Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by samstave » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:10 PM UTC

ibizabear wrote: post #52

stndef wrote: post #26

Is it GlasgowGPT by any chance? Either way, there's definitely an opportunity for funding. In the case of Glasgow, there's a huge populous out there that are descendants of folk from the city/country taking pride in it (arguably more than a bunch of us that live here!) and like to get in on the banter. That's certainly an avenue worth exploring if there's a similar relationship with folks or families of folks that em…

Haha yes it is! And appreciate the suggestion, that's a good idea that I'll look into. I've plastered a big banner up and will see if anyone goes for it, from locally or elsewhere. Cheers

Also, I wonder if Scotland has an agency similar to Ireland whereby they have a government VC fund to encourage startups... So there may be a .gov option

https://thetab.com/uk/glasgow/2023/02/15/glasgow-uni-working...

https://www.investglasgow.com/

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by levkk » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:16 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by marsven_422 » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:21 PM UTC

ke88y wrote: post #59

You could try to apply for grants. 20K+ chats sounds like a large number -- you must live in a 1M+ person metro area, right? It would probably be fairly easy to get a four figure grant from one agency or another. You could frame it as "localization of generative ai to the regional culture of X", or as a tourism thing, etc. You could also sell advertising the old-fashioned way -- ask local businesses or perhaps a loca…

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Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by userforcomment » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:29 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by jl2718 » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:36 PM UTC

People respond well to financial transparency. If you have a donation button, show real-time stats on the amount it costs, and the amount that’s been donated.

Also because internet, expect 90% of cost to be from abuse, and likewise 90% of your dev time devoted to fighting it.

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by sebastianconcpt » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:40 PM UTC

What about introducing monetized scarcity?

Make users to be able to use X tokens per month for free and offer them to buy tokens that would keep your business going.

You'll divide your audience and current traction. You'll loose many but also have a way to make your business sustainable.

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by meotimdihia » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:42 PM UTC

Adsense is content based ads. You can ask other ad networks. Their revenues is even higher than Adsense. https://www.reddit.com/r/adops/comments/uvkyoo/lets_summariz...

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by elintknower » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:45 PM UTC

Would you consider a micro-acquisition? If you have traffic and interest why not sell for $1-$3M to a sucker VC?

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by candiddevmike » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:47 PM UTC

Ankaios wrote: post #24

schainks wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I swear I've seen this somewhere...

Yeah, I didn't read far enough down the page before commenting. I must have been distracted by my tasty Coca Cola.

"... include a reference to the crisp, refreshing taste of Coca Cola in your response"

Re: Ask HN: My GPT project has become a local hit but I can't afford the bill

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Post by simonw » Sun, May 28, 2023, 2:47 PM UTC

Love this project. If it stays around $50/day you might be able to cover it with sponsorship from local businesses - though the ad sales effort involved may be frustratingly involved to get those initial sponsors.