$999 AI Tools Assessment
Video published Jul 15, 2026 by Corey Gannon
Startup cost: Low startup cost (our estimate; the video doesn’t give figures)
Source video
Corey Gannon · The $1,000/hour Solo AI business (Full Course) ↗
What It Is
A fixed, productized service where you meet with a small business owner for about 45 minutes, ask structured questions to find where they're losing time, and then recommend three to seven off-the-shelf AI tools they can start using immediately. No coding or technical implementation required, you're prescribing existing tools, not building anything new.
The Pitch
Gannon charges $999 for a 45-minute assessment where he recommends off-the-shelf AI tools rather than building anything custom, backed by a money-back guarantee if he can't find at least five hours a week of time savings. He says the average client saves about seven hours a week, and the assessment opens the door to bigger, higher-priced implementation work afterward.
Who It’s Best For
Someone who wants the lowest-friction possible entry into AI consulting, no coding or automation-building, and who's comfortable running a structured 45-minute conversation with a business owner to diagnose their specific pain points.
The Truth (as we see it)
The pitch is explicit that this works because most small businesses (his stated sweet spot is 2-20 employees, $500K-5M revenue) are barely using AI beyond basic chatbots, a believable and checkable claim rather than a vague one. The money-back guarantee is a genuine credibility signal. As with every consulting-based idea in this database, the real bottleneck is still finding and booking that first assessment call, not delivering it once booked.
Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.
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