I Built a Lead Finder From Scratch Using AI — Here's What Happened

🟣 Join Corporate Automation OS - https://www.skool.com/augmented-ai-automations/about 🟣 Free Automation Skool - https://www.skool.com/corporate-automation-hub Day 4 of the 7-Day Business Automation Challenge shows how to use Cursor to build a lightweight AI lead finder from scratch without coding, aiming to automate business processes up to 80%. 🛠️ TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO Builders 🔗Cursor → https://cursor.com/referral?code=WKW8SHN8RMMC 🔗Claude → https://claude.ai/referral/sO2iyFSrQQ Scraping 🔗Exa → https://exa.ai/ 🔗FireCrawl → https://firecrawl.link/ritesh-kanjee 🔗Apify → https://www.apify.com/?fpr=3oudqf Build an AI Lead Finder in Cursor (No Code) | 7-Day Business Automation Challenge Day 4 The script explains defining the lead-finding problem, mapping inputs/process/outputs, and using a provided specification document from the Corporate Automation Hub. The app collects an ideal customer profile, runs a three-step pipeline using Exa for web searching, Perplexity for enrichment, and Claude or OpenAI for scoring, summaries, and outreach emails, then saves results to a local JSON file and exports a CSV. The build is done as a Python terminal app with a minimal menu, .env API keys, and local execution, and the results are reviewed with plans to add emails/LinkedIn and build a dashboard in day five. 00:00 Business Automation App Built Live with Cursor AI 00:25 7-Day Business Automation Challenge Setup Checklist 00:58 How This Lead Finder Business Automation Works 02:37 Micro App Anatomy for Business Automation Beginners 04:13 Hosting and Architecture for Your Automation App 06:27 How to Define a Business Problem Before You Automate 08:29 Spec Doc and Screen Design for Automation Apps 10:41 Business Automation Tools and Day 4 Scope Overview 12:03 Prompting Cursor AI in Plan Mode for Business Automation 13:48 API Keys and Environment Setup for Automation Apps 15:08 Reviewing the AI-Generated Business Automation Build Plan 19:22 Install and Run Your Business Automation App Locally 20:54 Live Demo: Automated Lead Finder Pipeline in Action 22:42 Export CSV Leads and Review Business Automation Results 23:27 Iterate Your Automation App — Add Emails and LinkedIn 23:55 Business Automation Day 5 Preview — What's Coming Next