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I'm in the same boat - I'm the one building it, and my focus is on the user experience, but the business model won't tolerate the amount of video on someone els

by pm 6y ago

I'm in the same boat - I'm the one building it, and my focus is on the user experience, but the business model won't tolerate the amount of video on someone else's service. :( I haven't had FFMPEG nightmares yet, but I've done relatively little with it so far. Any video apps I should look out for? I'm also pursuing a content creation angle that I've yet to spec out, so I'm always curious as to how others have approached the problem.

rememberlenny 6y ago
If you want, I’d love to chat about it! Email: lenny@milkvideo.com
jon_dahl 6y ago
Hey! Jon from Mux here. Curious about this comment: > the business model won't tolerate the amount of video on someone else's service Does that mean you aren't using S3/EC2 or the like, or is there something about how we've built our cloud platform that doesn't work for your business model? We've designed Mux to be a low-level primitive for video, like Twilio is for SMS, so I'd be interested if we're doing something that makes this harder for you.
- pm 6y ago
  Hey Jon! I've looked at Mux (mainly the careers page), and it's a great platform. It would be a great fit technologically, but I'm not sure that my business model (which is tentative admittedly) would cover infra costs for processing, hosting and consuming the amount of video I'm eventually expecting, as I'm running on a shoestring budget at the moment. Plus, it's a good chance to for me to learn the ins and outs of video. It's not reflective of the quality of your platform, just a choice I've made early in the piece for curiosity's sake.
  - jon_dahl 6y ago
    Cool - thanks for the reply! If some credits or a startup discount are ever helpful, we have a startup program and can help out there. Let us know.
    - rememberlenny 6y ago
      And this is why Mux is awesome.
    - pm 6y ago
      Thanks, I'll have a look. If it appears as though it's not worth the effort to maintain my own video infra, you're the first choice.

by pm 6y ago

rememberlenny 6y ago

If you want, I’d love to chat about it! Email: lenny@milkvideo.com

jon_dahl 6y ago

Hey! Jon from Mux here. Curious about this comment: > the business model won't tolerate the amount of video on someone else's service Does that mean you aren't using S3/EC2 or the like, or is there something about how we've built our cloud platform that doesn't work for your business model? We've designed Mux to be a low-level primitive for video, like Twilio is for SMS, so I'd be interested if we're doing something that makes this harder for you.

pm 6y ago
Hey Jon! I've looked at Mux (mainly the careers page), and it's a great platform. It would be a great fit technologically, but I'm not sure that my business model (which is tentative admittedly) would cover infra costs for processing, hosting and consuming the amount of video I'm eventually expecting, as I'm running on a shoestring budget at the moment. Plus, it's a good chance to for me to learn the ins and outs of video. It's not reflective of the quality of your platform, just a choice I've made early in the piece for curiosity's sake.
- jon_dahl 6y ago
  Cool - thanks for the reply! If some credits or a startup discount are ever helpful, we have a startup program and can help out there. Let us know.
  - rememberlenny 6y ago
    And this is why Mux is awesome.
  - pm 6y ago
    Thanks, I'll have a look. If it appears as though it's not worth the effort to maintain my own video infra, you're the first choice.