POV: you begged every tech company for a free laptop

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Why it worked

The video taps into a common desire for free products and uses a relatable premise (asking companies for freebies). The use of data visualization (email counts, response rates) and the reveal of a surprisingly high number of successful requests create intrigue and encourage viewers to watch until the end and follow for a continuation.

Summary

The creator details their experiment of emailing over 3,000 tech companies to request a free laptop. They used a tool called Composio, integrated with ChatGPT, to automate the email sending process. Out of the emails sent, a significant number received no response or automated replies, but ultimately, 585 companies agreed to send a free laptop.

Structure

1Introduction: Begging tech companies for free laptops
2Emailing process: Sending thousands of emails
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Ain’t this what influencers do? 🤷‍♂️ #composiopartner #usa #sanfransisco #newyorkcity #macbook

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Apple (Apple logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Dell (Dell logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) HP (HP logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Lenovo (Lenovo logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) ASUS (ASUS logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Microsoft (Microsoft logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Acer (Acer logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Msi (MSI logo appears on screen as a watermark, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Composio (Composio For You interface is shown, and the creator states they connected their ChatGPT to it, which gave it access to over 1000+ apps including Gmail and Outlook, and then used it to send emails. Removing it would change what happens in the video as it is the tool used to automate the email sending process.) ChatGPT (Creator states they connected their ChatGPT to Composio, which gave it access to over 1000+ apps including Gmail and Outlook, and then used it to send emails. Removing it would change what happens in the video as it is the AI model used to automate the email sending process.) Gmail (Gmail is mentioned as one of the apps Composio has access to, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Outlook (Outlook is mentioned as one of the apps Composio has access to, removing it would not change what happens in the video) MacBook (MacBook is mentioned in the caption, removing it would not change what happens in the video)

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Follow for part 2 if you wanna see what I'm gonna do with the rest of these laptops

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POV: you begged every tech company for a free laptop What would happen if you asked every single tech company for a free laptop? Well I emailed every single tech company and asked them each for a free laptop. With school coming up, this would lowkey help me out a ton. So let's get into the results. 3,217 Emails 2,418 Sent 799 Automated Responses 1,619 Replies 3,217 Emails 585 Yes

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What would happen if you asked every single tech company for a free laptop? Well I emailed every single tech company and asked them each for a free laptop. With school coming up, this would lowkey help me out a ton. So let's get into the results. 3,217 Emails 2,418 Sent 799 Automated Responses 1,619 Replies Now out of the 1,600 companies that actually responded, over a thousand of them just straight up said no. I swear these companies have like a billion in stock but they can't even spare me one. But in the end, after emailing over 3,000 tech companies, 585 of them actually agreed to send me a free laptop. But I lowkey only need one. So follow for part 2 if you wanna see what I'm gonna do with the rest of these laptops.