Videopixie (YC S11) Launches To Create A Marketplace For Video Editors

If the videopixie team is listening, you should really go after the wedding photographer market. Consider the following:<p>- Most DSLRs shoot video now<p>- Most brides want photos + video but don&#x27;t want to pay 2 separate vendors<p>- Most photographers don&#x27;t have video editing time&#x2F;skills<p>Drop me an email if you want more details on the industry.

We used Videopixie for a number of our customer case studies. Their editing service was literally an order of magnitude cheaper than the studio who shot the video was bidding to edit.<p>The quality was great too, you can easily get multiple iterations and give feedback easily.

My takeaway is that they first started with a product that challenged some of the biggest players. A video distribution platform? Up against YouTube and Vimeo?<p>But that wasn&#x27;t the end goal - they just built something, <i>anything</i>, to start a conversation with customers and learn of new needs in the area. After learning of new needs they pivoted and built a new product.<p>It&#x27;s not about the idea necessarily - it&#x27;s about learning and execution.

While I love the idea of connecting supply and demand for a niche skill, I worry for folks in the Motion Graphics&#x2F;Post Production world who are already being paid very poorly for their work [1]. I just hope this product doesn&#x27;t trivialize the amount of work that goes into video editing and post production. Great idea otherwise.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;underwire&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;oscars-vfx-protest&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;underwire&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;oscars-vfx-protest&#x2F;</a>

This is a great idea. Much needing this. I wonder if there&#x27;s service that would let you find video-shooters in locations where your customers live. If you&#x27;re across the globe, it&#x27;d be hard to travel to their office for a testimonial. Finding somebody locally to do this for you is the way to go. Any ideas?

I thought you guys were in business??? I met Thomas at a DC HNer meetup about a yr ago and I thought you guys were already launched... did I miss something?