On the point "how this platform compares to others":
Think of it as a combination of single-Slack-channel/WhatsApp-Group-Chat on the one side and a EtherPad/Doodle/DropBox on the other side.
Separate noisy chat from writing down facts and stuff you would like to be able to access later on (try this in a WhatsApp-Chat or Slack-channel).
I will try to give you a very brief summary for your points. If you need anything else, just ask a follow up.
- Profitability: We have plans for paid features which are not yet available at this point (kind of micro transactions per jaypad).
- Digital Sustainability (Guaranteeing that the user can use it in the future): To be honest, none. This product is still in beta and as long as it has no sustainable funding it will not have the other one too.
- Interop with other platforms: None at the moment, but we have plans that users can write their own modules for the clipboard side of the jaypad which will open a whole new universe of interop with other things (kind of like Slack-Bots with GUI).
- Privacy: You have the link you have access. It's that simple. But one of the planed paid features is privacy related (no access without invitation, read/write restrictions, private areas, etc.).
We call it "micro social networks". Every network is like a single Slack channel (but open) you can share because it's reachable via an url. You can create those networks on any topic you like. And if you want to engage other people just post in on Twitter or Facebook or send it around via email. You can also use it like a Whatsapp group with friends.
Full disclosure: I posted the app (back then version 1.0) on HN a few months ago. It haven't had much attention so I changed quite a bit about how it works (1.0: website based channels => 2.0 topic based channels connected to multiple websites). I'm aware that browser extensions are still not that attractive. Because of this and because how the 2.0 version works, I'm working on a site-integratable version (like Disqus) for single channels. The difference to Disqus is that the channels can be integrated into multiple sites and therefor form a connection between those sites.
The whole thing is still very early and I would be glad to hear some thoughts on this or what use cases you come up with.
Btw the backend is written in Elixir/Phoenix which is just a blast and you should try it out if you're a web developer :-)
Don't get me wrong, the evenings were great because Dublins night live is great. The intentions behind the Night Summit might be good but I can't talk to anyone in a disco. At the end it worked out for us because we talked to really cool people and had a great time at Dublin's pubs.
Yes, totally. We were three guys and it was really packed. But I was glad that we were at the town square. From all the halls there was the most free space.
Separate noisy chat from writing down facts and stuff you would like to be able to access later on (try this in a WhatsApp-Chat or Slack-channel).