A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video featuring Mike Andes, Obi, and Terrell discussing the practical challenges of running and scaling a luxury transport/chauffeur service. They compare pricing and competition with ride-hail (Uber), describe long work hours, and note customer acquisition costs and marketing spend.
$140
$24
$5,000 per month
When I first started this, I didn't know whether it was gonna work out, and it was brutal work. It was really hard work. I had the Firestone last week before you guys came.
You feel like you're juggling 50 things. Yes. Right?
Yes. It's a lot of hours. 18 hours a day, 22 hours a day. Just moving people, moving things around. And he doesn't stop.
He's competing with Uber.
Even last night, like, we showed up, and Obi picked us up. Well, he picked up Terrell. Operation Chauffeur. We did a little secret shopping.
Why would someone pay $140 for Obi's.
Services when.
You Uber for 24 bucks and go the same distance?
I felt it. I was like this guy stopping at Ohio.
I knew you're. I knew you were on to me. The challenge is, how do we scale this thing up and make it profitable? How can we keep the. The trucks moving all day? You can make good money for an hour or two, but if you. The rest of the day, we don't have anything, then you're sitting around, because right now, he's spending $5,000 a month on marketing. That's how most of your leads are coming from.
Most of my leads are coming from my ads to make.
Just $30,000 in revenue. Let's see if we can figure out a way to scale this across the country and make this a national fr.
