alt Hacker NewsThis comment was surprising to me.
I never considered that people want to watch a video in this day and age when they can try the real thing.
Perhaps I've fallen into that trap with the product [1] I'm building. I have a "Live Demo" button on the landing page and thought that would be enough? I'm going to reconsider...
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noodlesUK • today at 6:54 PM
I think there’s a big difference in commitment between the level of friction in signing up for a service and spending a couple of min on orienting myself and clicking play and watching the happy path go for 30s.
sebmellen • today at 7:14 PM
Very cool app. How do you feel it compares to something like TablePlus?
Perhaps it depends on the product, but interacting with demo almost certainly requires more effort than to watch someone else do a demo.
As for me, I’d like to watch a short clip (or at least see screenshots) before I try to demo anything.