Demo Makers Are Distribution Too: How jev Promoted Its Own Cloud Waitlist
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-09-20
Part 12 of TheMoonMidas' launch-analysis thread: demo makers had their own reasons to promote the launch—they gain attention, showcase their product to potential users, and prove their skills to other developers. Browser use's jev project even promoted its own cloud waitlist off the back of the hype. Part 11 adds that disagreement fueled discussion: people challenged the speed comparisons, novelty, and the 'can't hallucinate' claim—returning an allowed answer doesn't mean it's correct, and team member diogo acknowledged the model can be confidently wrong.
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