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Your audio on that video sucks. Seriously. I almost gave up on your pitch. Also, rethink the text superimposed on the whiteboard--I didn't see it until after
by drewcrawford 16y ago
Your audio on that video sucks. Seriously. I almost gave up on your pitch. Also, rethink the text superimposed on the whiteboard--I didn't see it until after it was gone.
It took me well into the video to figure out what the project actually was. Being on HN, my context was immediately "this is a startup". When I saw the donate button, my first reaction was "Why should I donate to a startup?" It took me a long time to figure out that you were actually a non-commercial OSS project.
I know you probably put a lot of thought into your huge tagline (which is great!) but consider adding the words "open-source" in there to maybe kick me out of startup mode.
- WalterGR 16y agoAlso, the project seems to be affiliated with CSAIL. Your everyday user has no idea who CSAIL is, but I think it's got some huge geek credibility. I wouldn't "hide" the affiliation behind the link to David Karger at the bottom of the page.
- pinchyfingers 16y agoYeah, I'm reading it and thinking, "Man, I really don't understand how Kickstarter works."