On July 2nd, we tried something different. Instead of another theoretical walkthrough, Jordan went live to build a complete AI agent system, mistakes, European plague coughs, and all. It was messy, but we figured out some useful patterns you can probably steal.
The Challenge: Moving Beyond Basic Lead Lists
Most lead generation gives you surface-level data. Company names, basic contact info, a job title if you're lucky. We wanted to build something that validates whether companies are using specific technologies and identifies decision-makers with real context.
Spoiler: it mostly worked, with the usual amount of Clay-related suffering.
The Two-Agent Pattern That Emerged
Through trial and error (mostly error), we landed on using two specialized agents instead of one do-everything agent:
Agent 1: Technology Validation
This agent searches for public evidence that companies use specific technologies. For this client, we discovered they publish apps in the Google App Store for their customers—a si…
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