His Exact Playbook

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Branson Pfiester: https://x.com/branson_atx

A 15-year-old made $30,000 in just a few weeks… by setting up AI agents for other people.

In this episode of The Next New Thing, Andrew Warner sits down with Branson Pfiester, who turned OpenClaw into a simple service business—helping clients install and use AI agents to automate their work.

What started as helping friends quickly turned into paid gigs, referrals, and even $10,000 projects, all driven by a single idea: most people want AI, but don’t know how to set it up.

Branson breaks down exactly how he gets clients from X, how he closes deals in 15 minutes, and why this opportunity is much bigger than it looks.

⏱ Timestamps
00:00 15-year-old makes $30K with AI
00:27 How he discovered OpenClaw
00:45 Building apps with AI
01:21 First paid client
01:57 Pricing mistakes and lessons
02:15 How much you can charge
02:42 $10K AI automation project
03:18 API vs browser automation
04:03 Getting clients from X
05:15 His sales process
05:51 Closing in 15 minutes
06:36 Advice for beginners
07:30 Who his clients are
08:15 $30K in revenue
08:24 Made in 2–3 weeks
08:33 How big this can get
08:42 What’s limiting growth
09:09 Using AI to scale
09:36 Where to find Branson

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