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We've been working on MeetingBurner for just over 9 months - fully capable online meeting / webinar platform built in the cloud (EC2 & Joyent backup) so we coul

by aresant 15y ago

We've been working on MeetingBurner for just over 9 months - fully capable online meeting / webinar platform built in the cloud (EC2 & Joyent backup) so we could offer a truly free product (with a freemium vers of course!). Expect to see more on the build process, the tech, how we made it into LAUNCH at the last minute, etc in the future here - appreciate all the HN support and please send any and all feedback here or through the feedback list once you log in.

paraschopra 15y ago
Your video is interesting as you attack competitors directly. Curious to hear what kind of feedback did you get from others and if there are any legal issues involved. I also wonder how important is extra 15-25 seconds worth as far as online meetings are concerned (which usually last for >30 minutes).
raheemm 15y ago
Your video is great. Leaves no doubt about how much faster you are.
asnyder 15y ago
I just signed up to MeetingBurner, it looks promising. As someone that used WebEx and is a currently a paying subscriber of GoToMeeting, this can potentially make our lives a bit easier, especially with Linux users. Personally, I didn't like the video all too much, I felt the comparison was somewhat deceptive. As a GoToMeeting subscriber I can usually start a meeting in less than 5 seconds, since I already have the client installed. Clearly, if I don't have the client, then it's a longer process with website -> download -> run/install, as such the video, for me, takes something away from your product. While the speed comparison is nice, and something that should be emphasized, I believe the other aspects of MeetingBurner stand on their own. I feel that the one-touch recording, the no-client download, online access to your recordings, shareable links, and clear reporting to your past meetings already goes beyond what your competitors offer. I really like GoToMeeting as it's clean, robust, has recording and numerous other niceties, however, it is lacking in certain areas and having a full web solution like MeetingBurner would be ideal. I will definitely try it out in GoToMeeting's place over the next couple of days and provide whatever additional feedback I can. [edit: grammar]
- aresant 15y ago
  Well said and good points. We struggled with what to highlight, and in a future blog post we'll address why we focused on that screen record. Looking forward to your additional comments - submit via the MB helpdesk (feel free to repost here too) to make sure we see everything.

by aresant 15y ago

paraschopra 15y ago

Your video is interesting as you attack competitors directly. Curious to hear what kind of feedback did you get from others and if there are any legal issues involved. I also wonder how important is extra 15-25 seconds worth as far as online meetings are concerned (which usually last for >30 minutes).

raheemm 15y ago

Your video is great. Leaves no doubt about how much faster you are.

asnyder 15y ago

I just signed up to MeetingBurner, it looks promising. As someone that used WebEx and is a currently a paying subscriber of GoToMeeting, this can potentially make our lives a bit easier, especially with Linux users. Personally, I didn't like the video all too much, I felt the comparison was somewhat deceptive. As a GoToMeeting subscriber I can usually start a meeting in less than 5 seconds, since I already have the client installed. Clearly, if I don't have the client, then it's a longer process with website -> download -> run/install, as such the video, for me, takes something away from your product. While the speed comparison is nice, and something that should be emphasized, I believe the other aspects of MeetingBurner stand on their own. I feel that the one-touch recording, the no-client download, online access to your recordings, shareable links, and clear reporting to your past meetings already goes beyond what your competitors offer. I really like GoToMeeting as it's clean, robust, has recording and numerous other niceties, however, it is lacking in certain areas and having a full web solution like MeetingBurner would be ideal. I will definitely try it out in GoToMeeting's place over the next couple of days and provide whatever additional feedback I can. [edit: grammar]

aresant 15y ago
Well said and good points. We struggled with what to highlight, and in a future blog post we'll address why we focused on that screen record. Looking forward to your additional comments - submit via the MB helpdesk (feel free to repost here too) to make sure we see everything.