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That's hilarious. The post reminded me of Marc Lou, who's launched like 30 SaaS, and from what I gathered by far his most profitable one is the one that helps y

by andai 1y ago

That's hilarious. The post reminded me of Marc Lou, who's launched like 30 SaaS, and from what I gathered by far his most profitable one is the one that helps you launch your own SaaS...

baxtr 1y ago
“During a gold rush, sell shovels”
- amelius 1y ago
  Modern take: during a gold rush, review the shovels.
  - baxtr 1y ago
    Build a shovel app?!
    - comprev 1y ago
      Shovel-as-a-Service* [*] Also known as "tool hire" and has been around since the dawn of mankind
      - eddythompson80 1y ago
        I package shovel-industry futures into financial instruments and sell them to speculators.
        Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
        and I create a cryptocurrency whose name is shovel but has nothing to do with the shovel but its just for the hype.
        baxtr 1y ago
        I think we have a winner…
        Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
        I replied after a looong time but yeah it had made my day lol. thanks.
        monocultured 1y ago
        May I offer you an animated shovel NFT that will cement you as an early trailblazing thoughtleader in the earth-moving space?
        Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
        Wow, congrats you beat me, Let me crown ya as the new winner then I guess. I didn't even think of NFT oh my god, that was how scammy most nft's are. Seriously Congrats lol
        skeeter2020 1y ago
        I strip out the sharp-bladed, fiberglass handled ones and sell them individually, then combine the leftovers with other shitty shovels and sell them as sets of top quality, grade-A dirt moving implements.
      - 486sx33 1y ago
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latexr 1y ago
How do you make money online? By making “how to make money online” courses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWMAOzH20mY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWMAOzH20mY
- jimkleiber 1y ago
  Lol I love it, been hoping something like this existed, thank you
  - TheDong 1y ago
    If you want an overly long slightly different version of that video, you could check out the Folding Ideas video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYciU1uiUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYciU1uiUw
    - siwatanejo 1y ago
      Haha brilliant. I remember my ex going to courses from guys that claimed to have become successful "entrepreneurs", and when I asked her what's their main income from? She told me: well, selling courses. (PS: So the course basically consisted of teaching them how to speak in public lolololol.)
esskay 1y ago
The same guy who sold a Saas starter kit riddled with security flaws that allowed anyone to just have access to your product, then when it was pointed out to him, he berated the person who told him and said it was 'no big deal' and to 'build something'. The guy's extremely sketchy and is selling a non existent pipe dream to people who are easily swayed by "how to make money online" nonsense.
bwb 1y ago
Its the old story of who makes money in the gold rush, the person selling equipment and eggs.
- Fade_Dance 1y ago
  And vices! That's what's really driving this phenomenon. The users have a deeply meaningful goal they are pursuing (achieve financial independence, realize a great idea), and end up repeatedly taking low effort dopamine hits from "building their toolset" or whatever. Same with the self-help world. Big, life-defining subjects hijacked for quick dopamine hits.
alchemyzach 1y ago
That guy is sooo shady. Just something really insincere and sinister about his whole shtick. Unfortunately lots of young, eager devs dont know to avoid these characters yet
warrenm 1y ago
It's the "envelope stuffing" 'business' of the 80s informercials updated Or the "how to make a course" 'courses' of the 2010s Or the "how to make a blog" 'blogs' of the 2000s As they say, what's new is old again
- reactordev 1y ago
  Now it’s how to earn money on TikTok by buying an AI course maker to make courses on how to earn money on TikTok.
fxtentacle 1y ago
I find it pretty fascinating that these "asia backpacking entrepreneur" types are in general so stuck with the "fake it, perception is everything" mindset, that they build products such as: "Create Stunning Travel Photos at Popular Destinations Without Leaving Home. Our AI model crafts your perfect travel photos." which is the featured example client on https://codefa.st https://codefa.st - the vibe coding course by aforementioned Marc Lou.

by andai 1y ago

That's hilarious. The post reminded me of Marc Lou, who's launched like 30 SaaS, and from what I gathered by far his most profitable one is the one that helps you launch your own SaaS...

baxtr 1y ago

“During a gold rush, sell shovels”

amelius 1y ago
Modern take: during a gold rush, review the shovels.
- baxtr 1y ago
  Build a shovel app?!
  - comprev 1y ago
    Shovel-as-a-Service* [*] Also known as "tool hire" and has been around since the dawn of mankind
    - eddythompson80 1y ago
      I package shovel-industry futures into financial instruments and sell them to speculators.
      - Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
        and I create a cryptocurrency whose name is shovel but has nothing to do with the shovel but its just for the hype.
        baxtr 1y ago
        I think we have a winner…
        Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
        I replied after a looong time but yeah it had made my day lol. thanks.
        monocultured 1y ago
        May I offer you an animated shovel NFT that will cement you as an early trailblazing thoughtleader in the earth-moving space?
        Imustaskforhelp 1y ago
        Wow, congrats you beat me, Let me crown ya as the new winner then I guess. I didn't even think of NFT oh my god, that was how scammy most nft's are. Seriously Congrats lol
      - skeeter2020 1y ago
        I strip out the sharp-bladed, fiberglass handled ones and sell them individually, then combine the leftovers with other shitty shovels and sell them as sets of top quality, grade-A dirt moving implements.
    - 486sx33 1y ago
      [dead]

latexr 1y ago

How do you make money online? By making “how to make money online” courses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWMAOzH20mY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWMAOzH20mY

jimkleiber 1y ago
Lol I love it, been hoping something like this existed, thank you
- TheDong 1y ago
  If you want an overly long slightly different version of that video, you could check out the Folding Ideas video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYciU1uiUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYciU1uiUw
  - siwatanejo 1y ago
    Haha brilliant. I remember my ex going to courses from guys that claimed to have become successful "entrepreneurs", and when I asked her what's their main income from? She told me: well, selling courses. (PS: So the course basically consisted of teaching them how to speak in public lolololol.)

esskay 1y ago

The same guy who sold a Saas starter kit riddled with security flaws that allowed anyone to just have access to your product, then when it was pointed out to him, he berated the person who told him and said it was 'no big deal' and to 'build something'. The guy's extremely sketchy and is selling a non existent pipe dream to people who are easily swayed by "how to make money online" nonsense.

bwb 1y ago

Its the old story of who makes money in the gold rush, the person selling equipment and eggs.

Fade_Dance 1y ago
And vices! That's what's really driving this phenomenon. The users have a deeply meaningful goal they are pursuing (achieve financial independence, realize a great idea), and end up repeatedly taking low effort dopamine hits from "building their toolset" or whatever. Same with the self-help world. Big, life-defining subjects hijacked for quick dopamine hits.

alchemyzach 1y ago

That guy is sooo shady. Just something really insincere and sinister about his whole shtick. Unfortunately lots of young, eager devs dont know to avoid these characters yet

warrenm 1y ago

It's the "envelope stuffing" 'business' of the 80s informercials updated Or the "how to make a course" 'courses' of the 2010s Or the "how to make a blog" 'blogs' of the 2000s As they say, what's new is old again

reactordev 1y ago
Now it’s how to earn money on TikTok by buying an AI course maker to make courses on how to earn money on TikTok.

fxtentacle 1y ago

I find it pretty fascinating that these "asia backpacking entrepreneur" types are in general so stuck with the "fake it, perception is everything" mindset, that they build products such as: "Create Stunning Travel Photos at Popular Destinations Without Leaving Home. Our AI model crafts your perfect travel photos." which is the featured example client on https://codefa.st https://codefa.st - the vibe coding course by aforementioned Marc Lou.