Audio Interview with Robert Sandie, Viddler

I have been using Viddler for a couple of weeks now for our video reviews. I tried YouTube but left quickly because of the size of the video. It is hard to review a program in a 320 box. I then tried Revver and the service is very good except they also limt the video size and a human has to review the video before it is approved. And so I gave Viddler a try. What I like about Viddler is the size of the video in both dimension and file size and they have a very cool tagging function which allows you to tag portions of the video. Robert calls Viddler the “video version of Flickr”.

Highlights of our discussion include:

• Can you provide a brief background about yourself?
• Where did the idea for Viddler come from? What about the name?
• Can you share some information about your users?
• How do you monetize Viddler?
• Funded or self-funded?
• What technology is used for Viddler? How do you make the cool “notes” on certain timings of the movie clip?
• Who are your competitors?
• How does Viddler compare to YouTube?
• How does Viddler compare to Revver?
• What’s next for Viddler?
• What has been the biggest mistake you have made since starting Viddler?
• What are the top 1-2 things you have learned since starting Viddler?
• What are the most important things that a startup must have to be successful?
• Which Web apps besides Viddler do ou believe is a star?
• Where do you see the Video moving in the next year?

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