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For 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.
Focus on DJ sets, remixes, hip-hop/electronica producers like others have said. Don't try to be Spotify.
"Soundcloud is fine and will be around for years, stop backing up all of the music". Didn't the CEO say something along those lines ~2 weeks ago when they forced the archive.org folks to stop pulling down a backup copy of everything? Funny how quickly that was proven to be BS. Not that anyone should be surprised by this outcome.
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I've always got my mixes from mixcloud. Never really saw what differentiated soundcloud.
As someone who uses both platforms and actually prefers Mixcloud as a product, the user base is simply not there. I see much more engagement on Soundcloud. Maybe it's different for other creators, artists, DJs, but I'd guess that's a very common experience when comparing both services.
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Focus on DJ sets, remixes, hip-hop/electronica producers like others have said. Don't try to be Spotify.
Mixcloud has that area covered and I hope they become a much more popular with the recent Soundcloud drama.
i really like soundcloud for drum and bass mixes that would otherwise be pretty difficult / impossible to find otherwise. I will miss it if it goes under :(
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As someone who uses both platforms and actually prefers Mixcloud as a product, the user base is simply not there. I see much more engagement on Soundcloud. Maybe it's different for other creators, artists, DJs, but I'd guess that's a very common experience when comparing both services.
Mixcloud founder here, thanks its appreciated. Theres one big different on engagement, we tend to see lower play counts, but higher number of minutes listened per play. You'll start to see us surfacing this data more in the upcoming months, and I expect everyone to be pleasantly surprised.
What 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.
Haven't read TC in years, but is this type of "article" now the norm there? The tone is converging on unhinged.
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Haven't read TC in years, but is this type of "article" now the norm there? The tone is converging on unhinged.
The author has been kind of a joke on underground hockey twitter (long story) about being the stereotypical self-unaware tech evangelist for some time. Not really surprised to see that it came from him.