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Paul Boukadakis
@pbouk · Cofounder/CEO at Wheel
@rrhoover To answer your question as to where the idea originally came from, my background is in film and music video directing. We had the idea originally when I was working in Austin and was at a concert. I looked over the crowd of people and saw the sea of phones stuck in the air recording the event and thought "I wonder what people are going to do with… See more
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Mark Suster
@msuster · Upfront
Today we're releasing Ferris and announcing that I led the funding in the company in our seed round of $2 million.
As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps. This accelerated after I led the seed & A rounds at Maker Studios, which sold 3 years later for $1 billion to Disney. When I met the Ferris team and heard their vision it stood… See more
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Paul Boukadakis
@pbouk · Cofounder/CEO at Wheel
@rrhoover To answer your question as to where the idea originally came from, my background is in film and music video directing. We had the idea originally when I was working in Austin and was at a concert. I looked over the crowd of people and saw the sea of phones stuck in the air recording the event and thought "I wonder what people are going to do with… See more
Aubrey Johnson
@aub · Design / iOS Dev http://aubrey.me
I might be biased because I helped design this app :), but its awesome and a great way to share videos with family.
I have a couple of kiddos and the silly moments / things I don't want to spray all over social networks work perfectly in Ferris.
Oleg Sharov
@shapob · Founder @pinwheelapp
@paulsolt Great product, congrats! I was very surprised by how fast a video was uploaded. Can you tell us a little about the technology behind Ferris? Also, how did you come up with the name Ferris?
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Your first hunt, @msuster. 😉
The "collaborative stitching" of videos together reminds me of Snapchat Stories, which I've found to be particularly unique. Rarely do new products feel "new".
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDSJ...
How has Snapchat inspired Ferris and where did the idea originally come from, @pbouk?