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The full Step by Step is available at the bottom of this post. I got cold dm’d on Reddit again last week from someone trying to sell me their Reddit Agent that would not only find me leads on Reddit but respond to them. So I figured I may as well build this myself.  Now this agent does NOT respond to anything, but it does go out and find relevant posts and conversations in your chosen sub reddits.

The key for Microsoft partners is opportunity creation — a practice rooted in understanding and anticipating buying intent. Rather than casting a wide net for “leads,” top teams identify accounts that not only fit their ideal client profile (ICP) but also display clear signs that now is the right moment to connect.

The landscape of enterprise artificial intelligence is shifting fast, and nowhere is this more evident than in the competition for workplace mindshare between Microsoft Co-pilot AI and ChatGPT. Despite Microsoft securing large corporate deals with Co-pilot, a growing number of businesses are discovering a gap between purchasing the technology and actually seeing it put to good use.

If you’ve spent any time on outbound sales, marketing outreach, or partnership development, you know this truth all too well: finding leads isn’t hard anymore. Today’s market is flooded with tools that help you build prospect lists, enrich contact data, and fire off personalized messages at scale. However, there’s a persistent gap that most lead generation strategies overlook—and it sits right at the intersection of automation and human connection.

As artificial intelligence continues to shape the future of business, many companies are racing to implement cutting-edge technology in customer-facing roles. While automation can boost efficiency and lower costs, a recent high-profile incident reminds us that AI customer service failures come with significant risks—ones that every business leader should weigh before phasing out human support teams.