Skip the agency: use local AI agents to broker high-ticket deals for 20-30% cuts
aryanXmahajan · x · 2026-08-23
The author shares a path more lucrative than selling AI services or running an agency: use locally running agents to source and broker high-ticket deals — sponsors×creators, exec-to-exec intros, brands×niche newsletters — taking 20-30% of every close, claiming six figures earned this way.
Key points:
- A cut of deal value has no ceiling; one enterprise intro can out-earn 6 months of client work, and renewals keep paying;
- Every run teaches the system which channels source the best leads and which buyers close, so validated plays can be scaled;
- The opposite of AI SDR spam: a handful of unlisted, high-value deals a year, not 10,000 Apollo blasts;
- You self-host everything and never charge for tech — the money is in the cut.
Simple math: a 15k deal at 30% pays 4.5k; five closes = 22.5k, plus renewals. The catch: you need real network access and partners who can actually close.
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