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The system is being built with node.js, Amazon EC2 and S3, I've got accounts management in place, and file uploading and obviously chat. I'm still working on in

The system is being built with node.js, Amazon EC2 and S3, I've got accounts management in place, and file uploading and obviously chat. I'm still working on integrating everything. It is very early days indeed but if the overwhelming response here is negative then my views will be to just bin it and work on something better.

Udo 16y ago
I believe most of the time, for any given idea, you'll get a number of negative reactions very fast - especially if there is no actual demo to see yet. If we take your landing page as an elevator pitch, the feedback you get will mostly consist of obvious concerns, such as: Won't that devolve into piratebay with a chatroom? How will you pay for the huge bandwidth and storage required? Will people want to chat ad-hoc with strangers while they're downloading? Do people want others to know what they're downloading? How can you make this legal AND interesting? But those concerns are largely shots in the dark. We don't know what you got planned. So I guess the question is more: Do you believe in the idea? Do you believe you can make this work? If so, you shouldn't give the reins to naysayers, show what you can do; go ahead and try it out, by all means! But if the concerns above are similar to your own doubts, move away from the keyboard and develop another idea.
- robinduckett 16y ago
  > Won't that devolve into piratebay with a chatroom? Possibly, but this is why reporting and copyright infringment DCMA procedures ala youtube will be key. > How will you pay for the huge bandwidth and storage required? Self funded to start, everyone will get a limited amount of space to start off with. I don't want to go the premium account route to start off with so nonintrusive advertising will be used to help cover costs. I'm more interested in creating a community based on easy filesharing rather than making millions of dollars (pounds in my case). > Do people want others to know what they're downloading? If it's all legal then sure, why not? I'm trying to make it easy to create natural communites based on the type of file uploaded (Categorisation and tagging of files once uploaded will be important here) I believe in the idea. I've been thinking about it for a long time and I'm certainly up for any ideas. My own doubts are on the lines of "No one will want to use it". I'm not a huge idea man, and I'm not sure how to go about leading people to the project. If I can build this and only say, one group of artists ever use it, I will keep it running for the reason that at least someone is using it. It may not make me any money but if it makes people's lives easier in any way then I'm interested in making it happen.
  - Udo 16y ago
    > My own doubts are on the lines of "No one will want to use it" Statistically, this is always a good bet, as it is with every other idea. That makes being a negative person so rewarding ;-) > I'm not sure how to go about leading people to the project. Featuring on HN is a start. Seriously, if you believe this thing can work, finish your prototype and get it online. Personally, I believe in stripping the idea down to the simplest implementation that could possibly work. Build it quick and dirty, see how it goes. If you don't know any of the "movers and shakers", prepare for a lengthy take-off period. Distinguishing between a long runway and utter failure can be the hardest part. But other than that, go. Do it, now.

Udo 16y ago

I believe most of the time, for any given idea, you'll get a number of negative reactions very fast - especially if there is no actual demo to see yet. If we take your landing page as an elevator pitch, the feedback you get will mostly consist of obvious concerns, such as: Won't that devolve into piratebay with a chatroom? How will you pay for the huge bandwidth and storage required? Will people want to chat ad-hoc with strangers while they're downloading? Do people want others to know what they're downloading? How can you make this legal AND interesting? But those concerns are largely shots in the dark. We don't know what you got planned. So I guess the question is more: Do you believe in the idea? Do you believe you can make this work? If so, you shouldn't give the reins to naysayers, show what you can do; go ahead and try it out, by all means! But if the concerns above are similar to your own doubts, move away from the keyboard and develop another idea.

robinduckett 16y ago
> Won't that devolve into piratebay with a chatroom? Possibly, but this is why reporting and copyright infringment DCMA procedures ala youtube will be key. > How will you pay for the huge bandwidth and storage required? Self funded to start, everyone will get a limited amount of space to start off with. I don't want to go the premium account route to start off with so nonintrusive advertising will be used to help cover costs. I'm more interested in creating a community based on easy filesharing rather than making millions of dollars (pounds in my case). > Do people want others to know what they're downloading? If it's all legal then sure, why not? I'm trying to make it easy to create natural communites based on the type of file uploaded (Categorisation and tagging of files once uploaded will be important here) I believe in the idea. I've been thinking about it for a long time and I'm certainly up for any ideas. My own doubts are on the lines of "No one will want to use it". I'm not a huge idea man, and I'm not sure how to go about leading people to the project. If I can build this and only say, one group of artists ever use it, I will keep it running for the reason that at least someone is using it. It may not make me any money but if it makes people's lives easier in any way then I'm interested in making it happen.
- Udo 16y ago
  > My own doubts are on the lines of "No one will want to use it" Statistically, this is always a good bet, as it is with every other idea. That makes being a negative person so rewarding ;-) > I'm not sure how to go about leading people to the project. Featuring on HN is a start. Seriously, if you believe this thing can work, finish your prototype and get it online. Personally, I believe in stripping the idea down to the simplest implementation that could possibly work. Build it quick and dirty, see how it goes. If you don't know any of the "movers and shakers", prepare for a lengthy take-off period. Distinguishing between a long runway and utter failure can be the hardest part. But other than that, go. Do it, now.