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Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by nopassrecover »

I'm a little confused - really great execution (!!) but I don't see the business sense. I'm not sure how this differentiates itself from other file hosting/photo sharing sites. For instance can you have private photos on Flickr? At the very least there are things like drop box as mentioned. What about people who tend to share photos through Facebook? Besides which, what is the monetisation strategy? Freemium? What features will be added?

There must be some sense or it wouldn't have got YC investment - maybe the idea is to execute this so well that Google buys you you as I don't think they have a good photo sharing method yet and it would be a great way to expand?

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by thepanister »

vaksel wrote: post #8

Props on using a quick sign up box. I would take out the "free" from the Alpha account, might turn away people who'll think you'll need to pay later.

read this at the bottom of the page: Hurry! Only 738 free alpha accounts available! After the first 1,000 accounts, we're going to charge for storage.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by nopassrecover »

thepanister wrote: post #13
vaksel wrote: post #8

Props on using a quick sign up box. I would take out the "free" from the Alpha account, might turn away people who'll think you'll need to pay later.

read this at the bottom of the page: Hurry! Only 738 free alpha accounts available! After the first 1,000 accounts, we're going to charge for storage.

And beat the free storage competitors?

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by savrajsingh »

Divvyshot centers on events -- not albums by individual photographers. You can quickly post a few pics and get folks uploading their photos to the same event with almost no effort. Check out the immediate photo upload -- just drag and drop into your browser! And you can click to download a zipfile of all photos in an event, at full resolution. Think of it as a new spin on photo sharing, similar to how Posterous is a new spin on blogging.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by johndevor »

cperciva wrote: post #9

Here's my 10 second review: I have no clue why I should want to use this instead of flickr. I'm sure there's some reason -- but whatever it is, you might want to point it out more clearly on the front page, because otherwise those 10 seconds are probably all you're going to get from most people.

I believe Divvyshot is largely for grouping high-res photos centered around events (multi person gatherings with more than one camera)... and I guess it isn't as clear as it should be. Any idea on how to convey that message more clearly?

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by cdr »

cperciva wrote: post #9

Here's my 10 second review: I have no clue why I should want to use this instead of flickr. I'm sure there's some reason -- but whatever it is, you might want to point it out more clearly on the front page, because otherwise those 10 seconds are probably all you're going to get from most people.

Ditto. I spent 60 seconds trying to figure that out and left.

The only advantage over flickr I can see is that it's free - but even that is apparently only for alpha.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by vlad »

arnorhs wrote: post #12

About the frontpage question: "You and your friends went to a party. where do you put the photos? Right here!" --- ehh wrong, personally I'd put my photos on facebook. I have an account there, my friends do as well, so I don't get it... sorry :S

If you want your photos on Facebook, divvyshot is the best way to get them there, as well as the best way for Facebook users to receive them, but I'm not sure how much of the functionality is in beta/secret.

Re: Divvyshot [YC W09]: Photo-sharing for groups

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Post by alabut »

cperciva wrote: post #9

Here's my 10 second review: I have no clue why I should want to use this instead of flickr. I'm sure there's some reason -- but whatever it is, you might want to point it out more clearly on the front page, because otherwise those 10 seconds are probably all you're going to get from most people.

Honestly, I think it's a design issue. Interaction design, not visual design (the site's very pretty) because the answer to your question is right there on the home page, it's just nowhere near prominent enough to grab your attention in the 10 seconds you mentioned.

"No account needed!

It couldn't be easier! You can share photos with friends and family right now!"

You can tell it's important because it's repeated again directly below, with a minor change in wording:

" Share your photos NOW - No account needed! "

That's actually huge, I'm guessing it's even the main feature that sold YC on accepting them (to me, "photo sharing made stupid simple" = "no account needed") especially considering that trend in recent YC startups like posterous.

Actually, posterous is a great example, go look at their home page, the super prominent crossed out "make an account" line at the top of the page gets across the point really nicely.

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