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incub8or

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About incub8or

Software and media entrepreneur.

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    Comment #3659874

    This assumes the same corporate/shareholding structure would have prevailed through the process of changing the business model. It is by no means certain this would have been the c…

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    Comment #3493997

    Movie studios' sole focus is money. Money allows them to hire movie stars, to use the best equipment, to buy ad space and to rent movie theatres. In short, money (and how much they…

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    Comment #3493808

    The problem with "killing" Hollywood and replacing it with other forms of entertainment is that GOOD movies fulfil a very specific function: through storytelling they shed light on…

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    Comment #3210300

    Having lived and worked in Nigeria, I can say that there is enormous potential but with net access costing $100 per month, it is out of reach for the average person. Electricity su…

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    Comment #3084857

    VirtualBox runs XP and Win7 perfectly on my MBP2011; it has saved my skin a number of times and am not sure why it does not work for some people. I was considering getting Parallel…

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    Comment #3080086

    Sad, sad day.

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    Comment #3079646

    Thanks for the feedback, which I found very interesting. We did look at the possibility of an ARG but decided to go another way for this movie. We are treating the movie launch as …

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    Comment #3070336

    All content producers face the same problem: if their product gains traction, it will be pirated; if it does not gain traction, there will be no revenue. We just finished a no budg…

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    Comment #3070293

    Great question! We think so but only the audience can answer that objectively. Check out some audience reactions at http://bit.ly/owHzdn

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    Comment #3070284

    Thanks a lot guys. Very helpful suggestions.

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    Comment #3065776

    Thanks....You are right, there is a certain novelty factor present, but isn't that the case with all (movie/entertainment) marketing? The pricing structure makes sure there is some…

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    Comment #3065765

    The startups who have bought the package would agree, especially when they can place on their website a looped recording of their message being displayed on Times Square.

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    Comment #3065757

    It's not that easy (or cheap) to get into itunes. Plus you would be competing with blockbusters who spend tons of money on marketing. We thought this could be a way to disrupt trad…

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    Comment #3065752

    Thanks for the words of encouragement. The feedback so far is actually favouring the more expensive options, which means we would need less people. But this is an experiment, so an…

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    Comment #3065735

    Thanks for this. Very interesting. I know IMDB have clamped down on this sort of thing so that's why we offer the credit on the end titles of the film where we can control it.

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    Comment #3064234

    You are right, although the billboard would only be used to thank everyone who downloaded the movie and not necessarily used for the movie promotion itself. More information on the…

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    Comment #3064154

    Good question. $10 buys the movie and as a "Thank You" you get a line of text on the billboard. $49 buys the movie + soundtrack and you get 1/4 screen text/image. $99 buys the movi…

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    Comment #3064135

    A recording of display will be available for download; so you could grab a still or loop the video and post on your website.

  19. story
    Ask HN: Can a No Budget Indie Movie Make $1m Online?

    We've made a no budget indie movie with: No studio No distributor No movie stars Our goal is: to gross $1m and fund the next movie It's sounds quite impossible. But we've come up w…