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I think the image and audio uploads are a good first attempt at differentiation, although it does open you up to competition from two other specialized giants (

I think the image and audio uploads are a good first attempt at differentiation, although it does open you up to competition from two other specialized giants (imgur, soundcloud), so now you've got a war on 3 fronts. I'd instead focus on differentiation specific to video uploads to attract a niche of YouTube users. YT is over 10 years old, so they've covered some major ground and solved many infrastructure problems that you haven't. They also have distribution via apps on pretty much every smart device. Between Vimeo and YT, video hosting is arguably a solved problem unless you can find a hard to replicate feature that they can't and is important to a niche of users. Best of luck, but seriously consider whether you're passionate enough about this project that you will put in the effort to grow it to a point where you've found that niche and users are supporting it in some way to the point where it sufficiently covers your costs and time.

mayeaux 7y ago
The response I've gotten to this project has been incredible, it just needs to get in front of enough eyes where the OS community behind it grows a bit and we get several instances up. The code is bomb, it will go viral with some eyeballs, I have no doubt about. Thanks for the warning but I know a deadend project when I see one and this isn't it lol. NodeTube also has monetization, livestreaming, lots of epic stuff. Enough interest on Github and this thing will go to the moon in my opinion.
- katzgrau 7y ago
  > it will go viral with some eyeballs... Enough interest on Github and this thing will go to the moon in my opinion. I'm only offering this feedback as someone who has been down a similar path, and I sincerely hope for the success of the project. You're expecting or at least hoping for lightning to strike. Consider the case where if it doesn't and you need to move forward. It's the intellectually honest thing to do, and will cover the most likely scenario.
  - mayeaux 7y ago
    Yeah this is still a side project for me, I would only move to work on it full-time if it was already profitable/generating enough value for me that it would make sense. But I don't see myself giving this project up anytime soon I love it as a project too much and the world needs it. But thanks for the sober analysis I'll definitely take it to mind.

mayeaux 7y ago

The response I've gotten to this project has been incredible, it just needs to get in front of enough eyes where the OS community behind it grows a bit and we get several instances up. The code is bomb, it will go viral with some eyeballs, I have no doubt about. Thanks for the warning but I know a deadend project when I see one and this isn't it lol. NodeTube also has monetization, livestreaming, lots of epic stuff. Enough interest on Github and this thing will go to the moon in my opinion.

katzgrau 7y ago
> it will go viral with some eyeballs... Enough interest on Github and this thing will go to the moon in my opinion. I'm only offering this feedback as someone who has been down a similar path, and I sincerely hope for the success of the project. You're expecting or at least hoping for lightning to strike. Consider the case where if it doesn't and you need to move forward. It's the intellectually honest thing to do, and will cover the most likely scenario.
- mayeaux 7y ago
  Yeah this is still a side project for me, I would only move to work on it full-time if it was already profitable/generating enough value for me that it would make sense. But I don't see myself giving this project up anytime soon I love it as a project too much and the world needs it. But thanks for the sober analysis I'll definitely take it to mind.