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“lead tools way too pricey — alternatives?”r/smallbusiness · high intent · example
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AI lead generation, social listening & an AI dialerGrow leads. Close deals.
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Callback set · Thu 10:00Saguaro Family Dental · example
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Moved to ProposalNorthwind Dental · example
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Weekly report drafted9 calls written up · example
Base camp · Ask

Ask for it in plain English. It does the work.

The Assistant opens on where your project stands this week, then takes requests. Ask it to find companies, fill your dial queue from a pasted sheet, move a deal, set a callback or draft the week's report. Changes come back as a card you confirm with one tap.

  • Briefing when you open it
  • Cards you confirm
  • Every chat kept in History
✦Assistant · Dental practicesexample
This week
14qualified leads
9calls made
2meetings booked
Find dental practices in Phoenix with a phone number and put them in my dial queue.
I can search practice owners in Phoenix, AZ and queue the ones with a number. Run it?
Lead searchPractice owner · Phoenix, AZFit 65 or higher goes to Companies. Numbers go to the dial queue.
38companies
24fit 65 or higher
24numbers queued
Done. 24 numbers are in your dial queue, best fit first.
Who called back this week?Move Northwind to ProposalSort my companies by typeDraft this week's report
r/smallbusiness“lead tools way too pricey — alternatives?”r/startups“how do I actually get my first users?”X“anyone using AI SDRs that actually book meetings?”r/nocode“$60k rebuild quote, is that normal?”LinkedIn“need leads without spamming communities”r/Entrepreneur“how are you finding clients this year?”
r/sales“cold email stopped working. what are you doing instead?”X“recommend a CRM that isn't bloated?”r/marketing“how do I get in front of buyers without ads?”LinkedIn“who do you use for outbound calling?”r/smallbusiness“any tool that finds local businesses by type?”X“Tried Buska, too pricey — alternatives?”
Camp 1 · Listen

Your buyers are asking strangers for a recommendation.

Those threads are public. GrowthFuse watches the subreddits, X searches and LinkedIn feeds your buyers use, reads every post and grades it 0 to 100 against your buyer profile. The noise is filtered out before you ever see it.

  • 18 watched places per product
  • Up to 3 scans a day, whenever you run them
  • Reddit, X and LinkedIn included
Signal feedexample

    Why it scored 92

    Buyer roleFounder
    PainTool cost
    SignalAsking for alternatives
    ↳ Your angle: lead with the three-tool cost, offer the demo
    Camp 2 · Learn

    It learns from every lead you skip.

    Set a lead aside and GrowthFuse reads why. It suggests exclusions and sharper buying signals, shows what the next scan will do differently, and changes nothing in your targeting until you approve it.

    • Learns from dismissed leads
    • Suggests exclusions
    • Nothing changes without your OK
    AI Learningexample
    Why I set some leads aside
    “Looking for a marketing agency for our café”r/smallbusiness
    buyer of a service
    “Homework: compare 5 lead tools”r/marketing
    student
    “We do lead gen too, DM me”X · search
    seller, not buyer
    Suggested sharper buying signal“Already paying for a lead tool and unhappy with it”
    Last scan64
    Next scan88
    Make it live✓ Live in your targeting now
    Camp 3 · Reply

    Replies that sound like you. Sent by you.

    Every qualified lead arrives with the reason it scored and a drafted reply that leads with help, not a pitch. Communities can smell a sales bot three comments away, so nothing posts on its own: you approve every send, and the Chrome extension carries the draft onto the thread so one click posts it from your own account.

    • 0 auto-posts
    • Every reply approved by you
    • Chrome extension included
    G
    GrowthFuse extension
    Draft ready on this thread
    r/r/smallbusiness · example thread

    Lead tools are way too pricey. Any alternatives that don't spam people?

    Paying for three tools and still cold emailing strangers. There has to be a better way to find people who actually want this.

    ▲ 4831 commentsshare
    ✦ Drafted reply · in your voicescore 92

    “We hit this exact wall last year. Honestly, most of the tools are overkill. What worked for us was watching the three subreddits our buyers actually use and answering fast. Happy to share the checklist if useful.”

    ✓ Posted from your account
    Camp 4 · Find

    Not every buyer is on Reddit. Build the list, or bring yours.

    Give GrowthFuse a job title and a city. It finds the businesses, their phone numbers and the people inside, scores each one against your ideal customer, and lands the keepers in your CRM for the dialer. Already have a list? Upload a CSV or XLSX. No social account needed.

    • Title + city → companies
    • Decision-makers found
    • CSV or XLSX import
    New listexample
    PhoenixTucson
    ✓
    Northwind Dental · Phoenix3 locations, hiring front desk · 2 people found
    fit 91
    ✓
    Saguaro Family Dental · Tucsonindependent practice, owner-run · 2 people found
    fit 86
    ✓
    Camelback Orthodontics · Phoenixspecialist, office manager listed · 1 person found
    fit 78
    ✓
    Desert Dental Supply · Phoenixdistributor, not a practice · unticked
    fit 31
    38companies
    24fit 65 or higher
    41decision-makers
    ✓ Landed · Companies & Contacts
    Companies24 added
    Contacts41 added
    Dial queue65 numbers
    Camp 5 · Call

    It doesn't stop at the lead. It picks up the phone.

    Upload your contacts, or send over the list you just built, and the AI dialer works it: it calls, handles the objection, books the meeting and texts the booking link. The transcript is waiting for you when it hangs up.

    ☎
    Keep your phone system.The dialer brings its own dedicated number and runs in your browser. Nothing to port, nothing to install, nothing to ask IT for.
    • Books the meeting, texts the link
    • Transcript on every call
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    Prospect · from r/nocodeAI dialer · example call
    00:00
    Prospect“We got quoted $60k for the rebuild, honestly it feels way off…”
    GrowthFuse AI“That’s the exact gap we cover. Worth a 15-minute demo this week?”
    Prospect“Sure, if it’s quick. Thursday works.”
    GrowthFuse AI“Done. I just texted you the booking link. You’re set for Thursday at 2.”
    Objection · price vs. doing it in-houseBooking link sent by text✓ Meeting booked · Thu 2:00Transcript saved
    Camp 6 · Team line

    Your team dials from the same screen.

    Some calls should be yours. Reps work the same queue in the browser: the next lead with its talking points, notes from the last call, one tap to set a callback, then on to the next. When someone rings your GrowthFuse number back, the call lands in Inbound with a callback task.

    • 1,000 US/CA minutes a month per seat, included
    • Callbacks in one tap
    • Call-backs logged in Inbound
    Calling session · your queueexample
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    Dana Ruiz · Northwind DentalOwner · ask for Dana · 3 locations
    02:44
    Talking points
    • Hiring front desk at two of three locations
    • Price came up last time: lead with what they pay now
    Last call · Sep 24 · asked to call back after the 15th
    MuteKeypadHang upSet callbackDone, next lead →
    ✓Camelback Orthodontics · callback set Thu 10:00done
    ✓Northwind Dental · meeting bookednow
    ✓Saguaro Family Dentalnext
    ☎
    (602) 555-0148 called backInbound · 2:14 PM · example
    Callback task createdAttach to a company
    Camp 7 · Rehearse

    Rehearse the call before you dial it.

    Open a company or contact and tap Rehearse. You talk out loud with an AI playing the person you're about to call: a new voice, name and mood each time, the objections your real calls keep hitting, and sometimes a front desk you have to get past. Then a coach shows where the call stopped and what to change.

    • Spoken, not typed
    • A coach after every call
    • Uses AI dialer minutes
    M
    Maria · front desk, Northwind DentalRehearsal · mood: busy, polite · example
    02:18
    Front desk“Northwind Dental, this is Maria. Is this about an appointment?”
    You“Hi Maria, it's about how you find new patients. Is Dana around?”
    Front desk“She's between patients. One moment, I'll put you through.”
    Dana“This is Dana. We already pay for a lead service, honestly.”
    Picked upGot a namePut throughAsked for themBooked

    From your coach

    Your share of the talking 61%
    Seconds until you asked for her 42 s
    Ums and uhs per minute 3.1

    You got through to Dana, then did most of the talking. Ask her how new patients find them before you pitch.

    Camp 8 · Teach

    Write what your market is already asking.

    The questions your buyers keep asking are already sitting in your feed. The content studio groups them into themes, ranks them with every scan, and turns each one into posts in your voice. Every draft carries the real quotes that inspired it.

    • 20 content sets a month per product
    • Themes from real buyer language
    Themes in your feedexample
    “lead tools are too pricey”top theme
    “scared of getting banned”rising
    “first 10 customers”steady
    inLinkedIn post

    “We were paying for three lead tools and still cold emailing. Here’s what changed…”

    from 12 buyer quotes
    XX thread

    “The $200/mo lead stack, taken apart in 6 posts. 🧵”

    from 9 buyer quotes
    r/Reddit answer

    “We hit the same wall last year. Here’s what actually worked without the $200/mo stack…”

    from 15 buyer quotes
    @Email

    “Subject: the cheaper way to find buyers who are already asking”

    from 7 buyer quotes
    Camp 9 · Get named

    Be the name AI gives when your buyers ask.

    Before they search, your buyers ask ChatGPT, Google’s AI and Perplexity for a recommendation. GrowthFuse asks those same questions three times a week, shows you who gets named instead and which pages AI quotes, then drafts the article that gets you into the answer. You check every fact before it goes live on your own blog.

    • Up to 5 AI assistants
    • 3 checks a week
    • Articles on your own domain
    Your buyer asks ChatGPTexample
    What’s the best way to find customers on Reddit without getting banned?
    ChatGPT’s answer

    Two tools stand out: one for keyword alerts, one for scoring threads… (source: a “best tools” roundup)

    Your product isn’t named.

    ChatGPTGoogle AIPerplexityGeminiClaude
    The gapNo page answers this question, so AI quotes a roundup that lists your competitors.Cited by 3 of 5 assistants this week
    Your move“How to find customers on Reddit without getting banned”✓ 12 facts checked by youPublish to blog.yoursite.com
    Free AI check

    Try it on your own site

    See whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity can reach and read it, and what to fix first.

    Free. Takes about 15 seconds. No sign-up to see your score.

    Camp 10 · Close

    Every deal traces back to where it started.

    Signal, lead, company, call, email, deal: one pipeline. When a deal closes you can see the exact thread or spreadsheet row it came from, so you know which places are worth watching and which ones to drop.

    • CRM pipeline included
    • Attribution to the thread or row
    Pipelineexample
    📡Signal
    ★Lead
    🏢Company
    ☎Call
    ✉Email
    $Deal
    $4,800
    Closed wonTraced to the thread it came from
    r/smallbusiness “lead tools way too pricey — alternatives?”
    Reply approved by you · posted from your account
    AI call · meeting booked Thursday 2:00
    Follow-up email · proposal sent
    Camp 11 · Follow up

    Follow up from your own inbox. Read the week in one page.

    Connect your Outlook or Microsoft 365 mailbox and send from any contact's page. GrowthFuse shows what needs a reply, what hasn't gone out and what has. Every week the AI writes up your calls, and every company gets a page of its own, with fields you define and a deals board behind it.

    • Outlook & Microsoft 365
    • Weekly AI call write-up
    • Your own fields · deals board
    Emailexample
    Needs a reply · 3Not sent · 1Sent · 24
    DR
    Dana Ruiz · Northwind Dental“Thursday works. Send the proposal over.”
    9:12 AM
    SL
    Sam Lee · Camelback Orthodontics“Can you do a smaller package for one location?”
    Yesterday
    JP
    Jo Park · Saguaro Family Dental“Who else in Tucson uses this?”
    Mon
    This week · 9 calls
    Meeting2
    Call back4
    Not now3

    Read of the week: price came up in 5 of 9 calls. Lead with what they already pay for leads.

    CompanyNorthwind Dental
    TypePractice
    Locations3
    StageProposal
    Camp 12 · Fund

    Find the funding that fits, before the deadline.

    Once a week per product, GrowthFuse looks for grants and accelerators that fit your business, with live deadlines and what each one asks in return, then lays them out as a funding plan in order.

    • 1 investigation a week per product
    • Live deadlines
    • What you give up, up front
    Your funding plan, in orderexample
    1
    State small-business innovation grantNon-dilutivefits: software, under 50 staff
    Opencloses Nov 14
    2
    Federal R&D program, Phase INon-dilutivefits: new technology
    9d
    left to apply
    3
    Regional accelerator6% equitywhat you give up
    Rollingapply any time
    Start with #2: its window closes first.next run Mon
    Summit

    From a stranger’s question to a signed deal.

    Here’s what one product gets you.

    0posts made without your approval
    3platforms watched: Reddit, X and LinkedIn
    18watched places per product
    1,000calling minutes a month with every seat

    Start growing today

    One plan, priced per product. Add products as you grow. Cancel anytime.

    How many products do you sell?

    Each product gets its own buyer profile and watch list.

    $79USD / month
    1 product · 1 seat included$79
    Your team’s calls · US/CA1,000 min/mo included
    AI dialer minutesnot added
    AI SEOnot added
    Extra seats$49/mo each
    Start growing →

    Billed monthly and renews automatically until you cancel. Cancel anytime in Settings. Billing & refunds

    6 or more products? Write us at [email protected]

    AI dialer minutes optional add-on

    Your team’s own calls are already covered: 1,000 US/CA minutes a month with every seat. These add-on minutes are for the calls the AI makes for you, and they also power Rehearse, your spoken practice calls.

    Past your bundle, extra AI minutes bill at $0.55/min on your next invoice.

    Coverage
    • 18 watched places (10 Reddit · 5 X · 3 LinkedIn)
    • Up to 3 scans a day, whenever you run them
    What it produces
    • 20 AI content sets a month
    • 1 grant investigation a week
    • AI drafts + Chrome extension
    • CRM pipeline + attribution
    Team
    • 1 seat per product included
    • Extra seats $49/mo each
    • 1,000 US/CA minutes a month per seat, for your team's own calls

    AI SEO optional add-on

    When your buyers ask ChatGPT, Google's AI or Perplexity for a recommendation, are you in the answer? GrowthFuse asks your buyers' questions 3 times a week, shows who gets named instead, and helps you close the gaps. Priced per product.

    Google AI, ChatGPT and Perplexity are included. Add:

    Try it first: every plan comes with one free check of 5 questions. Or scan any website free to see whether AI can read it.

    What you get
    • Your buyers' questions asked of each AI, 3 times a week
    • Who AI names instead of you, and the pages it cites
    • Gaps and the one move for each: an article, a reply, a listing
    • Articles drafted from what AI cites; you check every fact
    • A blog on your own domain, with your logo and colors

    Questions before the climb

    What counts as a “qualified lead”?

    A public post or comment our AI scores against your ideal customer profile and buying-intent bar. A keyword match alone won't do it. You set the threshold per project, and only posts that clear it count toward your monthly leads.

    Is this against the platforms' rules?

    GrowthFuse is built to keep you inside them — on Reddit, X, and LinkedIn alike. We read public posts through licensed data access, and nothing gets auto-posted. You review every draft and post it yourself, from your own account.

    Who does the posting and calling?

    You post replies in one click via the Chrome extension. It's always your account and always your call. The AI dialer calls the contacts you upload, from a dedicated number set up for you in the app, and keeps the transcript for you.

    What if my buyers aren't on social media?

    Build a list from a job title and a city, or upload the CSV or XLSX you already have. GrowthFuse fills in the website, phone number and who to ask for, and the dialer can work the list.

    Does GrowthFuse help me show up in ChatGPT and Google’s AI answers?

    Yes, with the AI SEO add-on. It asks your buyers’ questions of Google AI, ChatGPT and Perplexity (Gemini and Claude optional) three times a week, shows who gets named instead and which pages AI quotes, and drafts articles you fact-check before they publish on your own blog. Every plan includes one free check of 5 questions, and anyone can scan their site with our free AI check.

    Do I need to connect my phone system?

    No. The dialer gets a dedicated number of its own and runs in your browser, so there is nothing to port and nothing to install. It does not plug into RingCentral, Zoom Phone, Dialpad or Aircall, and it does not need to.

    Can my team make calls themselves?

    Yes. Every seat includes 1,000 US/CA minutes a month for your team's own calls from the browser. Reps work the same queue as the AI dialer, with talking points, notes from the last call and one-tap callbacks, and calls back to your GrowthFuse number land in Inbound with a callback task.

    Which email accounts can I connect?

    Outlook and Microsoft 365 mailboxes. You send from each contact's page in GrowthFuse, and replies come back in, sorted into what needs a reply, what hasn't gone out and what has. Gmail can't be connected.

    What happens when my call minutes run out?

    Calls your own team makes from the browser are covered by the seat: 1,000 US/CA minutes a month each. AI dialer minutes are separate, an optional add-on rather than part of the base price:$100 for 250 minutes a month, $250 for 700, or $500 for 1600. Go over your bundle and the extra minutes bill at $0.55/min — no surprise tiers, no quiet cap.

    Is there a free trial?

    No. GrowthFuse is one plan priced per product, from $79 a month, billed through Stripe. Cancel anytime from Settings.

    Can I cancel anytime?

    Yes. It's self-serve in Settings, and you don't have to email anyone. You keep access until the end of the period you've paid for.

    Your buyers are already asking. Go answer them.

    One plan, from $79/mo per product · cancel anytime