jedcal

building | youtuber & software engineer

[jedcal @jedcal]

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 :)

[jedcal @jedcal]

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)

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@akiaeki This is awesome thank you :)

[jedcal @jedcal]

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)

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@ifourth You need to get that black belt!

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@itsmnjn ayyy appreciate u

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do people still watch vlogs?

posted another episode building UGC Tank in public (and in tokyo)

https://t.co/opjK2CT4mm

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new vlog
https://t.co/opjK2CT4mm

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vibe coding in tokyo

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@drianlarde_main Vscode extension

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@AnshulSoni2010 https://t.co/JxGSJM1jXk

a platform for apps/saas companies to find vetted ugc creators

[jedcal @jedcal]

a user that signed up said they were referred to my platform by an LLM

this is the future 😮

[jedcal @jedcal]

new landing page (thanks claude design)

https://t.co/JxGSJM1jXk now has 1,000 vetted creators ready for hire 🚀

[jedcal @jedcal]

@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

[jedcal @jedcal]

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

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@tobinwtang Thank u legend

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@EndrewBiz ai?? 😂

[jedcal @jedcal]

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 :)

[jedcal @jedcal]

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) 🚀

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@Davidjpark96 Congrats guys 🚀🎉

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@lanhcey hahah real one

[jedcal @jedcal]

https://t.co/JxGSJM1jXk already passed $10K/month (in profits).. anyone interested? :)

[Layton Gott @Layton_Gott]

Your SaaS just hit $10K/month.

Someone offers you $500K to buy it.

Do you sell it and start something new?

Or

Keep it and continue to grow it?