Magic GTM brain

Magic matches busy professionals and growing businesses with dedicated human virtual assistants supported by AI tools and coaching.

category

Virtual assistant services

market profile

  • text: The service combines dedicated remote assistants, managed recruitment and 24/7 backup.
  • text: Buyers compare outsourced assistants with hiring in person or competing virtual assistant agencies.

personas

  • title: Founder or CEO
    pains:
    • Inbox, meetings and travel consume focus needed for decisions
    • Recruiting and managing an assistant adds work before it saves time
  • title: Operations manager
    pains:
    • Administrative and customer support tasks grow faster than the team
    • Hiring multiple remote assistants demands screening, training and coverage
  • title: Sales or marketing leader
    pains:
    • Lead follow-up, booking and social tasks compete with revenue work
    • A new assistant needs context, coaching and reliable handoffs

icp

  • text: Founders and executives with recurring administrative work who can delegate to a dedicated remote assistant.
  • text: Growing businesses and professional services teams needing one assistant or a custom-trained remote team; size is not specified.

message pillars

  • text: Get a dedicated human assistant.
  • text: Match and train an assistant for the buyer.
  • text: Provide backup when the dedicated assistant is offline.

objections

  • objection: Will managing a remote assistant create more work?
    response: Magic describes matching, coaching, replacement and management support; agree on tasks and handoff expectations before starting.
  • objection: What if the assistant is a poor fit or demand changes?
    response: The site says Magic can replace assistants; its pricing page says there are no long-term contracts.

competitors

  • name: Assist World
    website: https://assistworld.com/getmagic-alternatives/
    why: Offers matched virtual assistants to similar business buyers.
  • name: Wishup
    why: Virtual assistant provider compared in alternatives research.
  • name: Rocket Station
    website: https://rocketstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/THE-SECRET-GUIDE-TO-HOW-ROCKET-STATION-HIRES-AND-TRAINS-THE-BEST-VAS.pdf
    why: Provides outsourced virtual assistants and identifies Magic as a peer.

keywords

  • hire virtual executive assistant
  • remote virtual assistant for business
  • outsource administrative tasks
  • virtual assistant for founders
  • virtual assistant agency pricing
  • hire remote customer support assistant

voice

  • conversational
  • reassuring
  • outcome-oriented

signals

  • text: Founder is hiring an executive assistant or reports being overwhelmed by scheduling and inbox work.
  • text: A scaling business is seeking several remote assistants or standardized support coverage.

pricing

model: seat
starting price: $360/week per dedicated virtual assistant, 40 hours per week, standard four-week billing

motion

hybrid

channels

  • SEO
  • X
  • referrals
  • case studies

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Mike Chen
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
  • name: Aaron Kemmer
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Executive Chairman, Edge Aerospace (space computers for satellites and on-orbit data centers; in orbit, profitable). Founder of Magic (YC W15), CEO 2023-2026, grew ARR $3M to $40M, now Chairman. Founding CEO of Made In Space: first 3D printer on the ISS, first parts manufactured off Earth, became Redwire (NYSE: RDW). Chairman of Max Space. 12 US patents in in-space manufacturing.
  • name: David Merriman
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Co-founder, Magic (getmagic.com)
  • name: Nic Novak
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
  • name: Michael Rubin
    title: Founder/CFO
    role: Founder

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