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What the Sprint Actually Is
This post is the honest, practical version of the sprint: the steps that actually move you from "I want to start an AI agency" to a real call on the calendar, with Ciela doing the one thing it does well and you doing the rest.
The Flow at a Glance
| Step | What happens | Who does it |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Build a live demo from a real prospect's website | Ciela |
| 3 | Send the demo through your own outreach | You |
| 4 | Take the call and close | You |
| 5 | Deliver with an n8n template as the starting point | You |
Step 2: Build the Demo
Point Ciela at a real prospect's website and in a few minutes you get back a live, personalized AI agent, a voice or chat receptionist, missed-call text-back, or website chat, already speaking to that business's own details. This is the step that turns "trust me, this works" into something the prospect can try themselves, and it is the part of the sprint Ciela actually automates.
Step 3: Line Up and Run Your Outreach
Ciela does not send the demo for you. Whatever channel you use, cold email, LinkedIn, cold calling, referrals, the message that tends to convert is short and concrete: "I built this for your business, take a look," with the link. The niche playbooks include outreach hooks by vertical if you want a starting point for the language. This step is where your own speed and consistency determine how fast the sprint actually moves, there is no fixed timeline Ciela can promise here anymore.
Step 5: The Templates Deliver
Landing the client is half the job. Delivering is the other half, and this is where the included n8n workflow templates help, 200+ of them across 70+ niches, covering receptionist, missed-call, and chat-booking builds. Pick the template closest to what you sold, import it into your own n8n instance, connect it to the client's tools, customize it, and go live. This is real build work; the templates are a starting point, not a finished deploy Ciela hosts for you.
Who This Sprint Is For
- You are starting an AI agency from scratch and want a concrete first-client playbook instead of more theory.
- You have technical skills (n8n, Make, Vapi) but are not sure how to package and pitch them, the demo does the proving for you.
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Want a hand setting up the sprint and your delivery? Reach out to OpenClaw Consult. We help AI agency owners get set up on Ciela and paired with outbound that actually uses the demo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Ciela AI book my first call for me?
No. Ciela builds the demo. Reaching prospects and booking the call is on you, using whatever outreach channel you run. There is no automated outbound engine anymore.
Do I have to send the outreach myself?
Yes. Ciela has no outbound feature. You bring the channel, cold email, LinkedIn, cold calling, or referrals, and Ciela supplies the demo link that goes inside it.
What happens after I close my first client?
You deliver using one of the included n8n workflow templates as your starting point, importing it into your own n8n instance and customizing it for the client's tools, then billing a monthly retainer.