SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
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SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
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Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#2What a messed up article. I don't know this CEO but using a picture taken at a festival two years ago as proof of incompetence seems very cheap.
Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#3> Now it’s asking investors for $169.5 million at a pre-money enterprise valuation of just $150 million
Ouch. I hope they get the money. I really don't want it to go away. I have not found an alternative that has so many 1+ hour long megamixes :(
Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#4> Now it’s asking investors for $169.5 million at a pre-money enterprise valuation of just $150 million Ouch. I hope they get the money. I really don't want it to go away. I have not found an alternative that has so many 1+ hour long megamixes :(
Youtube is about it, YT Music app for mobile (all unfortunately)
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#6For all those looking to make a SoundCloud clone: What is HN's opinion on its failings (from a user perspective) — i.e. how would you make SoundCloud better right now?
Also interested to hear those who can balance with commercial viability.
Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#7> Now it’s asking investors for $169.5 million at a pre-money enterprise valuation of just $150 million Ouch. I hope they get the money. I really don't want it to go away. I have not found an alternative that has so many 1+ hour long megamixes :(
What about the Internet Archive?
Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#8What a messed up article. I don't know this CEO but using a picture taken at a festival two years ago as proof of incompetence seems very cheap.
Indeed–that image caption serves absolutely no purpose except to beat on someone who is at a low point anyway.
And it doesn't even make sense! Taking a vacation every now and then is likely to improve productivity, and for SoundCloud specifically, it seems almost necessary to go to Burning Man and mingle. The criticism is especially rich coming from a guy who looks at least twice as stoned in his official TechCrunch photo than the SC CEO at Burning Man.
Creating SoundCloud is more than 99.x% of people ever achieve, including me, the author, and the editor of this shameless excuse of an article. SoundCloud is obviously beloved by many. If they don't find a way to get those people to pay, they're in good company.
At least they're not selling to AOL.
Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#9For all those looking to make a SoundCloud clone: What is HN's opinion on its failings (from a user perspective) — i.e. how would you make SoundCloud better right now? Also interested to hear those who can balance with commercial viability.
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Re: SoundCloud faces do-or-die vote by investors
#10For all those looking to make a SoundCloud clone: What is HN's opinion on its failings (from a user perspective) — i.e. how would you make SoundCloud better right now? Also interested to hear those who can balance with commercial viability.
Go back to basics.
Keep it focused on community facing artists, remixes, dj sets, etc.
From what I've seen they suffered most from lack of direction, weak leadership, and no real business plan from the beginning. It seems (correct me if I'm wrong) it started as a hobby project and got twisted into a SaaS model that didn't fit it's purpose or audience.
As far as monetization - why not have a Patreon-esque system of support specific content producers/artists? I don't think a blanket monthly subscription is really a good fit but personally I would pay 1-5$ / month for specific artists/content providers and follow only them.