Guide · 7 min read

AI on the discovery call: what actually works

The best AI on discovery is invisible. It listens, tags, coaches in-ear, and drafts the recap before you hang up — without ever speaking to the buyer.

The three modes

Silent coach — real-time prompts and case-study surfacing to the AE;;Named participant — introduced as an AI notetaker with buyer consent;;Autonomous agent — runs the call solo, only for self-serve tiers

The win-rate lift

  • Teams running silent-coach mode on every discovery call see 12-18 point win-rate lifts within a quarter — from question-quality improvement, not from AI closing.

How to roll it out

Opt-in with a champion AE. Publish week-over-week deltas privately. Team leaderboards only after month 3.

See CoLive run this workflow live

Six named AI agents. One revenue engine. Talk to the founders — literally.