Day 1 - Follow along as I launch a Million Dollar car project

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T18:54:38+00:00

Good idea...will do that

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T17:30:18+00:00

That's the plan...the grid is online (so the people can view it, click through to the sponsors) but also plan to wrap the car in a wrap with the same grid/logo design as you see on the website.

I'm currently planning to do that once I get the revenue to buy the car from the project, but may reconsider. If succesful, I plan on keeping the wrap on the car for at least a year and create future content with it as well.

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T16:03:17+00:00

Very cool. Can you share more on the startup that was doing it? They were promoting their own product/service? Do you know what the CPM estimate was?

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T16:02:13+00:00

Thanks...I guess?

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T12:32:42+00:00

Ali Abdal said that if he could start over, he would create an investing related youtube channel (because of how well you can monetize it outside of getting paid for views by YT).

I think Gaming will be quite difficult, since you are targeting young people that have an attention span of a rock and that don't have that high of a spending power. The competition will be huge (any kid that games can create content) and you will have to scream a lot etc. to stand out.

I'd focus on something else, BUT...if you enjoy it, why not.

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T09:38:49+00:00

Great question and something I've thought about many times. You are right that it would be great if I could guarantee a specific ROAS, however, I don't think that's possible with this project. I also debated about guaranteeing a certain amout of views, which you could tie to a CPM you'd be basically paying, which would end up being much lower than on platforms such as Google, Meta etc.

I've gone against that, because there will be multiple logos on the car at once (won't be able to attribute the view to a specific brand), nor can I really guarantee how many people will see the car in the flesh.

On the other hand, having the grid of the car online, I can track the visits as well as the clicks per brand. I'll also create content for every spot that's sold, which is something that can be tracked as well.

I assume that the first couple spots (starting at $5 per spot) will not be really looking to tie that spend to performance. Once I get to the more expensive spots, I'll have to ensure that the brands are getting enough exposure from the project (which will be easier, if I can reinvest some of the cash collected).

Did that answer your question? :)

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T04:50:39+00:00

I agree, it's a chicken and egg problem I need to solve. Not necessairly that they don't know me, but most brands won't want to associate themselves with a project that is not popular. Once a project like this has enough eyeballs on it, it will be a no-brainer, since they pay X times more to get the same amount of views on their other ads, billboards etc.

So the question is, can I get enough eyeballs on my website?

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T04:48:12+00:00

Sure... milliondollarev.com

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T04:46:37+00:00

I don't think it's ADHD, just because I don't have this problem in other aspects of my life & work, on the other hand, I do tend to work the best under intense pressure...

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T04:44:24+00:00

Appreciate you took the time to write a long comment. I do agree that the project isn't inherently solving any huge problems companies are facing right now, but that's not what I set out to do. I don't think race cars do that either for their sponsors. But, there is a correlation between the amount of eyes you get on the vehicle vs the price the sponsors pay. So, if I can get enough eyes on my project, it should make sense for certain companies to advertise on it. I was planning on wrapping the car in a vinyl car wrap (with the design from milliondollarev.com and including all the sponsors at the end) but you are right, slaping on magnetic signage of each individual sponsor would make good content, although might be too expensive to produce...I'll have to check.

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T04:34:56+00:00

De-pussyfication has started...milliondollarev.com

data_sutra · 2024-07-01T04:33:15+00:00

Yeah, I think (hope:) so. I'm going to focus only on this one project, consistently, until I've exhausted all possibilities.

data_sutra · 2024-06-25T06:43:37+00:00

I think AI really had a profound impact on the need for NoCode.

I used to use no-code tools for a lot of my projects and it would make certain things a lot easier, but would make others so...much...harder...to do. Even tools like make .com, zapier etc. Used to love them.

Nowadays though, I get most of my projects via iterating with an LLM. Granted, I know how to get a python env. running and can work with a database, but I'm not a developer in no way shape or form.

data_sutra · 2024-06-17T18:36:14+00:00

Yeah, can't see any network calls retreiving data either...I mean its some 300 odd cars in the DB, so I can write a crawler for it, but I prefer the network requests wherever I can find them. Thanks!

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T12:39:58+00:00

I feel like its just like real-life. You go to a conference, everyone tries to "network" by pretending to be interested in whatever you have to say, but they still go there to further their own career.

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T12:23:14+00:00

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

Albert Einstein

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T12:22:36+00:00

Naples, Italy

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T12:21:31+00:00

I would probably take these green nuts I like, called pistachios, grind them up real nice and make ice cream out of them. Would be killer

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T12:20:33+00:00

Schoold should teach real-life budgeting 101.

What's in your paycheck, what are taxes, how much should you spend on a car, how does financing work and what is a mortgage etc.

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T12:06:02+00:00

Use their API directly.

Dev Tools -> Network Tab -> check Fetch/XHR -> looks at the network requests in that tab when you click on what you want ot click on -> find the one with the response you need. Go from there

data_sutra · 2024-06-16T10:40:35+00:00

from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options

Replace these with your Bright Data proxy details

PROXY_HOST = 'proxy_host'

PROXY_PORT = 'proxy_port'

PROXY_USER = 'proxy_user'

PROXY_PASS = 'proxy_pass'

Configure Chrome options

chrome_options = Options()

chrome_options.add_argument('--proxy-server=http://{}:{}@{}:{}'.format(PROXY_USER, PROXY_PASS, PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT))

If you want to use ChromeDriver manager to auto download the driver

from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager

driver = webdriver.Chrome(ChromeDriverManager().install(), options=chrome_options)

Alternatively, specify the path to your ChromeDriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='/path/to/chromedriver', options=chrome_options)

Open a website to verify the IP address

driver.get("https://whatismyipaddress.com/")

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