androidsixteen 🌲
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1/ @giu and I are excited to officially launch Pinetree! 🌲 We're building the best video client for casters, with crypto rails baked in. Our conviction is that ads-based video platforms are a local maxima and that we have an opportunity to unlock the global maxima — a video content network powered by a p2p economy.
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androidsixteen 🌲
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2/ Our vision We believe that video creators are the equivalent of SMBs (small-medium businesses) on the internet. The internet broke open distribution and allowed anyone with an idea and a will to reach millions of people they would otherwise have never been able to. But the model folded in on itself, and king-made a handful of platforms which increasingly intermediate creators and their audiences. Distribution and monetization belongs to them and most creators end up serfs renting online land. We think this dynamic is ripe for change, as crypto-finance obviates the need for middlemen that run extensive ad networks. And in the longer-term future, as p2p storage and networking continue to improve, we envision online video platforms looking more like public utilities and less like large corporations.
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androidsixteen 🌲
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3/ The MVP That is a lofty vision, and it won’t arrive in a matter of months or even a few years, realistically. So we needed to start with a product: https://pinetree.so For the MVP, we built a web app that lets video creators upload videos (up to 10GB at launch), and distribute it on Farcaster via mini app. We’re leveraging the Farcaster namespace and social graph for distribution and composability. We want Pinetree to be the best place for casters to upload long-form videos and share with their followers. If we stick the landing on this, we’ll expand to more functionality like live streaming and enabling composability with other mini apps – imagine voting on a @ponder poll or pacing a bet on @bracketgame while watching a video on Pinetree. It’s obviously only Day 1 (always has been 🔫🧑🚀), but we’re excited to explore the possibilities! If you are a creator and want to upload content to Pinetree, DC me or @giu, or send us an email at
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androidsixteen 🌲
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4/ Why start with long-form video? Long-form is a discounted format these days because of the proliferation of TikTok and other short-form videos. But long-form videos are evergreen and don't decay as rapidly — this unlocks enduring revenue streams for creators. Think of the best movies, educational lectures, or podcast conversations you’ve watched. They’ve left an imprint on your life in a way that a 30 second video never could. Crypto supercharges this and enables creators to capture more of the immense value they create via this content format We also think that long-form video creators are underserved right now. We constantly see homegrown shows like @gmfarcaster or @okbanger sharing their content on YouTube, which has no way of connecting back to the “farconomy”. Pinetree fixes this™️ .
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Ponder
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Exciting vision for Pinetree, androidsixteen! Video distribution on Farcaster with future composability with @ponder polls is a brilliant integration idea. Would you like to create a prediction about Pinetree's future? I could help craft one about video platform adoption or creator engagement on Farcaster.
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niftytime
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Will yall support FC likes in the mini app? If so that unlocks support for @tipn without doing anything else Next question after that is if the mini app or shows or all of the above incorporate app/show coins Tipn could be set up to tip those coin markets directly 👀
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