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The overall process feels more structured compared to other options I’ve tried, which makes it easier to follow and improve over time. There are still areas I’m figuring out, especially around optimization, but the foundation seems solid so far.

I came in thinking I needed better lead generation. Turns out I already had enough leads, I just wasn’t managing them properly. Once I implemented the follow-up logic and stopped replying randomly, conversations started progressing naturally.

First few weeks were honestly frustrating. I was setting everything up but didn’t really understand how the pieces connected, so results were inconsistent. Around week 5 things started to make more sense, especially once I fixed how replies were being handled. Conversations stopped dying after one message. Now I’ve got a steady flow of calls coming in each week. Not explosive growth, just consistent movement, which is honestly better.

We started using this after trying a few other outreach tools. Setup wasn’t terrible, but definitely not as straightforward as I expected. The system works once you get it running properly, especially around follow-ups, but getting there took a lot of trial and error. I think if someone is expecting quick wins they might get frustrated early on like I did.

The overall concept of using AI to handle parts of outreach is what got me interested in the first place, and I still think that idea is solid. Where I struggled a bit was in the execution, especially early on when I wasn’t sure how everything connected and what needed to be prioritized first. After spending more time with it, I’m starting to understand it better, but it definitely hasn’t been a quick process.

I worked with one of the growth partners who was consistent in checking in and guiding me through different parts like niche selection and outreach setup. He was always open to answering questions and helped me stay focused when I was overthinking things. There were moments where it felt like a lot of information at once but over time it started to make more sense. Overall a solid experience and the community aspect also helps when you are stuck.

I have been inside AI Acquisition for a couple of months now and have learned more about actual outreach than i did trying random tools before. Understanding how to structure messaging and letting the agents handle follow ups has made a noticeable difference. I am still improving and testing things but i now feel more confident in handling conversations instead of guessing what to say. The system helps but you still need to learn the basics and apply them properly.

honestly didnt expect much going in but after setting up the first follow up agent and seeing it actually respond to leads automatically i was like okay this is different than what i tried before still figuring things out but feels like it could get better if i stay consistent

Before joining, every week felt like a reset. Trying new things without knowing what worked. Now I have a baseline system. I know what to track and what to improve. First deal came in around week 6. Not life-changing money, but enough to prove the model works.

Came in from freelancing with decent skills but no structure. Everything lived in my head. Leads, follow-ups, ideas. It worked until it didn’t. Working with Steve, we mapped out a simple flow. Sounds obvious, but I never actually had that clearly defined. After 2 months, I am booking calls weekly instead of hoping something lands. That shift alone was worth it.

I went into AI Acquisition thinking it would be easier to get started, but the initial setup took more time than I planned for and I had to rewatch a few things to understand what was actually happening behind the scenes. Once I got past that part, I could see how the system is supposed to work, but I still feel like I am figuring things out slowly rather than seeing immediate clarity.

I was doing everything at once outreach, replies, delivery, follow-ups. No structure at all. Steve pointed out that I was constantly mixing stages, which made it hard to track anything properly. Once we separated those into clear steps, things started to feel less chaotic. I still do most things myself, but I am not bouncing between tasks the same way anymore.

Joined primarily to fix outreach. That part worked. But the thing I keep telling people about is the account manager automation.

I run four ongoing retainers. Before, client communication was a mess, sporadic updates, forgotten check-ins, the occasional frustrated email asking for a status. I was doing good work but communicating poorly.

The account manager agent now handles structured updates on a set cadence. Clients get clear progress reports. Nobody's chasing me. Three of my four retainer clients have renewed without me having to pitch the renewal at all, they just kept going because the relationship felt managed and professional.

The outreach stack got me the clients. The account manager agent helped me keep them.

Aashir is top notch. He is knowledgeable and has always generously shares his experience and expertise as an implementation expert at AI Acquisition.

Paid for the Launchpad / Gold programme. What was sold and what we actually received were two very different things.

The programme was positioned as a premium, high-touch client acquisition and GTM offer - 1:1 business planning, virtual consultancy, executive-level support, full system build, and a pipeline of qualified meetings within a defined timeframe. Setup was meant to complete within 30 business days of onboarding.

What we experienced over 90+ days:

Onboarding failure from day one. Nobody attended our original onboarding session. We had to chase to rebook it. The replacement felt rushed and templated. From there, the pattern never really corrected.
Basic setup errors that shouldn't happen at this price point. Our cold outreach script went out with "My Company" where our actual name should have been. Calendar links, script errors, placeholder naming in assets. We were catching their mistakes, not the other way round.

Wrong identity contamination across our account. A completely unrelated business name and a person who does not exist in our company, repeatedly appeared in our workspaces, campaigns, email sequences, and website records. We flagged it multiple times. It kept reappearing. At one point an entire campaign we'd asked for was built under the wrong workspace, under the wrong name, using the wrong outbound method, after explicit written instruction on what we wanted.

Website required multiple correction rounds, including them checking the wrong site because there were duplicate entries in their system.

Billing was opaque and the charges kept moving. We only discovered we'd been overcharged on one tool because a personal card hit its limit and a payment failed. They later confirmed the correct price should have been $185/month rather than the ~$297 being charged, and "compensated" us with account credit rather than refunding the card.

The pricing inconsistencies are still surfacing. We recently discovered we've been paying for a Zoom Pro account that was never enabled. When setting up a client on the platform, we were told activation was $1 - it turned out to be $1 plus $129 for a further tier. Meanwhile, we pay $185/month for the exact same service on the exact same platform for our own account. Same product, same vendor, different prices depending on which door you walk through.

The "compensation" was worthless. When we were overcharged previously, the resolution was account credit in the form of lead lists from their own platform. The lead quality was so poor we've since had to pay a third-party provider to get leads we can actually use. So we're paying premium rates for a core deliverable that doesn't work well enough to avoid paying someone else for the same thing.

Core promise undelivered. The programme was sold around building and filling pipeline with qualified meetings. Over 90+ days, with us active, engaged, and responsive, that didn't meaningfully happen. When we formally raised this, we were clear: the issue wasn't our ability to close - it was getting qualified prospects onto calls, which was the specific outcome the programme was built around.

Support felt reactive, not strategic. What we were sold was premium GTM advisory. What we got, most of the time, was tech support around a messy implementation - chasing fixes, clarifying basics, resolving billing and workspace problems. The one call that finally felt like the high-level strategic guidance we thought we'd paid for came 100+ days in, after multiple trust breaks, which ironically made the frustration worse.

The single issue isn't any one mistake. It's the pattern: poor onboarding, wrong identities contaminating our account, duplicate records, campaign misconfiguration after explicit instruction, billing confusion, hidden charges, opaque and inconsistent pricing, worthless compensation, and a support experience that bore little resemblance to what was sold.

If you're considering the Launchpad / Gold programme, our experience is that the gap between how it's positioned and how it actually operates is significant.

Go in with your eyes open, audit every invoice line-by-line from day one, and don't assume what you've been quoted is what you'll pay.

Short one because it doesn't need to be long.

Joe didn't let me just copy-paste sequences and hope for the best. He made me understand why each part of the outreach stack was structured the way it was, the follow-up timing, the reply logic, the handoff to booking. When something stopped working I could actually diagnose it myself instead of raising a support ticket for every small issue.

That's the difference between renting results and owning a process.

Only been using it for about 5 weeks so still early. What I’ve noticed is that reply timing and consistency seem to matter more than volume. Once the follow-up logic kicked in, conversations stopped dropping off as quickly. Still figuring things out and definitely not fully optimized yet, but it’s showing some potential.

Been using it for about 2 months now.At first I thought something was wrong with the system because results were inconsistent. Turns out my messaging and targeting were the bigger issue. Once I adjusted those, replies started improving and booking became more stable. So it does help, but only if your basics are already somewhat in place.

Thought this would be more plug and play. It isn’t. Took me a while to understand how the reply system actually feeds into booking. Once I got that part, things improved. Still feels like you need patience more than anything.

I thought this would be more hands-off. You still need to monitor replies, tweak messaging, and step in at the right moments. The agents help, but they’re not completely set and forget. It’s more like assisted automation than full automation.