Hey developer, Why aren't you making a GPT wrapper?

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Why it worked

The video uses a contrarian hook that challenges a popular industry narrative, immediately backing it up with high-growth data and social proof from respected figures.

Summary

The creator argues that GPT wrapper applications are highly profitable and sustainable, citing examples like Cursor and his own open-source project. He encourages developers to build their own AI-powered tools by highlighting the success of others in the space.

Structure

1Debunking the GPT wrapper myth
2Highlighting Cursor's rapid growth
3Sharing social proof from industry leaders
4Showcasing personal and peer revenue results
5Final call to action for developers

Product placement

The video mentions Cursor as a successful example and showcases a personal project, cvletter.co, as a profitable GPT wrapper.

Call to action

So why aren't you building one?

Original caption

The gpt wrapper haters were wrong and it turns out that the gpt wrapper apps have more of a moat than the models themselves. Why aren’t you building one? #saas #aicoding #cursor

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Hey developer, Why aren't you making a GPT wrapper? CURSOR Years from $1M to $100M ARR It might turn out that the GPT wrapper has more of a moat than GPT. GPT wrapper pejorative was a myth 2024: The Year the GPT Wrapper Myth Proved Wrong Gross volume €5,703 Net volume from sale €5,158 New customer 346 Des lettres de motivation qui vous démarquent

Transcript

So it turns out the GPT wrapper haters were wrong. I mean check out Cursor, 1 million to 100 million annual recurring revenue in record time, even beating OpenAI. Best part is, is Cursor's a GPT wrapper. Balaji, famous investor and entrepreneur, turns out that the GPT wrapper has more of a moat than GPT. Director of Y Combinator, the startup incubator, Garry Tan saying yeah the GPT wrapper hate was a myth. I've got a dead simple GPT wrapper and it makes 600 bucks a month and it's even open source, so you can clone it and make your own if you want. That's actually what this French entrepreneur did and he told me he's making 2k a month with it actually. So why aren't you building one?