How to Use AICRM Lead Finder (and What It Can Replace: Gojiberry, La Growth Machine, Instantly)

What is AICRM Lead Finder?

AICRM Lead Finder is a tool inside the CRM that finds new people matching your ideal customer. You describe who you want, it searches public LinkedIn profiles, checks each one against your description, and gives you a short list with a reason for each. You approve the ones you want, and only those become contacts.

It finds people. It does not send anything for you.

How do I use Lead Finder, step by step?

Describe your ideal customer, run the search, review the candidates, approve or reject each one, then ask for a connection note on the leads you kept. A run returns up to 10 candidates, and nothing is saved to your contacts until you approve it.

1. Describe who you want. Job titles, industry, location and any detail that matters, for example "marketing directors at agencies in Manchester". You can also start from a company already visiting your site: in Analytics, the Prospects tab has a "Find contacts here" link that opens Lead Finder with that company filled in.
2. Run the search. Each run looks for matching public LinkedIn profiles and checks them against your description. There is a short cooldown per search, so you review before running it again.
3. Review the candidates. Each one shows name, title, company, a link to the profile and a short reason for the fit. Candidates stay in the list if you leave the page and come back.
4. Approve or reject. Approving creates a contact tagged as coming from Lead Finder. Rejecting drops the candidate. Approval also respects your plan's contact limit.
5. Draft a connection note. On an approved lead, click Draft note. You get a LinkedIn connection note of 300 characters or fewer. You can copy it or ask for another version. Notes are only drafted when you click, never in bulk.

Can I do it by voice?

Yes. The voice agent can show you a Lead Finder overview, run a search, approve or reject candidates, and draft a note. For example: "Find me five marketing directors at agencies in Manchester", then "Approve the first two", then "Draft a note for the first one".

What does Lead Finder not do?

It does not find email addresses, send emails or LinkedIn messages, run automated sequences, or log in to your LinkedIn account. It also finds at most 10 candidates per run. You send the connection note yourself.

This is deliberate. It keeps the tool simple, avoids the account risks of LinkedIn automation, and means a person decides every step of contact.

Can Lead Finder replace Gojiberry?

Partly. Gojiberry is built around buying signals on LinkedIn and automated outreach. Lead Finder covers the "find me people who fit" part, but it does not watch for signals such as post engagement or job changes across the market, and it does not send messages for you.

If what you want is a steady, reviewable list of good-fit people and a note you send yourself, Lead Finder does that. If you want an agent to detect signals and contact people automatically at volume, Gojiberry is built for that and Lead Finder is not.

AICRM does track signals for contacts you already have (company news and job title changes, tiered Hot, Warm or Monitor), which is a different job from finding strangers.

Can Lead Finder replace La Growth Machine?

For finding leads, partly. For running multichannel sequences, no. La Growth Machine is designed to run LinkedIn and email sequences, with enrichment and sending limits, across several channels. Lead Finder has no sequences and no sending.

Choose La Growth Machine if you want automated, multi-step outreach. Choose Lead Finder if you want to find and review people by hand and keep them in a CRM alongside your existing customers.

Can Lead Finder replace Instantly?

Not for cold email. Instantly is a cold email platform: a lead database, sending accounts, warm-up and high-volume campaigns. Lead Finder does not find email addresses or send cold email at all today.

If your plan is sending thousands of cold emails a month, Instantly is the more suitable tool. If your plan is a few dozen well-chosen people a week, Lead Finder covers the finding and the CRM side.

How do Lead Finder and the three tools compare?

	AICRM Lead Finder	Gojiberry	La Growth Machine	Instantly
Finds new people	Yes, public LinkedIn profiles	Yes, signal-led	Yes	Yes, lead database
Explains why each fits	Yes	Varies by setup	Not its focus	Not its focus
Finds email addresses	No	Check with the vendor	Yes, enrichment	Yes
Sends outreach for you	No	Yes, LinkedIn	Yes, LinkedIn and email	Yes, email
Works as your CRM	Yes	No	No	No
Best for	Small teams reviewing a short list by hand	Signal-based LinkedIn automation	Multichannel sequences	High-volume cold email

Features and plans change. Check each vendor's own site before deciding.

Is it legal to contact people I find this way?

It depends on the channel and where the person is. This is general information, not legal advice. In the UK and EU, holding someone's data without them asking for it needs a lawful basis, and "legitimate interests" is commonly used for relevant business-to-business contact. You should be able to say why you are contacting them, tell them where you found them, and stop when they ask.

Cold email has stricter rules than a LinkedIn connection request. In the UK, PECR generally requires consent for marketing emails to individuals, including sole traders and partnerships, while emails to corporate addresses are treated more leniently. Either way, you must say who you are and give an easy way to opt out. You are responsible for how you use the leads you find.

Who is Lead Finder for?

Founders, consultants and small teams who want a short list of well-matched people each week, a reason for each, and one place to keep them. It is included in every AICRM plan. See pricing and the features page, or watch the demo.