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Okay, let me preface the following question with the admission I'm a complete jerk. Now that's out of the way, I'm wondering what makes me want to use Kicksend

Okay, let me preface the following question with the admission I'm a complete jerk. Now that's out of the way, I'm wondering what makes me want to use Kicksend over Ge.tt or the half dozen other file transfer services? WTH makes you so special? EDIT: Upvoting this comment will only encourage me. Stop it.

abcd_f 15y ago
As per usual I guess - better user interface, better marketing, better affiliate programs, etc. Though it'd be nice to have a look at their YC application to know what they thought themselves :)
wuster 15y ago
I have to concur here... ge.tt is pretty great already, and requires no installs.
skyfallsin 15y ago
Our product is designed for non-technical users. We want to empower everyday people to do things that they weren't able to do before - namely send large files, big batches of smaller files, and easily receive and organize files sent to them by people they know and care about. Most of the work we've done these past few months was more user-experience than technical, and there's a ton more that we're going to improve as we move forward. Here's why we're special: Our desktop apps are killer. You can drag and drop a big batch of files in, and we take care of the rest. If someone sends you a thousand files, we make sure those are auto-downloaded, and display them in a way that's easy to browse. Since you're on HN and used to things like Dropbox, you might consider this trivial or solved, but our fleshed out desktop experience is highly visual and is something many consumers find very, very appealing. Our webapp has a 3-step interface for sending files to any email which was a direct result of hundreds of hours of user-testing. If you've never done user-testing, trust us when we tell you that it's usually a humbling affair. The last time we were on HN, our product was terrible compared to what it is now. It's only going to improve from here on out. The mobile apps that we're planning will change things. To date, nobody has a way to take a video on your phone, send it to a select group of people and have it downloaded on all the devices they have connected. Our backend infrastructure is a lot more generic than most other file-sharing services, which enable us to cook up slicker features faster than anybody else. People also seem to like our customer support. This was long, hope this answered some of your questions. FYI, we're still iterating on everything, everyday based on user feedback.
- blackboxxx 15y ago
  Those sound like non-trivial features and you've convinced me to give Kicksend a go. Best of luck to you.
- rorrr 15y ago
  That is such bullshit. Ge.tt steps: 1) Click on "Select files" 2) Click on the files, press "Open" That's all, you got a download link that you can paste in an email. Now let's see how many steps your site takes: 1) Click on "Sign up for Kicksend" 2) Fill out the form (equivalent to 20 clicks I'd say) 3) Click on "Sign Up and Continue" 4) Click on "Send files to a friend's email address in the next 5 mins" 4) Click on "Select Files" 5) Fill out the email field 6) Click on "Send Files" (There's still no download link at this point, like if I want to IM it to my friend.) 7) The person who received the email, doesn't get the download link, but a "Friend request" link instead. Click. 8) Click on "Approve" 9) Click on "Inbox" 10) Click on the file name Finally the download link
  - dfc 15y ago
    What is bullshit is that you are being such a jerk to someone you have never met. Recently pg announced that the startups would be launching soon and he said/asked: "Please be nice to them. For you their launch may be 'yet another YC startup,' but for each individual startup this is their big moment." If you think that is being nice I think I can explain why you do not have a lot of friends.
    - dfc 15y ago
      I think it is rather funny that I get down voted for reminding someone of the main point to pg's post that has hundreds of votes. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2862067 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2862067
      - lovskogen 15y ago
        That's because you thought it meant something it didn't. People should be allowed to critizise. Without you telling them how friendless they must be.
nhangen 15y ago
Perhaps nothing, but there's always room for another. It's execution that matters, right? I've tried Kicksend and dig it. Though my problem at the moment is determining whether to use Dropbox, Cloud, or Kicksend. I used to send music with it, but now that I use Spotify, that's no longer necessary.

abcd_f 15y ago

As per usual I guess - better user interface, better marketing, better affiliate programs, etc. Though it'd be nice to have a look at their YC application to know what they thought themselves :)

wuster 15y ago

I have to concur here... ge.tt is pretty great already, and requires no installs.

skyfallsin 15y ago

Our product is designed for non-technical users. We want to empower everyday people to do things that they weren't able to do before - namely send large files, big batches of smaller files, and easily receive and organize files sent to them by people they know and care about. Most of the work we've done these past few months was more user-experience than technical, and there's a ton more that we're going to improve as we move forward. Here's why we're special: Our desktop apps are killer. You can drag and drop a big batch of files in, and we take care of the rest. If someone sends you a thousand files, we make sure those are auto-downloaded, and display them in a way that's easy to browse. Since you're on HN and used to things like Dropbox, you might consider this trivial or solved, but our fleshed out desktop experience is highly visual and is something many consumers find very, very appealing. Our webapp has a 3-step interface for sending files to any email which was a direct result of hundreds of hours of user-testing. If you've never done user-testing, trust us when we tell you that it's usually a humbling affair. The last time we were on HN, our product was terrible compared to what it is now. It's only going to improve from here on out. The mobile apps that we're planning will change things. To date, nobody has a way to take a video on your phone, send it to a select group of people and have it downloaded on all the devices they have connected. Our backend infrastructure is a lot more generic than most other file-sharing services, which enable us to cook up slicker features faster than anybody else. People also seem to like our customer support. This was long, hope this answered some of your questions. FYI, we're still iterating on everything, everyday based on user feedback.

blackboxxx 15y ago
Those sound like non-trivial features and you've convinced me to give Kicksend a go. Best of luck to you.
rorrr 15y ago
That is such bullshit. Ge.tt steps: 1) Click on "Select files" 2) Click on the files, press "Open" That's all, you got a download link that you can paste in an email. Now let's see how many steps your site takes: 1) Click on "Sign up for Kicksend" 2) Fill out the form (equivalent to 20 clicks I'd say) 3) Click on "Sign Up and Continue" 4) Click on "Send files to a friend's email address in the next 5 mins" 4) Click on "Select Files" 5) Fill out the email field 6) Click on "Send Files" (There's still no download link at this point, like if I want to IM it to my friend.) 7) The person who received the email, doesn't get the download link, but a "Friend request" link instead. Click. 8) Click on "Approve" 9) Click on "Inbox" 10) Click on the file name Finally the download link
- dfc 15y ago
  What is bullshit is that you are being such a jerk to someone you have never met. Recently pg announced that the startups would be launching soon and he said/asked: "Please be nice to them. For you their launch may be 'yet another YC startup,' but for each individual startup this is their big moment." If you think that is being nice I think I can explain why you do not have a lot of friends.
  - dfc 15y ago
    I think it is rather funny that I get down voted for reminding someone of the main point to pg's post that has hundreds of votes. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2862067 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2862067
    - lovskogen 15y ago
      That's because you thought it meant something it didn't. People should be allowed to critizise. Without you telling them how friendless they must be.

nhangen 15y ago

Perhaps nothing, but there's always room for another. It's execution that matters, right? I've tried Kicksend and dig it. Though my problem at the moment is determining whether to use Dropbox, Cloud, or Kicksend. I used to send music with it, but now that I use Spotify, that's no longer necessary.