Opportunity - The opportunity that this idea stemmed from came to the realization that I was not the only one who would go on Netflix and Hulu and spend more time looking for a show/movie than actually watching one. This problem only became more apparent when quarantine was in full effect and forced us all to stay home, with very little to do Netflix and Hulu were our saving graces but the problem of finding shows/movies was still very apparent. Often time it became only harder when you were with someone else because you could never find a show/movie that both of you agreed on.
Innovation - The idea consist of an app that works similar to Tinder, you make a profile and then start "rating" movies and shows that have you seen in the past, once you give the algorithm enough information it will then generate a list of recommendations. This list will only keep expanding as you give it more and more information. The companies name would be Flicks.
Venture Concept - As of today the only ways you could get recommendations are from Netflix themselves but 9/10 times the recommendations suck. Another solution is searching up lists of good movies or shows but the problem with this is that the list is not tailored to your taste but someone else's, also the content of Netflix and Hulu changes quite frequently.
Jorge, fair points all around. I often find myself not finding shows/movies to watch on Netflix, so I end up re-watching shows I have already seen because I know that I can at least count on them to keep me entertained for short bouts. It would be nice to use a service that is tailored to my likes/interests in a more comprehensive way.
ReplyDeleteHey Jorge, I like the name of your company. Having a good name is essential for capturing someone's attention. You would be solving a problem that many of us have. I would still like to hear some more from the venture concept. I think that this is a good start though. Making the layout similar to Tinder would also make the app easy to use.
ReplyDeleteHi Jorge,
ReplyDeleteI also spend way too much time trying to find a show or movie I actually want to watch on Netflix or any other streaming platform. The recommendation algorithm is all wrong. This is a really good idea that I think can be taken a lot further.
Hey Jorge!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your venture concept. It was not so daunting to read. I think you do a great job of fitting many ideas into a short amount of space. I am very excited to see where you movie finding app takes you as we finish up our summer semester. I know I am already sold on the platform and wish it were already a thing.