Sharing our validation process for a small AI tool targeting individual car salespeople in the US. Happy to hear pushback on the strategy.
The opportunity:~400,000+ car salespeople in the US. Almost zero personal tooling exists for them — every product in this space sells to dealerships, not individual reps. The rep has no ownership of their customer data, no AI assistance, no personal CRM. They manage 40-80 active relationships mostly from memory.
Our approach:Instead of picking one product direction and building, we made 3 lightweight landing pages testing 3 different value propositions. Each has a Tally waitlist form. We're driving traffic via Reddit, LinkedIn outreach, and automotive sales communities. After 2 weeks we'll double down on whichever gets the most signups and qualitative signal.
The 3 angles:
1. AI video follow-up (PitchDrive)Scan a car → AI generates personalized walkaround video in your voice → send to customer → get watch notificationsPitchDrive — Close More Cars
2. Personal AI CRM (SalesKit)Independent CRM owned by the rep, not the dealer. AI daily briefing: who to call, what to say. Data is portable.SalesKit — Your Personal AI Sales Assistant
3. AI layer on existing dealer CRM (DealPulse)Connects to VinSolutions/DealerSocket. AI reads your pipeline and surfaces 5 daily priorities with drafted messages. Zero behavior change required.DealPulse — AI That Reads Your Dealer CRM So You Don't Have To
Our hypothesis:DealPulse has the lowest adoption friction (no new system) but the highest technical risk (CRM API access). SalesKit has the clearest ownership story. PitchDrive has the most viral potential (customers receive videos, word spreads).
Questions for this community:
We're a 2-person team targeting $10-20k MRR in 6-12 months as a lifestyle business. Not raising, just building.
The opportunity:~400,000+ car salespeople in the US. Almost zero personal tooling exists for them — every product in this space sells to dealerships, not individual reps. The rep has no ownership of their customer data, no AI assistance, no personal CRM. They manage 40-80 active relationships mostly from memory.
Our approach:Instead of picking one product direction and building, we made 3 lightweight landing pages testing 3 different value propositions. Each has a Tally waitlist form. We're driving traffic via Reddit, LinkedIn outreach, and automotive sales communities. After 2 weeks we'll double down on whichever gets the most signups and qualitative signal.
The 3 angles:
1. AI video follow-up (PitchDrive)Scan a car → AI generates personalized walkaround video in your voice → send to customer → get watch notificationsPitchDrive — Close More Cars
2. Personal AI CRM (SalesKit)Independent CRM owned by the rep, not the dealer. AI daily briefing: who to call, what to say. Data is portable.SalesKit — Your Personal AI Sales Assistant
3. AI layer on existing dealer CRM (DealPulse)Connects to VinSolutions/DealerSocket. AI reads your pipeline and surfaces 5 daily priorities with drafted messages. Zero behavior change required.DealPulse — AI That Reads Your Dealer CRM So You Don't Have To
Our hypothesis:DealPulse has the lowest adoption friction (no new system) but the highest technical risk (CRM API access). SalesKit has the clearest ownership story. PitchDrive has the most viral potential (customers receive videos, word spreads).
Questions for this community:
- Any obvious flaws in this validation approach?
- Which angle looks most defensible to you?
- $49-99/month for an individual salesperson — does that pricing feel right for the value?
We're a 2-person team targeting $10-20k MRR in 6-12 months as a lifestyle business. Not raising, just building.
