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Ask HN: Do you think there's a space to compete with YouTube?
Is it possible with changing the way you monetize the content? creating a better experience for the end user and a more steady income for content creators.
- sp332 8y agoYou mean like Twitch, Snapchat, Instagram, and Patreon do? Or do you mean getting as big as YouTube?
- rossboss 8y agoNone of those target the same space though and they all have ads. What about the Patreon model mixed with video hosting?
- sp332 8y agoRight, they coexist alongside YouTube which is a different thing from trying to compete with them directly. Twitch has a freemium model where you can pay not to have ads, and I think YouTube does as well. Patreon has time-limited video hosting called Lens, but I don't really know if they do "normal" video hosting. Also note that Patreon can charge users either per month or per update.
- rossboss 8y agoThanks for the update and discussion. Learned a few things I didn't know