as a solo founder handling both engineering and growth, this is me 24/7
brands sign up on https://t.co/JxGSJM1RMS to join the waitlist. the vetted creator database is growing nicely :)
I’ve been based in nyc for a while now but i spent 15 years living in the island of guam 🇬🇺
guam fun facts
- It’s only 30 miles long & 7 miles wide
- 168K population, made up mostly of the local chamorros, filipinos (me), other pacific islanders, and US military
- it’s a u.s. territory so residents are american citizens
- we get almost a million tourists a year, mostly from japan & korea (come visit)
re-introducing myself since I just hit 5k followers 🎉🎉
- my name is Jed and I’ve been a lifestyle creator/youtube vlogger since 2019
- currently a swe at disney nyc (was prev at chess dot com
- I grew up in guam (small island & u.s. territory). moved to the states when I started college in boston
- big chess & taekwondo guy (♟️ 1933 fide elo 🥋 5th degree)
- I’ve been building apps in public since 2022 (currently working on https://t.co/7olKcFsK7C - a sourcing platform for quality UGC creators)
@BlakeHow12 these creators have either applied or been referred over the past few months
i check their IG/tiktok and screen for good talking head videos & viral potential
a lot of the creators have past paid ads/tech ugc program experience too and that’s a big plus
i now have a vetted roster of 900 creators on https://t.co/7olKcFsci4 (all personally reviewed by me!)
how it works:
if you, (a tech brand), post a campaign to my platform, my creators that are good fits automatically get texted to apply to your campaign
50 campaigns have been posted already & hundreds of creators have been hired. all under my self serve platform
lowkey building a LinkedIn but for creators <> tech brands
As a solo founder with no employees, this is me 24/7
I recently introduced an agency tier to UGC Tank, offering full-service influencer campaign management
While my goal is to build a quality, self-serve platform, the agency side has been helpful with cash flow in the meantime
Currently working with a few brands & handling 5-6 figure budgets. Ties in nicely with my background as a YouTuber :)
Been seeing more and more UGC Tank creators organically post about the platform
When the product is good word goes around :)
I haven’t done any mass UGC for @ugctank yet. I’ve found that referrals and outreach are more effective for creator sign-ups since it’s invite-only for only the quality creators
We have 850 vetted creators now (a < 10% acceptance rate) 🚀