We’re two brothers who decided to build a new video platform from scratch. We’ve been working on this project, called Booster, for about two months now.

The idea came from our own frustration with existing video platforms. With Booster, we’re trying to improve the experience by using voluntary ads that give rewards to users, and allowing them to boost and support their favorite channels and friends directly.

We’d really appreciate feedback from first-time users. Does the value proposition make sense? What are your first impressions? If you were a creator, would you upload your videos here? Are the new features easy to understand? We are eager to find a solution that lets us transform Booster into a mobile app in the app store.

We want to know your opinion, which is why we have made the platform open for everyone via open source on GitHub: https://github.com/SamC4r/Booster

We would love for people to start uploading videos and sharing the platform!

We’re still very early and actively improving the platform.

Regarding costs, we've solved the high costs of infrastructure thanks to our provider, so it doesn't pose a big expense.

Regarding revenue, monetization currently would come from a virtual currency called XP, which users can earn or purchase and use to boost channels and buy personalization assets. We also plan to implement voluntary, rewarded ads that give users free XP. The goal is to test whether users and creators actually like and adopt this model.

You can check it out here: https://www.boostervideos.net (we suggest using a laptop/iPad/tablet for the currently optimized view)

If you want to suggest ideas, point out bugs, or just follow the project more closely, you’re welcome to join our Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/5KaSRdxFXw