How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40
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Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40
#2 Did you spend more time working on this blog post than on the contest?
Yes.
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It just got to the front page of HN, which includes a large percentage of users who buy and use WD-40 [1]. That alone might be worth the price of admission. You could also think about this as a collab between WD-40 and Javascript, which is pretty funny.
The author is presumably posting this video and blog everywhere, which only further amplifies WD-40's outreach. And they themselves now have a positive brand association with WD-40.
[1] I just used WD-40 last night. I'm actually shocked the author had to go and buy a can of it.
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WD-40 is never financially recovering from this
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It just got to the front page of HN, which includes a large percentage of users who buy and use WD-40 [1]. That alone might be worth the price of admission. You could also think about this as a collab between WD-40 and Javascript, which is pretty funny. The author is presumably posting this video and blog everywhere, which only further amplifies WD-40's outreach. And they themselves now have a positive brand associat…
I had a little tiny can in the garage, but it didn't show as well on camera
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How WD-40 successfully launched an indie marketing campaign with only $2750
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How do you figure? They wanted people to make videos demonstrating what WD-40 can do, he made videos doing just that.
What about this do you consider a scam?
Re: How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40
#10This is an excellent example of using LLMs to convert knowledge into productivity and profit. This will be the way forward: https://www.lycee.ai/blog/large-language-models-productivity...