Google Maps

part of Google includes Google Maps JavaScript API

8 statements across 7 episodes · 5 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 16, 2023 by David Spinks · said 65 times in 21 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Mar 16, 2023 neutral
Opinion
Spinks: Writing undisclosed emails with ChatGPT leans toward synthetic representation
“Using chat GPT to write an email on your behalf, and not saying it is probably closer to the her end of the spectrum than the Google Maps end of the spectrum.”
David Spinks Mar 16, 2023 ▶ 29:40 The Power of Sabbaticals in the Age of AI: Embracing Change for Success
May 27, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Schneider: Social curation will replace Yelp because nobody trusts Yelp or Google Maps
“Cause like this will replace Yelp. Like nobody trusts Yelp and nobody trusts Google maps.”
Cody Schneider May 27, 2024 ▶ 52:18 I can't believe he gave away these GENIUS 7 profitable startup ideas (watch this)
Jul 8, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schneider: Citation strategy achieved Google Maps snack pack in 10 days
“Like we've seen it in like a week and a half go from like, it's not in that snack pack to it's in that snack pack.”
Cody Schneider Jul 8, 2024 ▶ 14:00 8 startup ideas backed by data/trends to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)
Jul 8, 2024 positive
Insight
Schneider: Exact keyword matches beat reviews for Google Maps ranking
“Reviews are way lower than people think. It's honestly shocking. Especially in like smaller geographies, it really, what's matters is like, is this an exact match for whatever this person is searching?”
Cody Schneider Jul 8, 2024 ▶ 6:34 8 startup ideas backed by data/trends to get you paid (steal these $1M+/year ideas)
Dec 2, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Scraping 1,000 Google Maps places via Apify costs just $4
“And after a certain amount of time, you can pay for places like that, four dollars for a thousand places, which is very cheap.”
Omar Choudhry Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 37:44 Build a high traffic startup using AI, Webflow and Zapier
Feb 12, 2025 negative
Insight
Chu: Traffic to basic directories shows Google Maps fails user needs
“Pretty unhelpful, yet people are going to websites like this, and it just shows you that Google Maps is not satisfying everyone's needs.”
Frey Chu Feb 12, 2025 ▶ 21:09 I built a Cash Flowing Online Directory in 54 minutes (using Ahrefs and WordPress)
Sep 19, 2025 positive
Insight
James: High review volume with poor sentiment indicates business opportunity
“So imagine, you know, you can go and find a niche that has, you know, hundreds of reviews every month, but customers are generally not happy. To me, that sounds like Opportunity or arbitrage, right?”
James (The Boring Marketer) Sep 19, 2025 ▶ 8:46 My AI agents scrape Google Maps to make $$ in BORING businesses
Feb 16, 2026 positive
Opinion
Chu: Outscraper is the cheapest option for scraping Google Maps data
“I just went straight to outscraper. I don't think. There's nothing new here. I went over this in the last pod, but Altscraper is still the cheapest option for me. I've used Appify and other kind of alternatives, but just keep it simple. I think Altscraper is a…”
Frey Chu Feb 16, 2026 ▶ 21:30 Claude Code built me a $273/Day online directory
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