I'm glad you like it. You're right, my friend and I've been thinking about doing something like this, but maybe in a more sleek way, maybe the app would start out with help messages, and users would just flip thorough them - not obstructive, yet gets the point across.
Did you find the Easter egg?
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FlipFeed is an ephemeral photos and messages app where you get 30 seconds before a new photo or message is flipped open. (Or you can swipe if you wish to skip).
You can post photos, and messages, and you can even directly reply to anyone on the app to start a private conversation.
iOS app is available in the App Store. And Android users, please go to http://flipfeed.co and signup to get notified when FlipFeed Android is available.
You might like this as well, I came across it the other week it details how one startup got their initial traffic. This stuff really is hard so don't feel bad if your ideas fail, I'm pretty happy if I have one non-shit idea a month that ends up helping at my startup as most simply do nothing!
Hmm. The people I've talked to so far think this app has a place, it's not "nothing" definitely. But, I think I do need to work on the pitch more. Clarify it to the point that people can associate them or their lives with the app, and realize why they need to use it.
About taking it hard. Believe me, it has been insane the last few weeks. After working so hard, launching this, writing emails and contacting so many people and whatnot, when absolutely nothing happens, it feels bad.. True, no one is obliged to use it, or even look at it, but ya, it felt bad. Nothing much. :) It might look like it, but I didn't take it that bad. I've gone through this type of stuff in this field before, and the thing is - take the rejection, learn from it, move on, and build something even better next time.
I posted this is another reply, but the main purpose of this app is to share your life anonymously. Take a bunch of pics to create a broadcast story, give it a caption, and broadcast. Now anyone with the app can see it. It's like how Secret and Whisper are, but with Broadcast, you are part of an anonymous network. Another huge difference between those apps and Broadcast is that you can take more than a single pic. Why's this of importance? Because many times when you need to share something, you can just snap-snap-snap (or choose) multiple pics easily, and share. This creates a broadcast story, and aligns more with expressing yourself.
Oh no, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean that you app is "nothing" - I only mean that there isn't anything standing out here. I think something that might help the pitch is to make it more personal. Show how I can quickly share photos from the beach with my family. Don't forget the App Store now supports preview videos as well, that might help.
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