AI Founders Sunset Club

Most founders can tell you their product. Far fewer can tell you exactly how it makes money. This session walks through how startups really earn, the revenue models that work, the numbers behind them, and how AI is letting tiny teams punch above their weight. Your host: Milana from the Bridges Network.

What we'll cover:
• The main startup revenue models, explained simply
• The numbers that matter: margins, customer cost and lifetime value
• Why growth without revenue is a trap
• How AI is changing the maths for small teams
• Open Q&A on your own idea

Who it's for: San Diego founders, side-project builders and small business owners deciding what to build next. No finance background needed.

Bring: a notebook and your idea or current business.

Where: Google Meet. The link appears here once you RSVP "Going." 60 minutes, no cost.

(PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER AT THE BOTTOM)

How we brought in 256 paying customers in 90 days with an AI sales funnel that runs while we sleep, broken down step by step for solopreneurs and small business owners. The real system, the real numbers, and the AI tools behind every step.

Most owners get clients the hard way: referrals, cold outreach, chasing people who went quiet. It works until you get busy, and then the pipeline dries up. An automated funnel fixes that. AI now writes the pages, the emails, the ads and the follow-up, so new customers keep coming in whether you are on a call, on vacation or asleep.

This session shows you how to build one.

What we cover:
• What a sales funnel actually is, in plain English, and the one you are probably already running without knowing it
• How to get clients on autopilot: the follow-up sequence that turns strangers into buyers without you chasing anyone
• The low-ticket first offer: why a small first purchase beats a free lead magnet, and how it pays for your ads
• The 90-day breakdown: the offer, the price, the traffic and the AI-written pages and emails behind 256 customers
• Where AI does the heavy lifting: copy, landing pages, email sequences, ad variations and lead scoring, and the tools we use for each
• A simple template to map your own automated funnel before the call ends

Who it's for: solopreneurs, freelancers, consultants, coaches, agency owners and small business owners who sell a product or service and want customers coming in every week without chasing them. No marketing background needed. If you already run funnels, you will leave with the AI workflow that cut our build time by 80 percent.

Bring: a notebook and one offer you sell, or want to sell, for under $100.

Where: online. The link appears here once you RSVP "Going." About 60 minutes including Q&A, no cost.

Please read before you RSVP:
This is a Bridges Network event, hosted across all of our city groups at once. Because of the size of the audience, it runs as a one-to-many presentation with a Q&A session at the end. Attendee microphones will stay off; questions go through the chat and we answer as many as we can.

There will be an offer made at the end of the session for those who want to go deeper. You do not need to buy anything to get the full strategy. Everything described above is covered before the offer.

Should you raise money and chase fast growth, or build a profitable business you own outright? Both are great, but they need different plans. This session helps you choose your path on purpose, before you spend the time and money. Your host: Milana from the Bridges Network.

What we'll cover:
• The real difference between a startup and a small business
• Funding, growth and founder pay on each path
• Signs you are on the wrong path
• How AI lowers the cost of both
• Open Q&A on your own plans

Who it's for: San Diego founders, side-project builders and small business owners deciding what to build next. No finance background needed.

Bring: a notebook and the business you run or want to start.

Where: Google Meet. The link appears here once you RSVP "Going." 60 minutes, no cost.