on the most common 95% of cases. We have a clear system to escalate the 5% of edge cases to a human." THE SECURITY OBJECTION "How do I know my sensitive data is safe with you?" → YOUR RESPONSE: "We use enterprise-grade APIs that are contractually forbidden from training on your data. I can send you our 'SOC 2-lite' security plan right after this call." THE COST OBJECTION "How do I know the token costs won't spiral out of control?" → YOUR RESPONSE: "We price by the job done, not by tokens, so your costs are predictable. We can also set a hard cap with an automatic alert to ensure you never have a surprise bill." The takeaway is simple and it isn't about AI. Prepare one, powerful response for every objection. Speak soon, P.S. If you want to become great at selling and turn objections into closes, book your free strategy call. |
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Every week, I advise founders on how to hit $10k MRR. On Tuesdays, I share my consulting notes from those private sessions. Learn from their mistakes so you don't burn your own cash.
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