Justin Kan
@justinkan · Partner, Y Combinator
Hey PH, thanks for checking out our new app, Whale. We've been building it for the past couple months and we are excited to share it with the world.
The point of Whale is to solve my own problems with video Q&A. I've been giving entrepreneurship / startup / life advice on Snapchat for the past year as a way to give back to the community (and also pass the time while doing cardio on my exercise bike). I love answering questions with video -- it can be way easier than writing out a response. But there have been a few problems with the Snapchat format: I get the same questions over and over, there's no library of answers and often times people miss the window to ask me something and their message gets lost in the flood.
At the same time, I've also noticed through Twitch and observing other platforms that video influencers want more ways they can make money directly from their fans and community. We think Q&A might be a good way: almost every type of influencer gets lots of questions from their fan base.
We'd love for you to try Whale out and let us know what you think.
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David Feng
@davidsfeng · Co-Founder at Reamaze
@justinkan @ranidu This is really awesome! Planning on introducing a way to sort answers based on coin cost or by question categories? Everything feels very serendipitous right now which is great but can a bit crazy later on. Also, what happens if people are unhappy to a particular answer? How do I make myself available to answer different question topics?
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Erik van Mechelen
@decision_ · Novelist
@justinkan ^^^Sweet vid. Liked your vision of Quora for Snapchat generation--I've answered over 700 q's on Quora, would love to share my writing/thinking on the answer side of Whale >> sending request in app now 🐳
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Justin Jackson
@mijustin · MegaMaker
@justinkan sweet! Just joined 🐳! Loved the initial onboarding experience. Well done.
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ranidu
@ranidu · CEO Whale and The ArtistUnion
@davidsfeng @justinkan 100% .Thanks for downloading our app. We plan to open up other verticals and categorize our creators so that discovery becomes easier on the app.
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ranidu
@ranidu · CEO Whale and The ArtistUnion
@decision_ @justinkan Hi Eric, Whats your twitter handle? We would love to have you. I can help personally. Email ranidu@askwhale.com
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Erik van Mechelen
@decision_ · Novelist
@ranidu @justinkan @askwhale thanks, I'm on and loving it so far!
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