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How to Build, Launch, and Productize Your Own AI SDR Agent (Automated Prospecting Side Hustle)
Welcome to AI Paycheck! Are you tired of manual prospecting that dies after day three? For solo builders and small teams, consistent top-of-funnel activity is the holy grail. This week, we tear down exactly how to build an autonomous AI SDR Agent that prospects, enriches data, and runs multi-channel outreach while you focus on closing deals.
Our guest, Jonas Keane, specializes in helping founders and freelancers package high-leverage outbound systems into productized offers that generate recurring income.
By the end of this episode, you’ll have a clear runbook to ship your first working system this week and start monetizing it as a side hustle.
Key Discussions & Takeaways:1. The Promise of the Autonomous SDR Agent
Discover what results to expect in the first 30 days: a working loop that pulls 50–100 net-new prospects per day and is capable of booking 3–10 meetings per 1,000 sends on cold data with clean targeting. We outline the exact architecture in four lanes: Targeting, Enrichment, Messaging, and Sequencing, ensuring a reliable, repeatable system.
2. Concrete Tools and Data Quality Drill-Down
We map out the specific tools needed for each lane, from data sources like LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Crunchbase-style databases to enrichment tools like Clearbit-type data and website scrapers.
Learn to define a tight Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) using three cuts: Who (role), Where (geo/size), and Why Now (trigger). We provide examples of high-intent triggers, such as new funding, recent hiring notices, or site tech changes. Plus, get the formula for a simple Quality Score to measure vendor performance and kill low-performing sources.
3. Shipping the Minimal Build in a Weekend
Jonas walks listeners through a practical, hands-on 7-step plan to launch your first functional SDR Agent loop in under 12 hours of focused work.
4. Getting Stable Output from LLMs
Learn how to use Prompt Skeletons to provide guardrails to the LLM, ensuring message drafts are short, specific, compliant, and avoid jargon. We cover how to achieve effective personalization by focusing exclusively on public, professional signals (e.g., a recent hire notice or a job post) while avoiding personalization that feels intrusive or creepy.
5. Productizing and Monetizing Your Build
This isn't just a technical build—it's a productized service. We break down exactly how listeners can sell the AI SDR Agent build in clear tiers, starting at $1,500 one-time for a basic setup and scaling up to $5,000 plus optional monthly care packages. We also detail the three crucial pieces of proof buyers demand before purchase: a Loom walkthrough of the live system, a redacted log file, and a one-page Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Listen now to stop the manual grind and start building a boring, reliable loop that lets your AI SDR Agent earn trust and revenue.
The show notes include the prompt skeleton, message matrix, and a sample SOP outline mentioned in this episode.
