Blackbird Share Discussion Threads

[cyberbub] 11/3/2024 15:35

Agreed. Get the industry influencers on board first, generate a buzz while the wider signeruppers are evaluating it and asking for new features over a few months, then start the commission-based commercial partnerships later in the year?

[chriscallen] 11/3/2024 15:05

I get the feeling that selling to the general public is not their present priority. There are other groups that SR and MV want to target first. They seem to be sticking to what they said months ago.

[pokerchips2] 11/3/2024 14:36

.io is probably trendy within certain circles ....but I suspect the general public outside of that, doesnt take much notice of it

[nickb] 11/3/2024 14:33

.io is techy trendy

Adobe purchased Frame .io for an example

[hyperal] 11/3/2024 14:13

Interesting info about .io domain names. I didn't know the history behind it's use.

I like this bit
"Internet users around the world associate .io websites with the latest and greatest technology and software brands."
Very true :)

[cabi1] 11/3/2024 14:12

Cyberbub.

Probably MM bidding on risk.

They will certainly take a few on their books at these levels.

They know they can flip them for a profit, as we approach elevate.io launch.

[cyberbub] 11/3/2024 14:09

All I know is that even after some modest net buying today, I can sell 550k (the most I have in one account) at just a small tick below bid. Someone wants them...

[shortsqueezer] 11/3/2024 14:06

They may wish to employ a proof reader too. elevate.io, powered by Blackbird technology, redefines cloud video editing with the its revolutionary video codec, ensuring a lag-free, buffer-free editing experience.

[nickb] 11/3/2024 13:48

hornblower

It’s a holding page!

Who are they holding it for???😂

[ortegaworm] 11/3/2024 13:31

Totally agree this will come in the second stage, though, and I think we are several months away from that, and who knows, we may not even need to. I am looking forward to getting to play with Elevate in the next few weeks myself, though.

[bonio10000] 11/3/2024 13:30

The idea that Elevate was really the embodiment of PBB was great.

[horneblower] 11/3/2024 13:24

...But they really do need a high quality video showing the general features and usp's of elevate.io on their website.
There is nothing of merit on there presently.

[ortegaworm] 11/3/2024 13:18

100%, yeah. I will be honest, I let the dust settle, opened a nice bottle of red, and Mirror screened it to my big TV. Watching it this way allowed me to take in so much more second time around. They spoke about the affiliate aspect at the end of the call as well. I feel this will be a strong factor for growing the business and why Sumit wants to focus on a specific early bunch of individuals. He will support, grow, and build a community with them. This should reduce the churn and also prevent wasting money on unnecessary advertising. The creators will be part of the success through runumeration. This won't be a flashy launch it will be understated, and for all the right reasons. A bit more patience is going to be required as I feel that some investors are expecting a flash, bang and whollop.Trust the process.

[pokerchips2] 11/3/2024 12:55

" as IM does not come over well imo."

The Q&A is done inefficiently IMO

.... IM and SS should just collate questions into a theme eg The Player,Enterprise. Elevate launch and marketing etc and talk about that theme ..without referring to each specific question

...investors will get an idea of their questions from the talk given and it would overall be a lot more beneficial and coherent IMO

I think though IM and SS would prefer to be a private company and not have to give away anything

[horneblower] 11/3/2024 12:41

Indeed, the InvestorMeet sound quality was very poor.
I don't know why they didn't use elevate.io and stick it on their own "soundbites".
Also, best to just use Mo, as IM does not come over well imo.

[pokerchips2] 11/3/2024 12:41

If you read that article there are several snippets where you can see where Sumit has got some of his blueprint ideas from ...and why indeed he referred to LOOM

" The team listened intently to its early users, who had a lot of feedback and feature requests"


The “magic moment” and the “habit moment”: two principles that help Loom acquire paying customers

One of the biggest challenges for SaaS companies is building something that’s not just useful but also something that provides enough value so customers want to pay for it.

the magic moment. It’s when a user realizes ‘Wow this thing is fast - I’ve never been able to create a video this quickly

The “habit moment” is more complex to get right.

“The habit moment when a user starts to understand sending a Loom is something they should probably be doing every day for many different reasons. They start to realize a Loom is a format that has many use cases

so I suspect Sumit is firstly seeking to get users to feel they have experienced a "magic moment" whilst testing the product

and..then ...they are working on getting the user to experience the "habit moment" where they feel the need is there to use the product regularly...ie with a subscription

and the skill is not scaring the initial users away but leading them further and keeping them on board

[nickb] 11/3/2024 12:40

It’s also on YouTube

[shortsqueezer] 11/3/2024 12:34

I'm sure it will be considerably better quality than the investormeet production. Maybe it just didn't transmit to iPhone well. Hard to hear what was being said at times but that will have been investormeet issues I guess.

[horneblower] 11/3/2024 12:25

I assume that in the next few days we will finally get the promotional video and the punchy soundbites announcing the birth of elevate.io

I'm certain that it will be of exceptional quality and make us proud to be investors in a product that is going to cause shockwaves in the industry.

[ortegaworm] 11/3/2024 11:53

Just look at Sumit's body language. Everything is open and positive. 22:54 - M&E, for the first time, saw how this (Elevate) could actually be used in their world. "The lines will be eventually blurred of what is an M&E product and what is a general purpose editor and this is very encouraging" IM goes on to say that an industry professional said. "It would take someone new using a Non-Linear Editor 6 months to be able to produce something where using Elevate it would take 1/2 a day" Commentary of the product being Fun to use, etc etc. Hardly think it is not ready. They are taking a funnelled approach to grow with the community it creates partly due to cost. This makes complete sense, giving us the best opportunity to succeed whilst still keeping the door open for Nick B's theory. (Which has in no uncertain terms been confirmed in the presentation as a possibility) They are putting us in a position where this could be stratospheric if we go alone and build over time but also the option of an early big pay day.

[pokerchips2] 11/3/2024 11:52

oh LOOM..thanks guys...I thought he said Liu ! I couldn't quite make it out

[bossorange] 11/3/2024 11:48

P2 - Sumit mentioned Loom which sold for $975k last year, a video messaging system.

never heard of it but 14m users according to this article.