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Re: Indian YouTube Doesn’t Deserve $1.5 Million

Whiz Kid — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:03:59 -0000

Do not trust an Indian (from country India)....Been to Dubai and lots of Indians there are empty cans of braggarts..They say they know too much and pretend that they are but when time calls for knowledge, they got NOTHING....

Sh1tty indians

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Ophelia — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:13:49 -0000

Thereâ€™s a lot more to running a company than software ya knowâ€¦

Yes there is but if you are online solution provider then it is kind of important. All I know from raising money in the past is that VCâ€™s may at first come off as naÃ¯ve until the term sheet comes across the table then all of a sudden they have clarity. Nice work exposing the posers Pete!

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Mike — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:27:11 -0000

Theres's more to running a business than software development. Perhaps the company behind this would rather spend VC money on site promotion than software development. It could also be reasoned that by using off-the-shelf software will allow them to get to market faster.
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tobto.org — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:57:13 -0000

Mo isn't everything. For SEO Freelancer money for Tube like version isn't a way.

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Prantosh — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:13:00 -0000

From all the Indian video websites I been to,
layfile.com stood out the most. I believe layfile.com
has the largest collection of desi videos from all parts of India. Also layfile loads much faster than other sites.

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ApnaSpace Desi Network — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:24:37 -0000

Yes it is about the users. But it is also about the quality of the program; users won't have flocked to Youtube had it not made video sharing as simple as it did.

Coming back to the point made previous, ApnaSpace is NOT based on phpFox. In fact phpFox is based on a script that provided the basis for the ApnaSpace script. Since then both scripts have headed in very different directions, although you can still see minor legacy similarities.

Our objective to stay unique in our featureset and design. But having unique features on a public website is hard, as we have learnt from all the XHTML/CSS/JavaScript code (and even our text!) that has been copied over and over at numerous so-called social networking websites. That is a reason why major websites are always introducing new features. At ApnaSpace, we try to do the same by keeping a very prolific update schedule, while not alienating users, ala Facebook updates.

In closing, developing around the same concept is perfectly OK, but going as far copying layout process flows is suicuide. That's the reason why none of the carbon-copy YouTube/MySpace clones have seen any success.

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CrashX — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:05:30 -0000

Websites are not Worth by the Script, they are WORTH by the USERs. For the Same Reason, that GOOGLE purchase YouTube, it wasn't that Google couldn't code it, the same thing(OR Even Better System) than YouTube. They Pretty much are Buying the USERS. USERs are what Give any website its Value. ITS NOT, Domain/Scripts/Looks, its all about the Users.!

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Ramesh — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:10:01 -0000

It seems they are publishing frake press release to get promotion. I found similar script to run youtube clone for $10 at www.vshare.in

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girishkarnad — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:56:28 -0000

hi there is one more simmillar site which looks very fast, more colourful and lot of indian cultural videos i liked this site just try this out
www.canaravideo.com

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divyansh sharma — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:42:50 -0000

i dont for a second believe that meravideo deserves 15 mils, but then again zapak is spending 450 carores in all which is pretty huge, so 15 mils is like......75 carores which is still less than zapak,

anyways i think the right way to go about this is not by simply fighting youtube, but to figure out a concept to make something on top of it, and then make crap loads of money

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tyreme — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:51:27 -0000

aapkavideo.com is another modification of same script as meravideo (check that buffering at the left bottom).

Try some other place to disguise the same script under different template.

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tryme — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:11:32 -0000

Do you work for aakavideo Rags????Seems like a pretty good commercial you have ......! Heheh

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rags — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:56:06 -0000

I just checked out aapkavideo.com. It seems pretty good and better at collection and display of desi videos compared to anyone else. Design is more simplisitic than others and misses some standard features like ratings etc, but does any one really care about ratings?

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Gaurav — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:49:28 -0000

i dont understand what is this fuss about meravideo. the design looks absolutely crap. and top of that a script bought for $300.

u need to check www.connectfilms.com

i came across a new site www.connectfilms.com it looks unique, cool and very clean. it looks indian with international looks. i think this is what v want if v want to showcase of work to the west. www.connectfilms.com integrates hollywood/bollywood videos plus desi videos effortlessly. this site is a good platform to introduce bollywood to the west and vice-versa. check this site guys. i think this site deserves some recognition. it looks like 2 guys based in UK developed this site. there is not much information on them.

Gaurav, Delhi

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ApnaSpace Desi Network — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:54:49 -0000

ApnaSpace has not been created using an off-the-shelf script. Our development is down in house and we are not related to any of the other social/video sites mentioned in this post or the comments.

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tani — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:44:56 -0000

There is one more site check this merovideo.com a nepali community site..

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tani — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:16:57 -0000

itâ€™s a clear example of living in a fools paradise,where in you believe you are the only smartest and well informed human being on earth. No one, in its senses, bet money on these kind of sites and you surely cannot make him believe that money will be generated out of thin air.

Indian market is not yet matured to pay and view/use the contents, though surely desire to get fast buck, the best example is Meravideo.com (and one point is clear in the mind of site visitor is that, if these sites can get away with copy right issues , why canâ€™t an individual get away easily by copying these sites contents)

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Startups.in/India — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:36:20 -0000

In general, writing off startups just because they were built upon off the shelf scripts isn't right. As Joe#15 pointed out above, an angel or a VC capable of investing $1.5 mil is not dumb enough not to understand how the $1.5 mil is going to provide them with better returns.

Did any one try contacting MeraVideo's founders to get their perspective?

Now, if someone is simply bamboozling, then that's completely a different story and in no way means that successful startups cannot be built using cookie cutter scripts.

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chakpak — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:25:04 -0000

I dont this it is all about technoloy. A 300 USD script for starting up may be good.
But I dont understand the business case. With such low internet penetration and bandwidth in india, internet videos dont seem to happen in india

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Pessimist — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:41:26 -0000

There's nothing wrong using third-party software to build a business but most of these scripts are NOT scalable and are very poorly written. They would not survive success just like Friendster failed because it couldn't handle the loads.

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Raza — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:00:49 -0000

Good to see Pete getting defensive. What about the questions that have been raised by the same IP guy and others in the blog?

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Pete Cashmore — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:39:39 -0000

Once again, I should point out that Glen and GetReal are the same person, as shown by the IP address.

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GetReal — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:22:16 -0000

Check out Creativeloft.com. In fact it has been created on AlstraSoft also....

http://www.thecreativeloft....

What I've found out is that ApnaTube has also been created on AlstraSoft (although customized) and these guys have another site www.apnaspace.com which has also been created from another AlstraSoft software.

What reamins to be questioned is not the package or the software behind investments but the rationale. There is definitely something missing in the news in this article that is probably the slip between the lip and the cup.

Too much stuff to do for preparing a new business , a script/software is just a point from so many points to prepare.
So Yes, it is too early to make any judgment about something new.

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Glen Womack — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:07:33 -0000

Hello Pete........open your eyes.....Its Not a BUYOUT......its a Funding.

What are you freaking out on? The fact that someone got funded and they don't deserve. Apart from being smart enough to get into the market with a readymade software, what other facts do you know about their Business Model? We all would be glad to know that from you.

Have you verfied other business related facts pertaining to this news release that you blogged apart from checking on the software package that was used?

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Daniwrites — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:06:53 -0000

This reminds of of those who created http://www.muslimspace.com with [probably] phpfox software....

A VC wil NOT give this site any amount of money--unless they are stupid ,have been living under a rock, or think most net users are not savvy.

A VC could take that money and put it into another firm that can create the same "spin" without the out of box dime a dozen software.