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> and you need to be sold on the "value" I am creating, maybe this is not for you That's a rather closed-minded approach. Since you are trying to sell this to
by seadog33 14y ago
> and you need to be sold on the "value" I am creating, maybe this is not for you
That's a rather closed-minded approach. Since you are trying to sell this to us, why not try and make this idea appeal to us? To say that someone needn't bother if the abstract idea you've presented doesn't seem to work for them... that's pretty weak and (forgive me if I'm misinterpreting) even comes off as arrogant. If you have a specific user base in mind, fine, but then say so. Those who have posted so far haven't a clue the benefit they are getting out of it. You might have a great product, but it never will be great if people don't know about it/use it because it affects your bottom line. Instead of brushing off this person's valid point, why not try and convince us about how "fun and interesting" your product is? What about more specific use cases? Not just "here's my product. Try it."
Overall, the reason the value is requested here is that we need to understand beyond what your new product actually does. Why is it making our lives better? Why should we want/need to go to it? Is the intent to solve some fundamental need or frustration? If so, how does it do that?
The difference between your product and pure Google Earth is that Google Earth was made by a large company that is exploring many different avenues, with an already established financial base. Were you looking to monetize this particular product in some way?
- will_brown 14y agoWelcome to HN seadog33. "Ommageo is a combination of Google Earth and YouTube" -I did not intend to be arrogant I just do not believe there is a better way to describe my start-up than this simple sentence. It is self-explanatory and should not leave readers wondering what Ommageo is or thinking this is some "abstract idea" (especially when I posted the link and anyone can go there now and find videos in Google Earth and watch them, use the search functions, and visit watch the "trending video page" - all without registering). >Instead of brushing off this person's valid point, why not try and convince us about how "fun and interesting" your product is? What about more specific use cases? Not just "here's my product. Try it." I am not here to promote my website, sell anything, explain my strategy to monetize the product, or convince anyone. I simply asked people who are interested in being part of my beta to email me or offer advice on finding additional beta testers. So its not like I am brushing anyone off, its just that some people are interested in testing Ommageo because I described it as combining Google Earth and Youtube, two products that people know and use, while others find Ommageo abstract and think it will be made more clear by answering business related questions. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with saying that the Ommageo Beta might not be right for that second group. >Those who have posted so far haven't a clue the benefit they are getting out of it. I cannot disagree with you on this point, but the qualifier is "Those who have posted", because I have received emails from the people interested in the Ommageo Beta, another HN member was even kind enough to share one of his projects which is similar to mine but instead of video it was photo oriented. So trust me people see the inherent benefit of combining Google Earth and YouTube and more generally the benefit of location based media sharing and discovery.