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DropBox Demo

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What it is

The original five-minute Dropbox demo video, which presented the product's features before a finished product existed. It was aimed at technical early adopters and became famous as a launch strategy.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the classic example of validating a product idea with a demo video, and many recall how compelling it was.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I still remember seeing the original 5 minute demo (1). My jaw was on the floor, I instantly needed it.”

    Original Dropbox demo that made a viewer instantly want the product.

    aresant, 2013-12 · Strong recommendation · in “How to win as a first time founder - a Drew Houston Manifesto”

  2. “It presents the features in a very entertaining way :)”

    Original Dropbox demo presenting features in an entertaining way.

    justboxing, 2017-07 · Recommendation · in “Dropbox Is Getting Ready for IPO”

  3. “Video2 (Better than Video1, more witty and well made.)”

    Witty, well-made early Dropbox demo by Drew Houston.

    murukesh_s, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Dropbox Chief to Join Elite Ranks of Idea-to-I.P.O. Founders”

  4. “If you haven't seen the original dropbox video, it's great format, and really worked for them.”

    Original Dropbox video as a great demo format.

    pedalpete, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Dewhale – GitHub-Powered AI for effortless development”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: dropbox, drew houston, mvp validation, launch strategy, demo video

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