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Let's see your product that you've coded? I spent years learning to code. Dropped everything to live in a car in Silicon Valley so I didn't have to work at a g

Let's see your product that you've coded? I spent years learning to code. Dropped everything to live in a car in Silicon Valley so I didn't have to work at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. I then worked my way up to a $200k salary. Quit that to pursue being an entrepreneur. Last year I made $20k and risked it all for this. Thanks for your time and energy checking it out though. I'm looking forward to your version and if you have a role then I will gladly come work for you. Cheers

mdoms 6y ago
Don't get defensive dude, it's obnoxious. All he said is it's not in the ballpark as a product that has hundreds of developers and over a quarter of a century of development effort.
- dorkwood 6y ago
  To be fair, the comment he was responding to didn't have any value. All it basically said was "I don't understand why people like this", which, in my opinion, is a lot more obnoxious than the response. People who create and put things out into the world deal with these sort of comments all the time. I think it's fair to be critical of them.
alexashka 6y ago
Yikes, someone's got a chip on their shoulder :) You're in your emotions whereas you should be making calculated moves to increase your chances of success, off of free exposure you're getting here on HackerNews. Your project looks really nice, it is nowhere close to the feature set AfterEffects offers and that's a fact - it has nothing to do with you as a person or your journey. Furthermore, your project is not competing with AfterEffects, it is competing with Fiverr or not bothering with adding 'effects' to videos at all.
artursapek 6y ago
It's completely fair to compare your product to its competitors (especially one you referenced in your post title) when discussing the pricing scheme you landed on.
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scpedicini 6y ago
Calm down buddy, this is your show HN, try to take the high road, also dropping your salary is not the classiest thing to do.
Wandfarbe 6y ago
I'm curious and would like to understand it a little bit better: You had a well paying job which would allowed you, in only 5-10 years to basically buy a house for half a million and then retire with the other half million. What motivated you to build an Online Service? What are your thoughts on your competitors? Like i do like your product from a first view perspective, butwhen i google 'online video editor' i do find a lot of alternative products. Are there any long term plans when you would say you made it or where you would pull the plug?
- antigirl 6y ago
  What? $200 year salary will have tax on it. Thats not your take home, then you also have to eat, live, pay rent for your current place.
  - Wandfarbe 6y ago
    Sure it will but if you earn already 200k a year, your potential includes an increase over the next 5 years; And sure thats probably slightly easy calculated but personally for me, living 5 years very frugual and then buying a house and then doing another 5 years and then stop working, is very reasonable when you have a salary like that. The first 5 Years might mean saving a lot, but then you own a house. Payed, mortgage free; Very low base costs. Depending on how big that house is, you are now able to invest even more longterm: Solar Power for example to keep your utility costs very low.
- michaelaubry 6y ago
  I'd be able to live with the failure knowing I took my best shot at being an entrepreneur. Opposed to living a somewhat comfortable life not trying at all. It's been a burning desire of mine. I truly fear regretting not doing this. If it fails, I am happy to try again. I am ok with making $20k per year for the rest of my life if it means every year I can wake up shooting my shot to build something useful to others. In regards to competition I am not afraid in the slightest. I do not fear others, they are just flesh and blood like I am. That said I am reasonable when someone has a certain position, the good thing about space and time is that with proper course correction you too can find your own position. With correct defensibility you can own a certain position for as long as you have a good stance. Video has been around since the first animators drew images in a flip book. It's not going anywhere. I believe there are gaps and this game is not zero sum. I will continue to expand my knowledge on physics, computers, marketing, engineering, human/consumer psychology. I will continue to build relationships and find ways to leave people better than I found them. These are my principles and in these principles I feel confident.
gamerfreakish 6y ago
but..but... can you reverse a linked list? JK! Hope all of your sacrifices paid off!

mdoms 6y ago

Don't get defensive dude, it's obnoxious. All he said is it's not in the ballpark as a product that has hundreds of developers and over a quarter of a century of development effort.

dorkwood 6y ago
To be fair, the comment he was responding to didn't have any value. All it basically said was "I don't understand why people like this", which, in my opinion, is a lot more obnoxious than the response. People who create and put things out into the world deal with these sort of comments all the time. I think it's fair to be critical of them.

alexashka 6y ago

Yikes, someone's got a chip on their shoulder :) You're in your emotions whereas you should be making calculated moves to increase your chances of success, off of free exposure you're getting here on HackerNews. Your project looks really nice, it is nowhere close to the feature set AfterEffects offers and that's a fact - it has nothing to do with you as a person or your journey. Furthermore, your project is not competing with AfterEffects, it is competing with Fiverr or not bothering with adding 'effects' to videos at all.

artursapek 6y ago

It's completely fair to compare your product to its competitors (especially one you referenced in your post title) when discussing the pricing scheme you landed on.

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scpedicini 6y ago

Calm down buddy, this is your show HN, try to take the high road, also dropping your salary is not the classiest thing to do.

Wandfarbe 6y ago

I'm curious and would like to understand it a little bit better: You had a well paying job which would allowed you, in only 5-10 years to basically buy a house for half a million and then retire with the other half million. What motivated you to build an Online Service? What are your thoughts on your competitors? Like i do like your product from a first view perspective, butwhen i google 'online video editor' i do find a lot of alternative products. Are there any long term plans when you would say you made it or where you would pull the plug?

antigirl 6y ago
What? $200 year salary will have tax on it. Thats not your take home, then you also have to eat, live, pay rent for your current place.
- Wandfarbe 6y ago
  Sure it will but if you earn already 200k a year, your potential includes an increase over the next 5 years; And sure thats probably slightly easy calculated but personally for me, living 5 years very frugual and then buying a house and then doing another 5 years and then stop working, is very reasonable when you have a salary like that. The first 5 Years might mean saving a lot, but then you own a house. Payed, mortgage free; Very low base costs. Depending on how big that house is, you are now able to invest even more longterm: Solar Power for example to keep your utility costs very low.
michaelaubry 6y ago
I'd be able to live with the failure knowing I took my best shot at being an entrepreneur. Opposed to living a somewhat comfortable life not trying at all. It's been a burning desire of mine. I truly fear regretting not doing this. If it fails, I am happy to try again. I am ok with making $20k per year for the rest of my life if it means every year I can wake up shooting my shot to build something useful to others. In regards to competition I am not afraid in the slightest. I do not fear others, they are just flesh and blood like I am. That said I am reasonable when someone has a certain position, the good thing about space and time is that with proper course correction you too can find your own position. With correct defensibility you can own a certain position for as long as you have a good stance. Video has been around since the first animators drew images in a flip book. It's not going anywhere. I believe there are gaps and this game is not zero sum. I will continue to expand my knowledge on physics, computers, marketing, engineering, human/consumer psychology. I will continue to build relationships and find ways to leave people better than I found them. These are my principles and in these principles I feel confident.

gamerfreakish 6y ago

but..but... can you reverse a linked list? JK! Hope all of your sacrifices paid off!