this is great. watching highlights on the big players like ESPN (web, mobile native, wherever) is such a poor experience these days with the pre-roll ads on every video that are longer than the highlight itself. Would love to see more sports (lets go Mets!) but I can get by on a Porzingis highlight reel for a bit.
@sammybauch exactly we feel your pain, 30 second ads pre rolled on 6 second highlights drive me insane! That is one of the main drivers for why we built Swish
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This is awesome. Can see this being used in Cricket immediately. Especially because there are so many 'events' that take place in the eternity that is a cricket 'match'. great job
@neil_jain83 thanks Neil, we would love to cover cricket one day.... Only a billion people care about it nbd
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In my role at opendorse, I'm pitched 'game changing' sports apps on a weekly basis from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking promotion from our athlete clients. Most of them are underwhelming and lack true value to sports fans. When @arilitan introduced me to Swish, I was pleasantly surprised -- this is a must-have app for both casual and diehard sports fans.
I've used Swish every day since downloading. The ability to quickly view sports highlights and track games in real time is incredibly valuable. I find myself opening Swish instead of the ESPN app, as I'm able go see more than stats -- I can see the game unfold through high quality highlights. I urge you to download this app and find yourself doing the same.
Beyond the beautiful user experience, the tech behind the tool is astounding. Ari and @alwaysbcoding have built something special that I believe will transform the way games are watched and shared. This app deserves to exist and should find its way into the pocket of sports fans of all shapes and sizes.
@andrewpflynn thanks Andrew, thats exactly what motivated us to build Swish!
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Soccer!
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@arilitan Really enjoy using your application! I was just curious how you matchup the highlights to the stats? Is this a manual process at this point or are you able to match these from meta data within the highlight content you source?
@jcauffield@arilitan Monetization for standalone mobile apps is incredibly broken. You either need to put intrusive ads on it, which will absolutely compromise a product like this. OR get to a large enough scale where you can pursue a more native ads based approach that doesn't compromise the experience. But getting to that scale would require outside investment, and we're on the fence about whether raising VC for a mobile ads based business is a good idea or not. So if Swish is an MVP proof of concept, then figuring out the right path forward into a stable revenue generating business is the challenge right now.
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@alwaysbcoding@arilitan Thanks for the insight. This can be a tricky decision and determining the correct business model can be a major factor in whether your business thrives or dies. I love what you guys have done so far and look forward to seeing where you go with it. I have a couple thoughts on where I would see a lot of value add in your product and would be happy to explore those with you. Feel free to DM me on twitter if you would like to talk more.
So I met the founder of this company @arilitan months back at my friend's wedding and he showed me the app then. Since then they've improved a bunch of stuff and I thought it was pretty slick especially for those times when you can't watch the entire game. Yes, you can watch a recap on ESPN but this pretty much provides the best interface for scrolling through those not-to-miss moments.
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