Straight answers

Straight answers about getting customers

The questions owners and founders ask before they spend money on outreach, a hire or a phone service. Each page answers in the first two sentences, then shows the numbers.

• Should founders do their own cold outreach?Why founder-written outreach works early, when it stops working, and what to hand off first.
• Do I need an SDR, or can AI do outbound?What a sales development rep costs in 2026 next to an AI outbound worker, and when hiring is still the right call.
• What is the cheapest way to do outbound as a startup?What an outbound stack costs piece by piece, which parts to skip early, and where founders waste money.
• Can AI answer my business phone?Yes. It picks up the number you already have, answers common questions, and books into your calendar.
• What is an AI receptionist?A plain definition, and how it differs from voicemail, a phone tree and a human answering service.
• How much does an AI receptionist cost?What sets the price, how it compares with an answering service or a hire, and what Rocketship charges.
• AI receptionist vs answering service: what is the difference?Cost, hold times, booking, business knowledge and after-hours calls, compared plainly.
• What happens when a small business misses a call?How many calls go unanswered, how many callers never ring back, and what that costs you.
• Can an AI app builder take payments?What taking a payment actually needs (Stripe, keys, a webhook, an order record) and how Rocketship wires it up.
• How do you get customers without a sales team?Name your buyers, email them yourself or with software, follow up four times and answer fast. The steps, with wording to copy.
• How do you find customers on Reddit?Search for people asking for what you sell, reply with real help from your own account, and keep a list. The process and the rules.
• What is lead generation for a small business?A list of named buyers, a short message to each and a fast reply. Where leads come from and how to start this week.