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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If you said an 80-20 split you'd have my attention. 50% is even more than YouTube takes?

[–]Justin[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think they're on a 45/55 split in favor of the user. Percentage wise it's a bit better than what I'm proposing, but I think the lack of advertising influence and more creative leeway are enough to justify it. Of course, it's something that can always be tweaked in the future depending on user feedback.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A couple of thoughts that are hopefully constructive:

  • $8/mo is not a small fee, that's a steep barrier to entry. That's a spotify/Netflix level fee. $4 or less will probably generate more excitement.
  • if you will go after the politically censored crowd, their videos will get you kicked off of PayPal, Stripe, etc. and eventually maybe even cloudfront - you should estimate how many people that want alternatives are in this bucket
  • start an email list and placeholder site now so you can build followers and interest and get more feedback

Very ambitious project, good for you.