You Will Add AI To Your Business. Some Owners Will Get It Right.Most Will Spend The Next 18 Months Undoing It.
Text it to us first. We'll tell you what they won't.
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Dear Business Owner,
I need to tell you something that might make you uncomfortable.
But you deserve to hear it — especially if you're the kind of person who reads past the first paragraph.
You're about to make a costly AI mistake.
Maybe not today. Maybe not this month.
But soon.
And here's what makes it particularly cruel: You won't know it's a mistake until it's expensive to fix.
Let me explain what I mean...
What They Don't Tell You (Until It's Too Late)
Every AI demo looks clean.
Every vendor pitch sounds bulletproof.
Every integration claims to be "seamless."
Then reality shows up:
API stacking that silently creates failure points
"Native integrations" that are just brittle webhooks
Automation triggers that fire twice — or not at all
AI tools competing for ownership of the same data
Version conflicts that surface six months later
Systems that work today but block everything you want to add next
None of this appears in demos.
All of it appears in real businesses.
The Real Question Isn't: "Will This AI Tool Work?"
It's: "Will this still work after the next one?"
And the one after that.
And the one you'll need in six months.
Because AI decisions aren't isolated anymore.
They're architectural.
Every tool you add becomes the foundation something else has to build on.
Which means:
The wrong CRM integration today = fragmented customer data for years
The wrong AI receptionist now = every future system has to work around it
The wrong automation sequence this quarter = technical debt that outlives employees
And the cruelest part?
These mistakes feel fine at first.
The pain shows up 8–14 months later, when you're too invested to start over cheaply.
The $340,000 Pattern I Keep Seeing(And Why It Terrifies Me)
Three times this month, I watched the same scenario unfold:
Smart owner. Solid business. Real revenue.
Then... a plausible-sounding AI vendor pitch.
Then... a contract signed with confidence.
Then... six months of silent bleeding.
Not loud failure — that would be easier to spot.
Quiet deterioration.
Missed appointments that "shouldn't have been missed." Duplicate records that "weren't there before." Integrations that "technically work" but require manual cleanup every week.
And here's the part that keeps me up at night:
Every single one of these owners had the intelligence to avoid it.
What they lacked wasn't brainpower.
It was a 10-minute SMS conversation before the decision was made.
The Question That Separates Winners From Cautionary Tales
Here's what I want you to think about:
In the last 90 days, how many times have you been asked to make an AI decision?
Now ask yourself:
How many of those decisions did you make with genuine certainty — versus "This seems right, let's try it"?
That gap between seeming right and being right?
That gap between seeming right and being right?
Because in AI — unlike most business decisions — the cost of being wrong compounds over time.
Why This Moment Is Different (And More Dangerous) Than You Think
I've been building and integrating AI systems inside operating businesses since 2019.
And I can tell you with absolute certainty:
The AI decisions you're making right now will either accelerate you for the next decade... or anchor you to mediocrity you can't easily escape.
Here's why:
Traditional business mistakes are linear. You lose money. You learn. You pivot.
AI mistakes are architectural. They become the foundation everything else is built on.
And the cruelest part?
These mistakes feel fine at first.
The pain shows up 8–14 months later, when you're too invested to start over cheaply.
The Uncomfortable Truth About AI Vendors (That No One Will Tell You)
Every vendor demo works perfectly.
Every pitch sounds sophisticated.
Every integration is "seamless."
Until it's not.
And here's what they'll never admit:
Most vendors don't actually know if their product will work in YOUR environment until after you've paid.
They're not lying — they're optimistic.
But optimism doesn't fix broken webhooks at 11 PM when your booking system goes dark.
You need something vendors can't give you:
Vendor-agnostic truth from someone who's already made the mistakes you're about to make.
What AI Counsel Hotline™ Actually Is (And Why It Exists)
Before you sign any AI contract...
Before you commit to any integration...
Before you tell your team "We're doing this"...
You could text a single question to someone who:
Has zero financial incentive to say yes
Has already deployed the same system you're considering
Knows what breaks, when it breaks, and how much it costs to fix
Responds within a few hours with implementation truth, not theory
That's AI Counsel Hotline™.
It's not:
- ❌ A chatbot
- ❌ A course
- ❌ A consultant selling tools
- ❌ Another "AI expert" with opinions
It's a private decision filter for owners who understand that one avoided mistake pays for years of membership.
Before You Sign Anything. Before Your Team Starts Experimenting.
Before You Stack Another Tool On Top Of A Fragile System…
We're currently using a basic phone system and a CRM for bookings.Text us. Tell us.
What you're using now- What you want to add next
- What you think you'll need in 6–12 months
We'll tell you
- What's safe
- What breaks
- What order actually works
The Moment This Clicks (A Real Example)
Last Tuesday, a member forwarded me a vendor pitch.
The offer:
AI receptionist, $300/month, "full CRM integration."
His question: "Worth it?"
My response (verbatim):
"No. Their 'integration' with GoHighLevel is a Zapier webhook, not native API.
You'll get:
Missed calls with no record
Manual cleanup every Monday
No real-time calendar sync
Double bookings during high-volume periods
Use GHL's built-in AI caller instead already included, zero integration risk, 80% of the value.
Revisit external AI calling in 6 months when native integrations mature.
Response time: 11 minutes.
Money saved: $3,600/year + uncounted frustration hours. Long-term benefit: His tech stack stays clean, flexible, and doesn't create hidden dependencies.
That's the service.
One text. One truth. One better decision.
The Three Types of People Reading This Right Now
Type 1: The Skeptic
You're thinking: "I can figure this out myself."
You're right — you can.
The question is: At what cost?
Time you could spend running your business? Money spent on trial-and-error? Strategic optionality lost to technical debt?
Smart people don't avoid help. They avoid expensive learning curves.
Type 2: The Burned
You've already made an AI mistake.
Maybe it's still limping along. Maybe you're quietly planning to replace it. Maybe you just don't talk about it anymore.
You don't need this letter to convince you.
You need a way to make sure it never happens again.
Type 3: The Strategic
You see AI clearly:
Not as a toy. Not as a trend. As leverage — if deployed correctly.
You're already winning.
This just ensures you keep winning while others plateau.
One Bad AI Decision Doesn't Fail Loudly. It Fails Slowly. Quietly. Expensively.
Let's do the math a different way.
What one bad AI decision costs
$5,000–$50,000 in vendor contracts
6–18 months of team frustration
Countless hours debugging integrations
Strategic opportunities missed while cleaning up
What AI Counsel Hotline™ costs:
- What AI Counsel Hotline™ costs:
- $99/month
- No contracts
- Unlimited questions
- Cancel anytime
One avoided mistake pays for 4+ years of membership.
Most members avoid a costly decision in their first month.
$99/month is nothing compared to rebuilding everything.
The Emotional Shift Members Don't Expect (But Always Mention)
Yes, you'll make better decisions.
Yes, you'll save money.
But what surprises people is the relief.
The relief of:
Not wondering if you missed something- Not second-guessing technical decisions
- Not lying awake replaying vendor pitches
- Not feeling behind because you moved carefully
One member described it perfectly:
"It's like having an attorney for AI decisions. I don't move without checking first — and I sleep better because of it."
That quiet confidence?
That's what actually changes how you operate.
What You Can Ask (Anything Related to AI Decisions)
Text or voice memo anything:
- Vendor pitches & contract reviews
- "Can we automate this?" feasibility
- Integration compatibility checks
- Debugging existing AI systems
- Security & compliance guidance
- Competitive threat analysis
- Future planning & roadmap questions
Response time: A few hours (often faster)
Complex technical questions: 6 hours maximum
Unlimited questions. No per-question charges.
The Proof This Isn't Theory
177 active members across
Healthcare
Home services
Real estate
Manufacturing
Professional services
This month alone, members avoided:
$340,000 in bad vendor contracts- 12+ months of combined cleanup time
- Hundreds of hours in research & demos
Not because they lack intelligence.
Because they value certainty over experimentation.
Who This Is Actually For (Read This Section Carefully)
This is not for:
- ❌ People "exploring AI"
- ❌ Hobbyists & experimenters
- ❌ Owners without real operational stakes
- ❌ Anyone looking for DIY tutorials
This is for:
- Business owners with real revenue
- "Operators managing real systems
- Anyone who thinks in years, not quarters
- Leaders making decisions with financial consequences
If AI decisions affect revenue, operations, or strategic direction in your business...
This will feel less like a purchase and more like a missing piece you didn't know had a name.
A Final Thought (The Most Important Thing I'll Say)
Five years from now, the winners won't be the owners who "adopted AI fastest."
They'll be the owners who made the right AI decisions systematically.
That distinction — invisible today — will be worth millions in preserved optionality, avoided technical debt, and compounded strategic advantage.
The difference between those two groups?
One had a private filter. The other moved alone.
Join AI Counsel Hotline™ $99/Month
Unlimited questions
Cancel anytime
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Stop making AI decisions alone.
Start making them with the quiet certainty that comes from knowing someone who's already walked the path is watching your back.
You'll never look at an AI pitch the same way again.
Not because you've learned AI.
Because you'll never have to make these decisions blind.
P.S. — The most dangerous time to join is "later." Because the AI decisions you're making this month are already locking in your next 2–3 years of operational reality. The question isn't whether you need this. The question is whether you can afford to keep deciding without it.
P.P.S. — If you're still reading, you already know this is different. The owners who hesitate are usually the ones who've already been burned once. Don't let the second mistake be the one that could've been avoided with a single text message.
