Since njoglekar is here from reelsurfer, some comments: I love the idea, but I wished that the name of the person was being displayed while the video was being played. The videos need some context.
Also the clips seemed to short. 3 seconds, 5 seconds, is far too short for a video clip. My mind needs to take at least a couple of seconds to adjust to what I am seeing, and process the context around that. By the time I had just started to feel comfortable with the video, the clip was over and the next clip was starting.
Not sure if there is a solution to this. Perhaps longer pause times between clips, or video title above the videos?
And your web site needs the love of a designer.
But I'll end on a positive, I'd love to see more clips like this - the 10 best X back-to-back-to-back. No clicking, no watching 30 minutes of video to see the good part... Keep going with this!
Thanks for the helpful message, will answer in order:
1. The clips are short because the user who clipped them decided to make them that short. We would love to see your favorite clips (and they can be longer than a few seconds)
2. We are debating putting pauses between the clips, it really depends what kind of video it is. The video title is viewable upon hover - perhaps we should put it at the top of the page?
3. Any designers that you know well?
4. Thanks! we would love to see you make a best of list as well!
The compilation itself is great, but I think we (in the tech community) suffer too much from tunnel vision and this headline seems to be an example of that. These may be the world's best tech entrepreneurs, but there are much more successful people out there building businesses, risking capital and creating wealth outside of the vacuum of silicon valley. People that are building actual business and selling products that people use -- not a bunch of VC's rolling the dice with other people's money.
Excellent point. There was a HBR article a while back that underscored this point. That the most successful companies (and entrepreneurs) in part took best practices from one industry and applied to their own.
One amazing example of this is the porn industry. If you call yourself a tech entrepreneur and haven't spent any time actually studying the way the porn/adult industry operates - you are way behind.
That industry is always at leas 5+ years behind. Doubt this? Go to the way back machine (if it's available, lol) for some of these companies 5 (even 10 years ago) and see how they marketed their product. The sales funnel, the payment processing, everything. Even micropayment and such - they know what they are doing.
njoglekar, I am running a similar product, although it seems we target different customers, so I hope you don't mind if I chime in. Here is a similar playlist: https://www.everytimehq.com/playlists/302-inspiring
great idea. however the execution could be better. make the transition smoother, have some sort of motivational background music that pumps you up.
it can also be a bit longer.
[+] [-] unreal37|13 years ago|reply
Also the clips seemed to short. 3 seconds, 5 seconds, is far too short for a video clip. My mind needs to take at least a couple of seconds to adjust to what I am seeing, and process the context around that. By the time I had just started to feel comfortable with the video, the clip was over and the next clip was starting.
Not sure if there is a solution to this. Perhaps longer pause times between clips, or video title above the videos?
And your web site needs the love of a designer.
But I'll end on a positive, I'd love to see more clips like this - the 10 best X back-to-back-to-back. No clicking, no watching 30 minutes of video to see the good part... Keep going with this!
[+] [-] njoglekar|13 years ago|reply
1. The clips are short because the user who clipped them decided to make them that short. We would love to see your favorite clips (and they can be longer than a few seconds)
2. We are debating putting pauses between the clips, it really depends what kind of video it is. The video title is viewable upon hover - perhaps we should put it at the top of the page?
3. Any designers that you know well?
4. Thanks! we would love to see you make a best of list as well!
[+] [-] thematt|13 years ago|reply
[+] [-] pg|13 years ago|reply
[+] [-] charleshaanel|13 years ago|reply
That industry is always at leas 5+ years behind. Doubt this? Go to the way back machine (if it's available, lol) for some of these companies 5 (even 10 years ago) and see how they marketed their product. The sales funnel, the payment processing, everything. Even micropayment and such - they know what they are doing.
[+] [-] njoglekar|13 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] njoglekar|13 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] njoglekar|13 years ago|reply
We are deciding the best way to add music. Love to see any lists you can make!
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[+] [-] njoglekar|13 years ago|reply