How Solopreneurs Are Using Full AI Agents

And Why You Should Too

We’ve moved past the phase where ChatGPT was just a fancy search bar or a writing assistant.

Today, creators are using AI to build something far more powerful: autonomous systems that don’t just respond to prompts, but take initiative.

I didn’t fully get it until I built my first AI agent. What started as a simple automation quickly turned into a self-running system, researching, planning, and even publishing content without me lifting a finger. It wasn’t just helpful, it felt like I’d hired a digital teammate.

These aren’t tools you micromanage; they’re goal-driven systems that plan, execute, and deliver results while you sleep, work, or move on to bigger problems.

It’s a shift from automation to true delegation, and it’s changing the way we think about creative work.

So, what does it actually look like in practice?

Let’s break down 4 real examples of creators using agents to save time, make money, and scale their work, without burning out!

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1. Mart Kempenaar’s Lead-Gen AI Agent

❓The Problem

Lead generation is one of the toughest and most expensive parts of growing a business. We broke this down in our previous post on AI tools for sales and cold outreach, where we shared real examples of how creators are using AI to supercharge their cold outreach strategies.

What’s changing now?

AI isn’t just assisting, it’s doing: sourcing leads, qualifying them, and writing personalized messages, so you can focus on building relationships and closing deals.

💡The Solution

Mart, a solo consultant and founder, faced this exact issue. He wanted a smarter, scalable way to fill his pipeline. Instead of hiring a VA or buying shady lead lists, he built a multi-agent system that handles lead generation end-to-end.

🔧 How It Works

He used LangGraph, a framework for chaining LLM-based agents together in a graph-like structure. The pipeline looks like this:

1. First, the system queries external data sources like Google Maps API to surface businesses that match a niche profile.

2. Those businesses are filtered based on Mart’s Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), using logic like industry type, employee count, and online presence.

3. For those that pass validation, the agent runs enrichment scripts, pulling in website data, social handles, and even funding history via APIs and scraping.

4. GPT-4 then crafts a cold outreach email, personalized to each lead.

5. Finally, it sends the email via Gmail or MailerSend and logs the attempt.

The system loops or reroutes based on validation scores or errors, all orchestrated via LangGraph.

You can explore the full source code for this agent here for a deeper dive.

📊 The Outcome

This system doesn’t just scale outreach, it’s flexible enough to fit niche, local-first strategies.

• For creators and startups working with local businesses, it can automate the entire top-of-funnel.

• It scrapes local directories, enriches contact data, and crafts custom outreach! No manual effort needed.

• Once set up, it runs quietly in the background, sending qualified leads daily while you focus on sales or delivery.

Mart also breaks down how to adapt this workflow for local outreach using n8n to pull leads from sources like Google Maps and enrich them with AI before the first message is even sent. Check it out here!

Lead gen isn’t the only grind solopreneurs are automating. When it comes to travel and logistics, another solo builder took things a step further, with a modular AI planner that handles everything from flights to food.

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2. Nir Bar's Travel Planning Agent (DocentPro / CyberArk)

Like Mart, Nir built his agent to eliminate busywork, but he tackled a completely different, yet equally frustrating, domain.

❓The Problem

Planning complex travel (especially for teams or events) involves a hundred micro-decisions:

• What flights match the agenda?

• What hotels fit the budget and location?

• Can we generate a formatted itinerary?

Daniil, founder of Creators’ AI, used to spend hours every week juggling travel plans, booking flights, hotels, and meetings, and he is not alone! Many founders face the same time-consuming hassle that drains their focus.

💡The Solution