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I'm reminded of the origin of Youtube - loads of video startups tried a similar thing, until the underlying tech became sufficient, and Youtube found the sweet
by dood 13y ago
I'm reminded of the origin of Youtube - loads of video startups tried a similar thing, until the underlying tech became sufficient, and Youtube found the sweet spot of product-market fit (with enough capital to run at a loss for long enough).
These kind of video portals may not be quite viable yet, but it seems like they are right around the corner. I entirely share your sentiments about cable TV.
Something like this (like Youtube in it's time) seems inevitable - it's exciting to imagine the effect this sort of thing will have on the world.
- noonespecial 13y agoBy the time we talked it through and put it to rest, we had called it "placecasting" and envisioned ourselves as a connector that let people set up their own hd cams and make a few bucks providing views for basement-dwellers everywhere. 55" tvs that cost $1000 make it even more compelling now than then. I share your enthusiasm, just waiting for everyone to have "South Korea" bandwidth.