[matsim]

Hi, I've got a couple things I wanted to comment on.

First, and the most obvious, I want to say that this looks like a very interesting and fun project. I wish you the best.

Secondly, and I know I'm pointing out the elephant-in-the-post here, but I think if one is launching a product or revealing a project to a wide group of potential users, it would be best to utilize a speaker that is easy-to-understand. This has been a point of criticism in past HN posts. Obviously, I don't mean to be offensive in anyway and I really don't know the most politically correct way of pointing this out. I just simply could not understand a large chunk of what the speaker in the video was saying because of his strong accent.

I think there are some ways around this. For example, you could use a different speaker and if you felt the need to make an appearance or comment in a video as the creator/founder of a project, you could make a couple brief rehearsed/precise comments.

Again, very interesting project and I wish you the best.

[elisee]

Hi there,

Thanks for the criticism! I do realize my accent might be off-putting and did my best. My friends and I did many takes and kept the best of them, fully realizing the limitations we were working with.

I wanted the video to feel personal and also use this as an opportunity to improve my communication skills.

I subtitled the video in both English and French right away to mitigate the problem.

[cgag]

There were a few bits I couldn't understand as well, but I always like the sincerity that comes with seeing the creator speak in this kind of video. Maybe you could just put subtitles on it?