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Plug & cast solution makes presentations easier!
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Jacqueline von Tesmar
WeKast — Plug & cast solution makes presentations easier!
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Noemie Alliel
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Hello Hunters, For the last year I've been pouring my life into WeKast and I’m super excited it's here. We created WeKast (http://wekast.com), a plug & cast presentation solution, to put an end to the painful presentation process that wastes time and that has not been disrupted in years. WeKast was born out of necessity, to meet our own needs, only to realize that so many of our friends felt the same way. Our perfect presentation solution, as we imagined it, would be super-fast, incredibly-easy, wireless so we could present straight from our phone, to any screen, anywhere we want. Simple and streamlined. All we would have to do is just plug & cast! And that’s exactly how we designed WeKast. No more presentation nightmares, no more awkward moments when the technology fails. Imagine... you show up at your meeting, plug the wireless WeKast into any HDMI or VGA port, open your presentation on your phone and you're ready to go. You control everything -- slides, business docs, videos or photos -- from the app. So excited to see what the Product Hunt community thinks. Thank you to the PH team for building this platform (big kudos to @Jacqvon for helping us get set up!!). Team WeKast is honored to be here! As a token of appreciation, we are giving a special discount to all Product Hunters that will support our Kickstarter campaign (http://kck.st/1RedFPz). 20% off any pledge exclusively for the Hunters! To pledge, claim the $1 reward and pledge the correct amount for the reward you want less 20%. I am noemie@WeKast.com if you have any questions or comments you want to send me privately. @Noemie_Alliel on Twitter :)
Paul Curran
Nice! I can also think of lots more uses for this. For example, if I'm in a hotel room, could I use WeKast for watching YouTube on the tv?
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@thepaulcurran Hey Paul, thanks for your question. Although WeKast can be used to watch videos, it does not support live streaming from YouTube yet. The video would have to be pre-loaded into the app first. For Youtube video streaming via WIFI, Chromecast is a great option if you don't mind the lengthy setup process everytime you change the location. WeKast is best for casting your files during meetings, when you are on the go or anywhere else where you cannot afford to waste time doing the setup or when you cannot access the local WIFI.
Guy Malachi
Pretty cool concept. Aren't you worried that pretty soon all TVs will have some kind of similar technology built in?
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@guy thanks for your question. Not really because as long as OEMs won't agree on a worldwide standard, each will continue to develop their own tech for their own products. For example, Samsung phones works with Samsung TV, etc...Miracast is not reliable and not good enough (does not work with iOS) to be adopted as a global standard. So the market will still have room for a truly cross-platform solutions that you can rely on anywhere like WeKast. We also have WeKast Engage which is our engagement platform that lets you communicate with the audiences and follow up with attendees. The day all TVs will be smart, our users will be able to download our receiver WeKast app and be able to cast straight from their phone with our platform, without the HW.
Michael Perez
Big fan of the concept. So many future possibilities. Good luck. I'm very impatient to try it.
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@perez_michael Merci Michael :)
Uri Eliabayev
Great product! looking forward to put my hand on one of those :)
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@urieli17 Thanks Uri! We cannot wait too :)
Ben Tossell
Wasn't there also a kickstarter campaign a couple years ago for WeKast? What happened with that campaign vs the current one you are running?
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@bentossell Hi Ben - thanks for checking us out! No, this is our first and only Kickstarter campaign for WeKast. We launched on Kickstarter about 2 weeks ago. We were hunted on Product Hunt very early (1.5 yrs ago) when we were still in Beta and did a complete redesign since then :) So that's what you may be referring to.
Germán Castaño
The idea and the device is a really awesome, I like the focus on simplicity and portability. Do you plan to add a laptop support in the future?
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@germancastano Thanks for your question. Yes, we do. It's already in our development pipeline!
Andrew Mutavdzija
Hey, cool product and, if I may mention, it's pretty cool to see a woman-led/designed product come online. Few and far between, so kudos to you!
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@andym_dc Thanks for the kudos Andrew!! and yes I agree with you, we need more women in tech :)
Don The Idea Guy
I love this concept and have Backed the project on Kickstarter. Looking forward to getting one of my own!
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@dontheideaguy Thanks for backing us Don!! We cannot wait too :)
Yael Ukeles
Think of WeKast as risk management for your presentations. When you want to be your best, don't leave anything up to chance technical problems. We have ALL been there. You work so hard on your presentation and then you can't connect to WiFi or you didn't bring the right cable. WeKast lets you bring all you need with you in a lightweight, easy-to-use solution that will let you run your professional presentation from your phone, tablet or laptop. If you give presentations - get your hands on a WeKast! This company is going places.
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@yael_ukeles Thanks for the support and for sharing your experience Yael!
Yael Tamar
Entrepreneurs ! And anyone who does presentations at work. This is how it should be done. Every day I make my awkward entrance with a half-open PC making sure it's on , connected to my phone's hot spot with the presentation open. And still I get a glitch. Just this past Monday windows decided to run updates right when I wanted to present. I did great without a deck, but I soon hope I won't need to make any more awkward entrances.
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@yael_tamar Thanks for sharing your experience :) We know how it feels and we are working tirelessly to get rid of this pain!
Shahar Matorin
As a Startup Grind country manager in the Startup Nation, I can say we defiantly need product like WeKast for any presentation out of our office space !! Good luck, I'm waiting for my package :)
Noemie Alliel
Maker
@shahar_matorin Shahar, you are the boss!! Startup Grind is SO lucky to have you as their country manager. Thanks for all your support and for backing us :)