Re: Review my app - ContestFM: automated radio call-in contests
by allantyoung on Saturday January 22, 2011 @06:35AM
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One of the founders in the YC W2010 batch had a very similar idea before abandoning it for something else.
Your decision to build on top of Twilio makes a lot of sense.
There is only a limited amount of radio stations in this country. And most of them are owned by a handful of parent companies. This is a good and bad thing. Good because you can easily find the buyers. Bad because this could turn into a time consuming enterprise sales process. And this isn't something you sell on the web with a website.
Good luck! I'm thinking there could be tremendous data collection value in this business model if you add a few more features after you've successfully sold the MVP.
Re: Review my app - ContestFM: automated radio call-in contests
by enan on Saturday January 22, 2011 @10:30AM
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Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I looked at the US/Canada radio market size and I am consciously going after a niche. I've been trying to get local stations to try out the MVP before I start dealing with the "consolidated" players. Getting a Clear Channel or a CBS Radio on board would be great but I fear I'll run into the problems that you point out :)
Your decision to build on top of Twilio makes a lot of sense.
There is only a limited amount of radio stations in this country. And most of them are owned by a handful of parent companies. This is a good and bad thing. Good because you can easily find the buyers. Bad because this could turn into a time consuming enterprise sales process. And this isn't something you sell on the web with a website.
Good luck! I'm thinking there could be tremendous data collection value in this business model if you add a few more features after you've successfully sold the MVP.