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Ask HN: Please Test My Startup's Minimum Viable Product

4 points by citizenkeys 15y ago

Every feature that's on my video sharing website works. Use registration is temporarily unnecessary while I work out the core product. The startup lets you curate custom playlists (channels) of videos from other websites. You can then view the playlists in a clean and simple interface with few distractions. Right now, though, it only works using videos from YouTube . Video channels have clean, obvious, simple url's. You can also share channels by sending an email about them from the site itself. Please test it by: * creating a new channel * adding some videos from YouTube (copy/paste the youtube.com url for the video's link) * customizing the channel icon that automatically gets resized * customize the channel background with an appropriate picture for that channel, and * send an email about the channel from the website. Please give me feedback, bug reports, and suggestions in the comments. Thanks!

citizenkeys 15y ago
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pedalpete 15y ago
You've already posted this site once already http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2452770 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2452770 . Are you really trying to get HN users to be testers for your system? Providing feedback on the product is one thing, but I don't think 'test my system' is a good direction for HN to go.
- citizenkeys 15y ago
  I took that feedback, made revisions, iterated, and now I'm looking to improve it again. It's a cycle.
charliepark 15y ago
Thought process: Okay, cool. I'd like to create an easily-shared channel of kid-friendly videos. This could be a cool way to do it. Where do I create a channel? Is it the "add video" button? I'm guessing that's to add a video to this channel. "Customize"? Maybe. clicks Okay. I guess I can erase all of the stuff that's here and make a new one. ... no ... wait ... nope. What do I do? lots of clicking around ... eventually ... I load up the "Channel Guide" and see the "New Channel" box. That box really needs to be obvious on the front page.
- Leynos 15y ago
  I agree with this. The "New Channel" button definitely needs to be on the main toolbar. Maybe as "Create a New Channel"?

4 points by citizenkeys 15y ago

citizenkeys 15y ago

Clickable link: http://avsquid.com http://avsquid.com

pedalpete 15y ago

You've already posted this site once already http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2452770 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2452770 . Are you really trying to get HN users to be testers for your system? Providing feedback on the product is one thing, but I don't think 'test my system' is a good direction for HN to go.

citizenkeys 15y ago
I took that feedback, made revisions, iterated, and now I'm looking to improve it again. It's a cycle.

charliepark 15y ago

Thought process: Okay, cool. I'd like to create an easily-shared channel of kid-friendly videos. This could be a cool way to do it. Where do I create a channel? Is it the "add video" button? I'm guessing that's to add a video to this channel. "Customize"? Maybe. clicks Okay. I guess I can erase all of the stuff that's here and make a new one. ... no ... wait ... nope. What do I do? lots of clicking around ... eventually ... I load up the "Channel Guide" and see the "New Channel" box. That box really needs to be obvious on the front page.

Leynos 15y ago
I agree with this. The "New Channel" button definitely needs to be on the main toolbar. Maybe as "Create a New Channel"?