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(kaizen.place)

6 pointsdevtailz2y ago6 comments

Hi, I'm co-founder and CTO of Kaizen.

The project started as just a weekend project with me and a music producer friend. It has since grown into a community of artists looking to share their music more frequently and engage with their fans more consistently.

We've just launched on ProductHunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/kaizen-3

We would love any thoughts or feedback!

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cookiengineer2y ago

Do you plan on making this something like "forkable music" at some point?

I think something like this has huge potential if it's aiming to be an actual music collaboration site.

What about music licenses? If you don't add something like "CC BY SA" or similar as options, you likely will end up in DMCA hell before you know it.

devtailzOP2y ago

Yes, collaboration is very much top of mind for upcoming updates.

As for music licenses, we are seeking out legal advice as how to best approach. I'm hopeful we can land on something as simple as Github licenses.

KomoD2y ago

12% fee on tips is absurd

devtailzOP2y ago

Thank you for the feedback. Our free plan is intended to allow new artists to receive tips without any cost to them. As soon as someone starts consistently receiving money through the platform our intent is that they move to the $8 / month Pro plan bringing the fee down to 5%.

Bandcamp, for comparison, charges a 15% fee.

We are still early days and will continue to solicit feedback on our pricing model.

KomoD2y ago

What do you mean without any cost to them? It is a cost to them, a 12% cost? Compared to like buymeacoffee which is 5%

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Show HN: Kaizen, music updated over time like software (opens in new tab)

(kaizen.place)

6 pointsdevtailz2y ago6 comments

Hi, I'm co-founder and CTO of Kaizen.

We've just launched on ProductHunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/kaizen-3

We would love any thoughts or feedback!

6 comments

cookiengineer2y ago

Do you plan on making this something like "forkable music" at some point?

I think something like this has huge potential if it's aiming to be an actual music collaboration site.

What about music licenses? If you don't add something like "CC BY SA" or similar as options, you likely will end up in DMCA hell before you know it.

devtailzOP2y ago

Yes, collaboration is very much top of mind for upcoming updates.

As for music licenses, we are seeking out legal advice as how to best approach. I'm hopeful we can land on something as simple as Github licenses.

KomoD2y ago

12% fee on tips is absurd

devtailzOP2y ago

Bandcamp, for comparison, charges a 15% fee.

We are still early days and will continue to solicit feedback on our pricing model.

KomoD2y ago

What do you mean without any cost to them? It is a cost to them, a 12% cost? Compared to like buymeacoffee which is 5%

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