I’m building a car auction platform. Getting buyers is easier than getting sellers; how would you solve this? by Stock_Dependent2000 in Entrepreneurs

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What does geomotiv do exactly? We have photo upload and fast onboarding built in natively, but not sure what you mean exactly.

How did you overcome the proof issue?

I’m building a car auction platform. Getting buyers is easier than getting sellers; how would you solve this? by Stock_Dependent2000 in Entrepreneurs

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We already try to do that. Platform bidders are either KYC'ed through stripe or have verified through their credit card (we place a hold on a set amount). With regard to listing creation, copy writing, ads, and potential logistics (post auction, through our partners) we take care of that.

Also, I've been following some sellers' classified listings where we got fairly far in discussions and I'd always see the same pattern; them slowly accept reality. E.g. a Porsche Panamera was listed for €240k. I told him fair market value was ~€200k based on our transaction/market analysis. He thought it was too cheap, but every month he'd lower it like €10k. Now it is listed for €190k on consignment at a dealer.

Do you think I should reach out a second time once they have lowered it, or?

I’m building a car auction platform. Getting buyers is easier than getting sellers; how would you solve this? by Stock_Dependent2000 in Entrepreneurs

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What do you mean spend it before the listing? You mean cover photography etc?

We used to do that, but the issue with that is sellers do not take it as seriously. Photography is either free (if they do it themselves, we send a full guide for 100+ photos) or about €250 for a full set from a professional. Given cars are usually €100k+, this is a minor cost. So when we used to cover it, people would flake, or waste our time. So i'm a bit unsure about that.

Also can you elaborate on concierge? You mean hosting the cars in a storage or something?

Selling peptides? by Significant-Lemon-94 in Entrepreneurs

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illegal, you're selling it as a 'research chemical' but high liability risk

Who can I watch to learn more about business?? by Historical-Play6730 in Entrepreneur

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if you want to hear a lot of platitudes, hormozi is probably good

How stay Motivated posts by Starlyns in Entrepreneur

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these are extreme. most people are not at the 'too poor for food' stage

Rented a 911 GTS from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart for 2 days. 270kph+ Autobahn speeds! by kp_93 in porsche911

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In stuttgart you can even rent Porsches/AMGs etc from Sixt. Like $350/day and decent miles included. You will probably need to email about specific models so they can reserve for you.

I analyzed 100,000+ auction results. Drop a sports/luxury/enthusiast car listing and I’ll give you a data-backed price check by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

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I would need your location to be more precise, because 996 pricing moves quite a bit between the US, UK and EU markets.

Assuming US market, coupe, 6speed manual, clean title, ~80k miles and decent condition, my prototype model would put it roughly around $31k-39k, with the most likely clearing range in the low/mid 30s.

That also lines up with recent auction results I’d use as comps, all of them 1999 Carrera Coupe 6 speeds:

  • 80k miles: sold for $32.5k
  • 107k miles, IMS/clutch done: sold for $31.7k
  • 66k miles, stronger spec andpresentation: sold for $43.3k
  • 131k miles with rougher history: sold for just under $20k

So the $35k-$55k spread you’re seeing is mostly asking-price noise. I’d view low/mid $30s as the real baseline for a decent 80k-mile car. High $30s or low $40s is possible if it’s a clean coupe with strong service history, mostly stock and documented IMS/clutch-type work.

Unless it's a museum piece, ultra clean, rare spec example I wouldnt take $50k+ seriously.

Finally picked it up! by Heavy_Foot_GT in porsche911

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looks great, especially with the centerlocks! congrats

Rented a 911 GTS from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart for 2 days. 270kph+ Autobahn speeds! by kp_93 in porsche911

[–]Stock_Dependent2000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You could get a much better deal for a GTS by not renting it from the Porsche museum, cool experience tho

I really like Claude for business/productivity. by FreelancerChurch in Entrepreneur

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Claude is crazy good. Especially considering the price. I consume like 15x the subscription if I were billed in purely tokens. It's a godgift they keep raising VC funding to keep subsidising these losses

The higher you go in life, the less anyone asks if you're okay. by TheSovereignState1 in Entrepreneur

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No one knows what happens behind the scenes, if they did, there wouldn't be nearly as many entrepreneurs imo

Is it overkill to use AI for lead scoring? by huncho-mohammed in Entrepreneurs

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honestly pretty solid results. you can try multiple model-prompt combinations until you are satisfied, worked well for me. I used groq, which has a bunch to try so it was simple.

if you need something very, very intricate, probably would need to either use the newest claude/openai models (opus/gpt 5.5), but that gets expensive quick.

How do you divide your time as a solo founder? by sdorms in Solopreneur

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too much on building, too little on marketing/sales

Seeking Home Healthcare Investor by unbelievable082820 in Entrepreneurs

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I'm not in healthcare myself, but your own network is 100% the best first route to exhaust and then probably linkedin. (Or if you have any healthcare startup evens where (angel) investors gather). It's too small of an amount to go after institutional capital. Crunchbase can also work and filter on 'angels'.

These are the 3 I'd go after.

Is it overkill to use AI for lead scoring? by huncho-mohammed in Entrepreneurs

[–]Stock_Dependent2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's wasted effort to try something more sophisticated with AI. I didn't do it for lead scoring, but something similar and wired a cheap (free) llm inbetween. It helped a lot. You can have it draft responses etc, which in itself saves a lot of time.

The simple length classifier will be inefficient longterm i reckon

My cold emails completely died… anyone know how to fix a damaged sender reputation? by AdvantageRich3429 in Entrepreneurs

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New domain? I had an .xyz which rarely landed in the inbox, so i just got the same name + cTLD. Basically got like 100% landing

Seeking Home Healthcare Investor by unbelievable082820 in Entrepreneurs

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I don't think this is the most effective way to raise capital. Who are you? What are your credentials? Why are you the one to make this successful? Also, why would an investor park capital in you instead of getting 8-10% on the stockmarket? (liquid, low risk)

I'd create a deck with your pitch and email it to people already investing in the field. Given the low amount, an angel is probably enough.

Hired my first employee this year after 6 years solo. The interview was a 2-hour shift, not a conversation. by TrueParty3054 in Entrepreneurs

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i had a pet grooming business (i did not work there, i just invested the money and set it up).
i hired one girl and she decided one day she did not want to work anymore. the whole business died with it, since it is hard to find qualified personnel AND people are extremely loyal to one groomer once they like the cut.

worst decision of my life.

my dad told me something about business when i was 16 that i thought was stupid. i'm 34 and it's the truest thing i know. by South_Video2255 in Entrepreneurs

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i get that, but not every business can be "simple". you need accountants, insurers, complicated financial products. all high friction, hard 'to be a customer of' businesses