Damian, Part of me likes that idea, part of me worries that is an engineer seeing something cool and solving a problem the customer doesn't have. Both of me is probably wrong; I'd suggest using some fake doors[1] to test whether people are interested in it (like a checkbox on the upload which says for a premium they can download as you upload, and explain it is coming soon)
Geoff [1] OK, so I can't find a reference and video from http://www.parisoma.com/2011/05/ignite-lean-startup, but it means showing a feature and measuring how many time people click on it. If they don't click/activate, they don't care. Much cheaper than building it to find that out. On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 22:15, damianharvey <damianhar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Have you thought about allowing the recipients to start downloading > while the file is uploading? Sites like http://ge.tt do this. > > I would think that they have to customise the HTTP server to allow it > to send out the bytes from the stream as it is uploaded. Either that > or chunk it. > > > > On Feb 9, 12:30 am, Dan Washusen <d...@reactive.org> wrote: > > Hi Alwin, > > Thanks for the feedback. > > > > The app essentially replaces a work flow process of: > > Create files that are too big to email > > Open an an email client, attach the files and send the email > > A little while latter, a bounce will come back saying mailbox full > > Upload files to a FTP server > > While waiting for the files to uploaded, open an email client and write > an email to with instructions on how to log in the an FTP server and > download a bunch of files > > Wait for FTP upload to complete > > Switch back to your email client and hit send > > Several hours later an email will arrive back asking what an FTP is… > > Possibly a phone call or email to figure out what they actually > downloaded > > > > We've boiled that down to: > > Create files that are too big to email > > Open the Digital Pigeon app and drag on the files > > Enter the recipients, a summary and maybe a message and hit send > > Once it's uploaded we send out emails to the recipients with a link to > download the files > > The sender receives notifications via email/iphone/desktop that the > files have been downloaded and by whom > > > > In the end that's what the majority of our target audience wanted, we > even stuck with email terminology so as not to over complicate it… On top > of this the desktop app can be controlled by Automator so that users can > hook it into other apps (e.g. a render that takes several hours can be sent > while they are sleeping). > > > > We also add a bunch of other features (like the ability to strongly > brand the download page), that all assist in solving that problem. > > > > So to answer your question, all three of the clients (web, iPhone and > desktop) talk through the same REST API, we plan on opening that up the API > to users once we've written up some decent doco for it (and invented a > human cloning machine). So there's nothing stopping us (or our users) from > making plugins if that's something they need... > > > > Cheers,-- > > Dan Washusen > > Make big files fly > > visit digitalpigeon.com (http://digitalpigeon.com) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 8 February 2012 at 11:39 PM, Alwin Chin wrote: > > > Hi Dan, > > > > > This looks like a really promising app. > > > > > Does this system replace an already existing email interface such as > gmail or Outlook (tsk tsk tsk)? Or is it built for integration via plugins > etc? > > > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:28 PM, Dan Washusen <d...@reactive.org(mailto: > d...@reactive.org)> wrote: > > > > Sorry, that test credit card number (obviously) doesn't work when > pointing at the *real* payment gateway... > > > > > > -- > > > > Dan Washusen > > > > Make big files fly > > > > visit digitalpigeon.com (http://digitalpigeon.com) > > > > > > On Wednesday, 8 February 2012 at 8:04 PM, Dan Washusen wrote: > > > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > After a stupendous amount of work we're getting ready to > officially launch our app and switch to a paid system. Up until this point > we've been working off word of mouth to get people using and testing our > app, which has worked out pretty well (we started with roughly 200 friends > and colleagues and we're now up to about 5K mostly thanks to Gus ( > http://twitter.com/gusjohnston) and the viral nature of the app). In the > last week we've had a few meetings with some of our local users to get any > last minute feedback and overall they'll really happy with what we've > built. Now it's time to break out of that network and try and reach a > wider audience. > > > > > > > So, my questions - I'm curious to hear from those who've gone > before us, what should we be thinking about? Is there anything that you > found to work well or that you wish you'd done differently? How and who > should we approach in the media? Any pertinent videos we should watch or > blog posts we should read? > > > > > > > Also, if you have a spare 5 minutes please check out the staging > site, we'd love your feedback. > > > > > Address:https://dev.digitalpigeon.com > > > > > Testing credit card details: > > > > > > Name on card: Testing Test > > > > > > Number: 4444 3333 2222 1111 > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > p.s. We're currently working on a new landing page and a super > snazzy video (thanks to the guys @ smallwerld.com (http://smallwerld.com) > and xyzstudios.com (http://xyzstudios.com/)) that does a better job of > selling our app. > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > Beach Australia mailing list. Visthttp://siliconbeachaustralia.orgfor more > > > > > > Forum rules > > > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > > > 2) No jobs postings. 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