

0 — 130K on LinkedIn in Less Than 10 months, Cold Outbound & YC Startups
Sep 12, 2025
Manthan Patel, an AI and lead generation expert, shares his inspiring journey into content creation and the world of startups. He discusses the transformative power of altruism and self-improvement while leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT. Exploring cold outreach strategies, he emphasizes the importance of human connection in high-ticket sales. Patel reveals his secrets to gaining over 100,000 LinkedIn followers in ten months and the significance of audience psychology in lead generation. His insights motivate those entering the AI industry to embrace their potential.
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Values Drive Clear, Practical Content
- Manthan's core principles are altruism, self-improvement and openness and they guide his product and content choices.
- He avoids hype and shares exact workflows to demonstrate accessibility for non-technical people.
Transition From Engineer To AI Practitioner
- Manthan moved from full‑stack engineering into AI after working with YC startups and seeing production ML workflows.
- His VectorShift contract and early agent work convinced him AI can automate end‑to‑end business processes.
Cold DM To Mentor: A Fast Startup Culture
- Albert, VectorShift's founder, cold DM'd Manthan and hired him to build a course and workflows, creating a fast-paced, hands‑on culture.
- A late‑night site outage fixed in minutes showed the startup's ownership and speed ethos.