EP 25: $6,000 in AI Failures - The Most Honest Season Finale Ever
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Most business podcasts end their season with highlight reels and success stories. But that's not how we roll at AI Queens. Instead, Erika is sharing her most expensive AI failures: over $6,000 in combined costs and countless hours that could have been spent making money instead of chasing shiny AI objects like a squirrel with a credit card.
Key Failures Covered:
The $500/month tool addiction - How FOMO led to subscribing to multiple AI tools that did the exact same thing, including an AI tool for organizing other AI tools
The strategic storytelling bot disaster - $2,300 in billable time trying to create a "one-size-fits-all" bot that ended up sitting unfinished in ChatGPT
The great proposal disaster - Trusting AI output without thorough review and having to backpedal in front of a client
The image generation time sink - Two-hour rabbit holes trying to get the perfect AI-generated image, complete with six-fingered hands and floating torsos
These weren't just expensive mistakes. They were the most valuable market research Erika has ever done. Each failure taught lessons about focus, customization, strategy, and setting boundaries that no success story could provide.
Credibility doesn't come from a perfect track record. It comes from scars, stories, and the wisdom that only comes from being in the trenches. Now when clients ask about specific tools, Erika doesn't just know the marketing promises, she knows the real-world limitations.
Want to avoid these expensive mistakes? Check out the Brand-to-Bot Blueprint, where we start with your brand clarity and expertise first, then add AI strategically. Because AI without strategy is just expensive chaos.
