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Post by richiemcilroy »

KomoD wrote: post #8
GreggHyram wrote: post #3

I don't understand - it doesn't appear to be in a useable state>

> it doesn't appear to be in a useable state Just like the last time they posted, it was nothing other than marketing, it literally had none of the Loom features (not even video sharing... which is the entire point of Loom)

Hey I'm trying here it takes time to build something as large as this solo. It's been around 4 months of working on this full-time. I need to be marketing the app at the same time otherwise I'd be launching to crickets. The app is already being used by early access testers in our Discord.

Cap is a full cross-platform Loom alternative. Video sharing is literally the heart of the app and the entire point of it.

Here's a screenshot of a Cap.link shareable link: https://twitter.com/richiemcilroy/status/1767619147674915091

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#12

Post by richiemcilroy »

smcleod wrote: post #9

> ~ Cap is currently in early access testing. Public download links will be added soon. ~ Seems odd to share it if there's nothing to share?

There is. Cap is being tested in our Discord.

Making sure it's high quality before just releasing into the wild. People need to be able to trust that it works properly.

Re: undefined

#13

Post by smcleod »

richiemcilroy wrote: post #12
smcleod wrote: post #9

> ~ Cap is currently in early access testing. Public download links will be added soon. ~ Seems odd to share it if there's nothing to share?

There is. Cap is being tested in our Discord. Making sure it's high quality before just releasing into the wild. People need to be able to trust that it works properly.

I’ve just add the downloads to your GitHub repo and make it clear that they’re alpha/development builds

Re: undefined

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Post by richiemcilroy »

smcleod wrote: post #13
richiemcilroy wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is. Cap is being tested in our Discord. Making sure it's high quality before just releasing into the wild. People need to be able to trust that it works properly.

I’ve just add the downloads to your GitHub repo and make it clear that they’re alpha/development builds

It needs to be a bit more controlled than that right now in my opinion. We'll get there very soon. But right now whilst it's so early, with regular breaking changes, it makes sense to stay in the Discord community until there's a published stable release.

Re: undefined

#15

Post by yodon »

richiemcilroy wrote: post #11
KomoD wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it doesn't appear to be in a useable state Just like the last time they posted, it was nothing other than marketing, it literally had none of the Loom features (not even video sharing... which is the entire point of Loom)

Hey I'm trying here it takes time to build something as large as this solo. It's been around 4 months of working on this full-time. I need to be marketing the app at the same time otherwise I'd be launching to crickets. The app is already being used by early access testers in our Discord. Cap is a full cross-platform Loom alternative. Video sharing is literally the heart of the app and the entire point of it. Here's…

>Hey I'm trying here it takes time to build something as large as this solo.

No one is objecting to the time it takes to build something. They are objecting to what is starting to feel to them like spam marketing. HN will be far more receptive when you have a thing people can try themselves. Until then, not so much.

Re: undefined

#16

Post by [deleted] »

yodon wrote: post #15
richiemcilroy wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey I'm trying here it takes time to build something as large as this solo. It's been around 4 months of working on this full-time. I need to be marketing the app at the same time otherwise I'd be launching to crickets. The app is already being used by early access testers in our Discord. Cap is a full cross-platform Loom alternative. Video sharing is literally the heart of the app and the entire point of it. Here's…

>Hey I'm trying here it takes time to build something as large as this solo. No one is objecting to the time it takes to build something. They are objecting to what is starting to feel to them like spam marketing. HN will be far more receptive when you have a thing people can try themselves. Until then, not so much.

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Re: undefined

#17

Post by richiemcilroy »

* After some reflection I can see that this is too early to show. There should be publicly available links.

Will work on that before posting again - sorry everyone!

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