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Obviously, you seem to think very highly of what you know, and very little of what I know. First and foremost, the idea that I just have a tech background is probably where you've …

I wouldn't think of anything that we're planning to do from an internationalization point as being any different from what Netflix has done spanning across the globe and cultures.

These are tremendous questions! Ones we need to continue to think through, but I can share our early thoughts... 1. Content cost: Generally speaking, and assuming capital raises, w…

I'd say you have a fair point about the competition, but not about their being a lack of critical examination. A critical examination of the market would yield the fact that survey…

Beautiful thoughts! Im taking note! To your point, we are trying to be all of things... and I would add community to that list. In terms of where we're starting, I'd say we've head…

Thanks for your thoughts here! I'm definitely on the same page with you! Don't love labeling ourselves this way, but by having the "gatekeepers" of what goes on BlackOakTV look lik…

Hey...this is really great stuff! Thank you so much for this. This...this is what I was hoping for!

I get your point. We're here for black creators too, but our customers are black viewers, so we'll always put them first. But of course, there is no demand without supply, and blac…

Yes! We've talked with that founder, and he certainly let us know it's a hard business. I think the important thing for us to find an audience for the content we're starting with. …

How are we selling and marketing ourselves as something we're not? No, we're not Netflix today--I think that's somewhat inherent in the fact that we're a startup here on HN. But we…

Generally, your points about capital and valuations are true. Of course, I could argue Netflix is way more capital intensive than any production company. And then, with Hello Sunsh…

We certainly don't think this will be easy. That said, as you can probably imagine yourself, 13.5% of the U.S. population is a really big TAM on its own. That percentage of Netflix…

Couldn't have said it any better!

I couldn't agree more! You want to do PR for us?

Yeah, the Netflix squashing us is certainly something we've thought through. We think there are 2 reasons we've got a good chance here though. One, Netflix has to worry about compe…

We do want this to be a global company. Obviously, we have to start somewhere, so the U.S., where we are, is a logical first step, but we already have content from outside of our r…

Thank you. We'll do our best...with the company, and this thread!

I can certainly see where saying "for black people" doesn't sit well with a lot of people. However, that's exactly who we're targeting with the content. That doesn't mean it has to…

That's a great point. I think both things probably need to be done. We took the distribution route, because ultimately we believe it's the direct relationship with the consumer tha…

Hi HN! We are Uzo and Iyanu, the founders of BlackOakTV ( https://beta.blackoak.tv ). BlackOakTV is a subscription video platform serving black audiences by making it easy for them…