How a solo founder transformed their sales process from manual outreach to automated AI-powered campaigns, increasing demos by 400% while saving 20+ hours per week.
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"Cora transformed our sales process. What used to take me 20 hours a week now happens automatically. We're booking 8-12 demos monthly instead of 2-3. The AI research and personalization is incredible - prospects actually respond because the outreach feels genuine."
How ShopFlow Went from 2 to 12 Demos a Month Without Hiring a Sales Team
For most solo founders, sales is the hardest part of building a startup. You know your product inside out, you can ship features fast, but booking demos? That often feels like an uphill battle.
That’s the exact problem Sarah Chen, founder of ShopFlow, was facing.
The Problem: Sales Eating 20+ Hours a Week
Sarah had built ShopFlow, an e-commerce SaaS platform designed to simplify store management for small online businesses. But like every early-stage founder, she quickly realized building a great product wasn’t enough — she needed a way to get in front of potential customers.
The catch? She was doing everything manually:
It added up to 20+ hours a week just on outreach. Worse, it wasn’t consistent. Some weeks she managed 50 emails, other weeks she was too busy with product work to send any at all. The result: just 2–3 demos per month.
“I was spending more time on sales than on building my product,” Sarah recalls. “But hiring a sales rep wasn’t an option — the cost would have killed my runway.”
The Turning Point: Discovering Cora Intelligence
After looking at different tools, Sarah came across Cora Intelligence — an AI sales development tool designed for startups and solo founders.
Unlike other outreach platforms that just automate email blasts, Cora actually:
For Sarah, that meant she could upload her lead list once a month and let Cora do the rest.
The Results: From 2 to 12 Demos a Month
Within the first month of using Cora, ShopFlow’s sales process transformed:
“The AI research and personalization is incredible,” Sarah says. “Prospects actually respond, because the messages don’t feel generic. And I can finally spend my time building ShopFlow instead of chasing replies.”
Why This Matters for Founders
Sarah’s story isn’t unique. Thousands of solo founders and early-stage SaaS startups hit the same wall: they need more demos, but they can’t afford to hire salespeople.
That’s where AI SDRs like Cora Intelligence come in. Instead of sinking $70K+ into a hire or $5K/month into an agency, you can:
It’s sales development on autopilot — without losing the human touch.
The Takeaway
For ShopFlow, Cora Intelligence wasn’t just a productivity tool — it was the bridge between stagnant growth and consistent pipeline.
Sarah went from unpredictable outreach and 2 demos a month to a steady flow of 8–12 qualified calls. And she did it without hiring, outsourcing, or burning herself out.
If you’re a founder facing the same challenge, ask yourself:
With Cora Intelligence, you don’t have to choose.
Join hundreds of businesses already using Cora Intelligence to transform their sales process.