Show HN: We're building a better music distribution platform

Post by eclipxe » Mon, Sep 17, 2012, 5:48 PM UTC

hartleybrody wrote: post #24

jonathanjaeger wrote: post #21

The misspelling and the .co URL instead of .com is going to hurt you so bad. When consumers choose a brand to trust, a lot goes in the name. You might be able to prove out an MVP of a product but you won't go big on that domain name.

We're actually pretty happy with the name choice. Mvsic should be an easy term to rank for, while also having connotations of "music" to a human reader. Plus, we think it's simple and elegant, which describes the service. See also: http://svbtle.com and http://svpply.com

Post by hartleybrody » Mon, Sep 17, 2012, 8:40 PM UTC

prezjordan wrote: post #22

hartleybrody wrote: post #2

As someone who started a music blog several years ago, I've worked with tons of artists and used many different "file sharing" websites to distribute music. And they all felt a little lacking. Soundcloud is probably the closest, but their focus on "sounds" as opposed to "music" left much to be desired. We're offering real time stats, geolocation analytics, and a whole bunch more to help artists distribute music and w…

Hey Hartley, what blog? (If you don't mind me asking). I built ilictronix, but abandoned it when I started college a few years ago. Now I'm rebranding it [1]. Regardless, I imagine we've crossed paths, I've chatted with many many other music bloggers. Great community, I miss it. [1]: http://ilictronix.herokuapp.com