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Thomas Smale
@thomassmale.bsky.social
Helping tech founders get acquired. Sharing tips on buying and selling online businesses.
congrats - that's huge 💪
January 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The final product? Not great.

But in two hours as a first pass I think pretty impressive to see how far this tech has come & how far it has to go.

#ai #sora #chatgpt
December 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
What didn’t work:
- Hands (they can't pick up a remote)
- Text (cue: “quiibi” moments).
- Celebrities/brands (not legal)
- VO is boring (free trial of 11Labs)
- That graph is hilariously terrible
December 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
What worked:
- Simple stock clips (office shot, couch shot, etc.)
- Overarching story (dry but there)
- Glitch transitions (I thought were pretty cool)
December 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
They used:
- ChatGPT: for brainstorming, scripting, and prompts.
- 11Labs: for voiceovers.
- Sora: for video creation.
- Stock for music (they already failed)
December 18, 2024 at 5:38 PM
lets GO
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
6/ Promote within your communities
Keep being helpful and plug your course (in a non-spammy way and within the rules).
If you've done a good job with #2 you will be fine.
If you skipped #2, this will not work.
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
5/ Package & price
Set your course up on the platform, add easy to create bonuses
- ie: excel trackers, swipe files, case studies etc.
- price reasonably ($19, $49, $99). Nothing crazy when starting.
Yes, you could sell for $10,000 and only find one person to buy :)
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
4/ Choose a selling platform
Sign up for a platform to host and sell your guide/course.
Tools like Thrivecart make this easier (Black Friday deal: bfcm2024.thrivecart.com/bfcm/get-ult...)
You can do the same for free but a good tool will significantly improve your results
bfcm2024.thrivecart.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
3/ Create a "how-to guide"
- How to play golf
- How to use AI tools
- How to sing
- How to SEO.
(Almost anything will work)
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
2/ Join online communities
Find the niche online communities related to that subject (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)
- becoming known by answering questions
- build a reputation
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
1/ Find your expertise
What subject do you know more than 95% of people?
(spoiler alert - likely many things!)
- Think hobbies, skills, work, passion
- IE - golf, ai, singing, salesforce
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
WD40 + duct tape - all you need. Good luck with everything 🙏
December 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM