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Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Re: Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Post by paulirwin »

This looks great! A few questions, that I normally would email to you, but figured they could be helpful to others here:

1. What are the capabilities for the presentations? Can you present video, screen share (code), etc? What about showing the video of the presenter?

2. Can you choose the layout of the exhibition hall if you only have i.e. 6 sponsors, so it doesn't look too empty?

3. Is audio spatial, so you don't hear people that are further away? I would hope so, otherwise with hundreds of people it would become out of hand quickly :-)

4. I appreciate that some "enterprise" pricing might be "contact us," but can you share a rough ballpark of what the pricing looks like for smaller events?

5. Is there a plan to lower the system requirements and/or add a streaming option? 2GB of graphics memory may be excluding a lot of people. Fine for a gamer's expo, but tough for people using business laptops.

6. How are Q&As done for presentations?

Thanks, and looking forward to checking out the demo.

Re: Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Post by Nanetteljackson »

bberenberg wrote: post #4

Second Life for Enterprise. Serious question though, how do you handle moderation?

Thanks for your observation and question. We designed Venu to be a "venue" for trade shows, conferences, and fairs where there is a need to have exhibit or expo halls in addition to a stage for speakers, keynotes, and panels. We want the experience to be as true to real life as possible in walking around and checking out booths and conversing with the exhibitors. Also, walking around Venu allows people to organically engage with people (name tags are above their heads) they see that they may want to talk to. All very natural to how an in person trade show would be like. As for moderation, the event organizer would be managing the show flow for their own event, with our event project manager. We offer A/V support as well as technical support.

Re: Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Post by JeremyCLam »

paulirwin wrote: post #11

This looks great! A few questions, that I normally would email to you, but figured they could be helpful to others here: 1. What are the capabilities for the presentations? Can you present video, screen share (code), etc? What about showing the video of the presenter? 2. Can you choose the layout of the exhibition hall if you only have i.e. 6 sponsors, so it doesn't look too empty? 3. Is audio spatial, so you don't h…

Hey Paul, thanks for the thorough questions and feedback! We can go over the questions in more detail at the demo 12pm PST. Download: https://www.venu3d.com/downloads.html)

1. Yes to all. It's just a screenshare, so you can share anything, slides, video, webcam.

2. Yes, everything you see is customizable to the event organizer's needs.

3. Yes, we have 3D spatial audio meticulously tuned to allow you to speak with those around you but not be bothered by background noise from the next group over.

4. We work with event organizers with an annual budget ranging from $10K-$150K+. We understand each event organizers' needs are different, and we match our level of service and custom requests for each customer.

5. Yes, system requirements will be lowered in the upcoming months to allow more users with different computers to have a smoother experience.

6. Attendees with Q&A questions line up and walk up on stage for questions. In the upcoming months, we will also have a built-in Q&A chat as requested by one of our customers.

Would love to meet you in the demo and connect over email and get more of your feedback on some other things around user experience. If you're interested in chatting, feel free to shoot me an email at jeremy@virtualworldarcade.com. We appreciate the help and feedback!

Re: Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Post by Nanetteljackson »

bombcar wrote: post #9

How do you deal with the fact that it seems nobody really WANTS to be at a trade show- and if they’re not stuck on the show flow with nothing to do they have no incentive to glance at the booths?

Hi, thanks for your question. Our most recent event was for 800+ attendees with 130+ booths, for COVID-19 Relief. This event had luminaries such as: Dr Sanjay Gupta - Chief CNN Medical Correspondent, Dr Celine Grounder from the White House Covid-19 Task Force, Dr Hotez, and more from all over the world. The vendors had all sorts of COVID-19 solutions of high caliber. People have been engaged while in Venu. Please come on in and have a look for yourself.

Re: Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Post by JeremyCLam »

f6v wrote: post #8

I wonder if there’s going to be a “virtual tech winter” after we defeat the pandemic.

Yes, we believe there will be a "changing of season" post-Covid, however, as a result of event organizers being forced to switch to virtual events for the past year and a half, our customers have learned the value of hosting events on Venu. 1) Wvent organizers can sign up high profile speakers and exhibitors in a matter of weeks rather than months because attendees do not have to fly, book hotels, or take time out of office, which means higher sales for the event organizer and higher quality conference for the attendees with more quality attendees. 2) We are working with our customers now to organize "hybrid" conferences as well as organizing our own in San Francisco once Covid is over. Having an expo with hundreds of booths virtually and speakers from all around the world speak and network virtually is a proven win for Venu over in-person trade shows. However, networking dinners, happy hours at bars, and on-site tours with silicon valley tech companies are still a great value add of an in-person conference.

Re: Launch HN: Venu (YC W21) – True-to-Life 3D Virtual Trade Shows

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Post by JeremyCLam »

bberenberg wrote: post #4

Second Life for Enterprise. Serious question though, how do you handle moderation?

Hey bberenberg, thanks for the question! We have moderators and security walking around the venue with moderation powers to mute and kick users when needed similar to security at an in-person conference. We also have an automated security system that flags suspicious users to security staff for review. Thanks!
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