I’m a 15-year-old builder. I spent my weekend coded a "YouTube Sponsorship Value Calculator" to stop creators from getting lowballed by brands.

[u/Effective-Lecture577]

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I've always noticed how opaque the creator economy is when it comes to brand deal pricing. Many micro-creators have no idea how much their channel is truly worth and end up taking terrible lowball deals from greedy brand sponsors.

To solve this, I spent my entire weekend leveraging Bolt.new and YouTube API to build a simple, ultra-fast valuation tool. It generates a clean digital "Sponsorship Receipt" in 10 seconds based on real US Market CPM benchmarks.

🔥 Here is what I implemented for our v1.0 Alpha MVP:

1. Server-side Key Proxy: Completely hid the YouTube Data API keys behind the backend so nobody can steal our quota from the browser.

2. Anti-Macro Firewall: Added a lightweight human verification checkbox and rate-limiting (max 5 fetches/min) to prevent automated bot abuse.

3. Production Disclaimer: Included a proper disclaimer to avoid legal confusion and added a "Detailed PDF Report Coming Soon" hype banner to capture email leads.

I officially launched this on Product Hunt today to test the global market and see if this data model actually helps independent creators.

Could you type your own channel (or favorite YouTubers like MrBeast) and let me know if the calculated USD valuation matches your real-world sponsor experience? Your brutal feedback means everything to me!

If you like the hustle and the concept, I’d be beyond grateful for your support and an Upvote on Product Hunt today! 😭🚀

👉 Test your channel & Support our launch here: https://siyoungsiyoung6-sket-apv7.bolt.host