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The guy in the video is the exact same person in the coin video. https://onlycoin.com/ https://onlycoin.com/ I'm really pissed off I paid for coin. I'm not goi

The guy in the video is the exact same person in the coin video. https://onlycoin.com/ https://onlycoin.com/ I'm really pissed off I paid for coin. I'm not going to pay a dime for plastc or this until it's released.

vishalzone2002 12y ago
Ya i noticed that too
chrisbolt 12y ago
See this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8313720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8313720
than 12y ago
http://sandwichvideo.com http://sandwichvideo.com
general_failure 12y ago
Sorry to hear. I am not in the know but what happenned to that company that pissed you off?
mcdavis 12y ago
It's Adam Lisagor whose video production company Sandwich Video works on lots of startup videos http://sandwichvideo.com/ http://sandwichvideo.com/
- n72 12y ago
  Which I don't understand. All their stuff has such a hipster aesthetic. I'm not knocking the hipster aesthetic (I don't like it, but that's a whole different conversation), but it's certainly not an everyman aesthetic, which I would think one would want for an advertisement which is supposed to appeal to a wide audience. I'm sure other industries have put a ton of research into this and I assume this is why people in most ads are so ultra-generic. So, why go with these guys? Path of least resistance? Do people in SF not realize that the rest of the country is not like them? Do they think the rest of the country wants to be like them? This isn't snark, but genuine curiosity.
  - csallen 12y ago
    A few comments: 1. These guys have produced numerous videos for businesses that have gone viral and spread to millions of people. That's not to say that others can't do the same thing -- just that these guys have a history of success, which suggests that not possessing an "everyman" aesthetic may not be such a bad thing. 2. Most companies that use Sandwich for their videos are early stage startups looking for early adopters. Lots of early adopters work in tech and live in the Bay Area. So at this stage, making a video that would appeal to this niche of people makes perfect sense.
    - sherjilozair 12y ago
      Also, 3. Being different (hipster) makes the audience remember the video, and hence the product, which is the purpose of the video.
      - n72 12y ago
        Or turns a lot of people off from the product such that they decide not to use it.
  - dmix 12y ago
    When startups launch they aren't trying to go for an everyman angle. That happens while trying to cross the chasm.
  - AznHisoka 12y ago
    I was put off by the hipster mentality as well.. I want a FOB to be in these videos.
  - bhousel 12y ago
    apropos: http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/11/advertisings_collateral_damage.html http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/11/advertisings_collater... "It's easy to think that the ads are designed to draw in the demo shown in the ads, but that's not the way advertising works, and consequently that's not how America works. If you're watching it, it's for you. These ads play heavy during late and late late night talk shows: the target is boring middle aged white people. Blackberry isn't targeting gays and limber blondes, it's pretending they are already on board so you don't feel like a dork without a touch screen."
fireworks10 12y ago
You can e-mail help@onlycoin.com with your order number & cancel. [1] https://twitter.com/coin/status/519895644761096193 https://twitter.com/coin/status/519895644761096193
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adamfishman 12y ago
The same video production company is being used all over for startups like this. It does not imply any relationship to coin or any others. http://sandwichvideo.com/ http://sandwichvideo.com/
- muzz 12y ago
  Yes but since the products of Coin and Final are so similar, surely the confusion is understandable. The first time I saw the video, I certainly wondered if Final was either a follow-on product or pivot from the makers of Coin.
  - Duhck 12y ago
    This was also my first thought. "Oh the guys at coin pivoted to this, awesome!"
  - saddestcatever 12y ago
    Same. I was like "Oh cool, Coin is making something even better." Oh.
rbinv 12y ago
Why are you pissed?
thrownaway2424 12y ago
Pre-ordering anything is basically moronic.
ep103 12y ago
What happened with coin?
- icelancer 12y ago
  Same thing that happens with every hardware startup with launch goals: It's 18 months late.

vishalzone2002 12y ago

Ya i noticed that too

chrisbolt 12y ago

See this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8313720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8313720

than 12y ago

http://sandwichvideo.com http://sandwichvideo.com

general_failure 12y ago

Sorry to hear. I am not in the know but what happenned to that company that pissed you off?

mcdavis 12y ago

It's Adam Lisagor whose video production company Sandwich Video works on lots of startup videos http://sandwichvideo.com/ http://sandwichvideo.com/

n72 12y ago
Which I don't understand. All their stuff has such a hipster aesthetic. I'm not knocking the hipster aesthetic (I don't like it, but that's a whole different conversation), but it's certainly not an everyman aesthetic, which I would think one would want for an advertisement which is supposed to appeal to a wide audience. I'm sure other industries have put a ton of research into this and I assume this is why people in most ads are so ultra-generic. So, why go with these guys? Path of least resistance? Do people in SF not realize that the rest of the country is not like them? Do they think the rest of the country wants to be like them? This isn't snark, but genuine curiosity.
- csallen 12y ago
  A few comments: 1. These guys have produced numerous videos for businesses that have gone viral and spread to millions of people. That's not to say that others can't do the same thing -- just that these guys have a history of success, which suggests that not possessing an "everyman" aesthetic may not be such a bad thing. 2. Most companies that use Sandwich for their videos are early stage startups looking for early adopters. Lots of early adopters work in tech and live in the Bay Area. So at this stage, making a video that would appeal to this niche of people makes perfect sense.
  - sherjilozair 12y ago
    Also, 3. Being different (hipster) makes the audience remember the video, and hence the product, which is the purpose of the video.
    - n72 12y ago
      Or turns a lot of people off from the product such that they decide not to use it.
- dmix 12y ago
  When startups launch they aren't trying to go for an everyman angle. That happens while trying to cross the chasm.
- AznHisoka 12y ago
  I was put off by the hipster mentality as well.. I want a FOB to be in these videos.
- bhousel 12y ago
  apropos: http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/11/advertisings_collateral_damage.html http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/11/advertisings_collater... "It's easy to think that the ads are designed to draw in the demo shown in the ads, but that's not the way advertising works, and consequently that's not how America works. If you're watching it, it's for you. These ads play heavy during late and late late night talk shows: the target is boring middle aged white people. Blackberry isn't targeting gays and limber blondes, it's pretending they are already on board so you don't feel like a dork without a touch screen."

fireworks10 12y ago

You can e-mail help@onlycoin.com with your order number & cancel. [1] https://twitter.com/coin/status/519895644761096193 https://twitter.com/coin/status/519895644761096193

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adamfishman 12y ago

The same video production company is being used all over for startups like this. It does not imply any relationship to coin or any others. http://sandwichvideo.com/ http://sandwichvideo.com/

muzz 12y ago
Yes but since the products of Coin and Final are so similar, surely the confusion is understandable. The first time I saw the video, I certainly wondered if Final was either a follow-on product or pivot from the makers of Coin.
- Duhck 12y ago
  This was also my first thought. "Oh the guys at coin pivoted to this, awesome!"
- saddestcatever 12y ago
  Same. I was like "Oh cool, Coin is making something even better." Oh.

rbinv 12y ago

Why are you pissed?

thrownaway2424 12y ago

Pre-ordering anything is basically moronic.

ep103 12y ago

What happened with coin?

icelancer 12y ago
Same thing that happens with every hardware startup with launch goals: It's 18 months late.