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@gloria_ Wow thanks for the insights into this — def not my wheelhouse but it’s fascinating how you approached this and it’s fun to learn about different models. Did you apply to YC ? I’m assuming you’re here cuz you are open to the investment route to cover some of the expenses.

@gloria_ Sounds pretty solid, I’m surprised you are having such a hard time with the physical side of things. Would almost make sense to do a pyramid scheme where you just get creators to find affiliates and have them sell the stock and split the commission

@gloria_ interesting, have you considered a pre-order/waiting list model with creators? You mentioned their regular commission is at 15%. suppose you can convince them to do a "drop" in which they build up hype around the launch of their designs/products and get their customers to pre-order --...

@gloria_ Huh this is really interesting. It’s kind of like a take on drop shipping but targeting fashion directly. That’s pretty cool — are you currently reaching out to creators? I’d actually love to work with you for this use case. Right now we’re able to identify creators with strong...

@gloria_ Yoo that’s actually perfect — are you currently working with creators or plan on working with them? We built an AI model that’s measures the strength of relationships between viewers and the creators, and have been experimenting around with how to translate its outputs into insights...

@zemira57 If you’re building or plan on building let’s talk! I love how ethics is a main concern for you!

@quantum1982 Amazing!! I’ll DM, this sounds awesome, would love to see how I can help!

@onetezza I feel like a lot of founders know this intuitively but it’s so much more comfortable living in “development” or “stealth” land, cuz the market will take your idea and chew it out. Validation is also room for the opposite to happen — ego shattering stuff…

@wantsgirl This but also, you can prove traction without an MVP. Your product isn’t tech critical, meaning it doesn’t ride or die on whether or not it’s technologically possible. It’s been done before. Your job is to prove the niche exists and the market is hungry for whatever your take on...

@hamarr AI in general — I can’t speak to, but for me, I spent the last year getting real close with the space and ended up making a mode that measures the depth of trust and loyalty fans have for creators. So as part of that, the model can help tell you which videos resonated best with fans...

@hamarr did you mean minisocial.com ? I think UGC definitely has a lot of room to grow, but I would say where remain difficult will be creator on-boarding and discovery. The sweet spot is the long-tail creators who have reached their growth limit on YouTube since they're not chasing trends or...

@yousee let's do it! sounds really cool, i'd love to learn more -- shoot you a dm!

@fadeaway Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing, seems like there could be some synergy here — the AI model we built would actually be able to measure strength of these communities more qualitatively. We’re exploring API integration use cases rn, if that sounds interesting, let me know! Would love...

@markinsydney From a sociological perspective, I would say it has more to do with identity and context switching than anything else, and while this varies from individual to individual, the nature of short form is defined by REALLY calculated dopamine hits: A) it’s partially this, the...

@urbanredneck Yea exactly this. But also shorts don’t convert well to a real community or fans. It’s very rare for viewers to have a connection with a creator, and much more likely for them to connect with the content, get a dopamine hit and move on to the next. When it comes to short form...

@tenestro Super useful Ty!

@urbanredneck Oh man you’ve definitely echoed my experience. I’m pretty sure all marketing platforms/tools scrape from same sources. They all use engagement metrics which honestly are hit or miss. The a16z startup I worked at tried to solve the monetization angle for creators — but that was...

Yooo good luck to everyone that applied! In the meantime are there any fellow founders targeting the creator ecosystem? I worked at an A16Z funded startup that targeted this space and handled their entire creator partnerships funnel. Got to learn from some really awesome peeps, including the...