Entering the World of AI Business - Need more Clarity
I need some honest guidance from people who are actually building in this space. I’m deep into AI automation/agents / n8n, etc., but I’ve hit a wall conceptually. Most of what we learn is tool-first. We know how to build things — but when it comes to business applications, things get blurry fast. So I’m trying to get clarity on one core question: If I want to help B2B or D2C companies with AI, what should I actually be building first? Not hypothetically. Not “AI can do X, Y, Z”. But in the real world. Some specific things I’m stuck on: - For B2B service businesses, what outcomes should AI realistically help them achieve first? Faster sales? Ops efficiency? Decision-making? Something else? - For D2C / SaaS brands, where does AI actually create leverage early on, ops, support, analytics, forecasting? - What are the first systems that make sense to build before getting fancy with agents and automations? Right now it feels like: - Everyone is learning tools - Very few people can clearly say what business problem to attack first. I don’t want to be a “build random automations” guy. I want to build systems that actually move the needle. If you were starting today: - What ICP would you pick? - What ONE AI system would you build first? - And why? Would really appreciate grounded, experience-based answers.