cinematic slop launch video

  • very good scroll stopper

but

  • no idea what the product is
  • cam quality is a tad low enough where the whole thing feels low quality
  • acting could be better
  • cliche storyline
  • UI and AI voice makes the product feel fake

two biggest issues with this are:

1. this cinematic angle almost never works for startups. partially because it pits you against ACTUAL cinema (which you can never compare to) and partially because it requires people to give a shit about your brand for them to pay attention (which no one does)

2. european characters for investors. you want viewers to believe the most elite people in their industry are using your product. I'm sorry to say, but european investors are not considered elite by any measure, especially compared to American and Bay Area investors specifically.

generally would advise any startup over-indexing on european influence for any video, especially on X where the connotation is generally unfavorable across the board. unless you're a travel startup.