Maven

Thanks for posting Sean - you've always been our fave Norse god. Hi hunters, Guy here - one of the co-founders and product designer behind Maven. We're happy to release Maven into open beta today and with that begin the first bold steps toward a corner of the internet we hope will grow into something special. Maven is a video platform powered by micropayments. Myself and my co-founder Heidi have been video creators for about ten years now and what has become abundantly clear is that the economics behind how video content makers are both compensated and attributed on the internet desperately needs a re-think. Maven encompasses three goals: 1. Redesign the video format itself to have the creator and community engagement front and centre. - All the videos on Maven are interactive providing community members with extra features such as in video polls, image galleries and more. 2. Provide a platform which eschews an ad-based model in order to establish direct micropayments as a viable alternative - we're beginning with simple tipping/donations but intend to forge ahead with a token wallet system, subscriptions in a future release 3. Champion video creators and provide them with tools to remain independent. - At its heart Maven is an example of what happens when content makers learn to code. We think it's about time there was a video platform made for and made by creators. We'd absolutely love any feedback, questions and comments. Thanks for your support and happy hunting! Some in-depth info here: https://medium.com/letters-code/...