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What the heck is August? http://www.agst.co/ http://www.agst.co/ I can't figure out what it is. Is it a social network? An iphone app? A subscription service?

What the heck is August? http://www.agst.co/ http://www.agst.co/ I can't figure out what it is. Is it a social network? An iphone app? A subscription service? The website tells me it's where the worlds most talented artists forge relationships with their fans. But it neglects to say how this is accomplished.

seanwing 13y ago
The site is purely a sneak peak for artists. As for what it is, August is an iOS platform (with a very minimal web side to it) that builds sustainable relationships around media; relationships that unify and amplify the discovery, distribution, monetization, engagement, social experience, etc of digital media. How? Simply, the platform we have built, and the thousands of artists who have created it.
Ryanmf 13y ago
Links at the very bottom of the page reveal a launch post[0] and their deck[1]. There's definitely an app, and it's definitely a social network—though perhaps if this or something like it catches on we'll require new terminology, as this model where every user gets categorized 'artist', 'curator', 'listener', 'tastemaker', 'consumer', etc. doesn't map very well to the one-size-fits-all peer networks we're used to. As far as the sales channel is concerned, it's difficult to say. Somewhere between "we'll figure it out as we go" and "as long as we're taking down Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Soundcloud, Tumblr, G+/YouTube, Vimeo and Myspace, we might as well also go after iTunes, Ticketmaster, Goldenvoice, Behance, content licensing, booking, event management…" [0] https://medium.com/p/fe08d1925c7f https://medium.com/p/fe08d1925c7f [1] http://www.agst.co/investors/ http://www.agst.co/investors/
- seanwing 13y ago
  Ryan, there are no specific categories of users on August. There is one user account for everyone. However, if you are invited as an artist, you receive an additional distribution channel reserved for the quality content of true artists. The view of August is that the world of media will change when an artist is able to sale 100 million copies of their work, all by themselves. This is the future, and we are building the platform that will make it happen.
  - Ryanmf 13y ago
    A statement on one or the other of the linked pages (I don't recall if it was your blog post or the deck) referenced a sort of "leveling up" from voluntary curator-user to (for want of a better term) verified "tastemaker." That seemed, to me, to imply a certain granularity of user classes. You may want to clean up that language if that's not the case.
  - normloman 13y ago
    "This is the future, and we are building the platform that will make it happen." Yeah, keep telling yourself that. I know investors like to see confidence, but if you seriously believe your own hype, you'll be unprepared for failure. Chances are, you'll fail. Nothing to do with talent or how good your product is. Just luck. Learn humility. It will keep you from letting your guard down, and getting trampled on. And it will come in handy in case you fail.

seanwing 13y ago

The site is purely a sneak peak for artists. As for what it is, August is an iOS platform (with a very minimal web side to it) that builds sustainable relationships around media; relationships that unify and amplify the discovery, distribution, monetization, engagement, social experience, etc of digital media. How? Simply, the platform we have built, and the thousands of artists who have created it.

Ryanmf 13y ago

Links at the very bottom of the page reveal a launch post[0] and their deck[1]. There's definitely an app, and it's definitely a social network—though perhaps if this or something like it catches on we'll require new terminology, as this model where every user gets categorized 'artist', 'curator', 'listener', 'tastemaker', 'consumer', etc. doesn't map very well to the one-size-fits-all peer networks we're used to. As far as the sales channel is concerned, it's difficult to say. Somewhere between "we'll figure it out as we go" and "as long as we're taking down Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Soundcloud, Tumblr, G+/YouTube, Vimeo and Myspace, we might as well also go after iTunes, Ticketmaster, Goldenvoice, Behance, content licensing, booking, event management…" [0] https://medium.com/p/fe08d1925c7f https://medium.com/p/fe08d1925c7f [1] http://www.agst.co/investors/ http://www.agst.co/investors/

seanwing 13y ago
Ryan, there are no specific categories of users on August. There is one user account for everyone. However, if you are invited as an artist, you receive an additional distribution channel reserved for the quality content of true artists. The view of August is that the world of media will change when an artist is able to sale 100 million copies of their work, all by themselves. This is the future, and we are building the platform that will make it happen.
- Ryanmf 13y ago
  A statement on one or the other of the linked pages (I don't recall if it was your blog post or the deck) referenced a sort of "leveling up" from voluntary curator-user to (for want of a better term) verified "tastemaker." That seemed, to me, to imply a certain granularity of user classes. You may want to clean up that language if that's not the case.
- normloman 13y ago
  "This is the future, and we are building the platform that will make it happen." Yeah, keep telling yourself that. I know investors like to see confidence, but if you seriously believe your own hype, you'll be unprepared for failure. Chances are, you'll fail. Nothing to do with talent or how good your product is. Just luck. Learn humility. It will keep you from letting your guard down, and getting trampled on. And it will come in handy in case you fail.