We built Melon to democratize live-streaming. Individual entrepreneur/creator is the future and we'd like to play a small part in supporting this movement.
With melon you can:1) host a private peer to peer call (like zoom); 2) invite guests with ease; 3) go live to one or many platforms at the same time; 4) record, share screen, customize your shows
What makes melon different from competitors:
1) donations = your community can support you and 100% of the funds (minus processing fees) go to the creator (we do not take a cut)
2) real-time alerts to recognize your fans
3) ability to drag/resize certain elements on screen
4) deepest customization/personalization
5) ease of use = one of the core design principles is that you can get started in just a few clicks
6) more affordable = more value for $
Happy to answer any questions. Would love blunt feedback on what we can add to make it useful to HN community.
> donations = your community can support you and 100% of the funds (minus processing fees) go to the creator (we do not take a cut)
It's slightly confusing and my guess is that people does not care if you or VISA is taking a cut.
Do the streamer have to pay upfront? Do streamer prefer to pay instead of "sharing" a part of the donations? (I think this is the twitch model.)
exactly. everything saved. there are also notions of profiles so all other visual settings (banner/ticker/font/themes etc.) can be saved and re-used
It's slightly confusing and my guess is that people does not care if you or VISA is taking a cut.
>>Do the streamer have to pay upfront? Do streamer prefer to pay instead of "sharing" a part of the donations? (I think this is the twitch model.)
could word that better. meta point is that we do not intermediate between the supporter/community and creator. on twitch and youtube - if you donate - the platform (twitch/youtube) take a cut. that is standard for native donation experience on platforms or on mobile (iOS). we take no cut so max % of funds (minus processing fees which are outside our control) go from community to creator. and this donation/monetization feature is unique to us - > that was the spirit of the post
good questions
