Devan Flaherty

Product Lead - Moment Pro Camera II. Head of Software at @moment. Dad in MT.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

Some rendering in Spline.

I would love to get more fluent in 3D.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

The Skydance merger and the ousting of Gunn and Safran is beyond stupid. If you’re paying attention at all, it’s easy to identify the real motives for this repositioning… but let’s assume it all does come down to the business side of things and it’s due to numbers, and the comparison against what Marvel has built has eroded hope.

What I have to say here is that you must, at all costs, not make decisions from a place of fear.

This isn’t to say we won’t feel fear, or be threatened, but often the decisions made in fear are short-sighted. They forsake the thing you’ve been building to eliminate discomfort and pain. It causes you to take your eye off the prize. The mission gets muddy. You sink into a state of following others rather than setting the path.

It takes time to take new ground. It takes courage to find your own way and stand for something. It’s easy to follow giants, and get no where quickly. It’s easier to pivot and change course than it is to be patient and see a thing through.

I’ve seen this time and time again in places I’ve worked - it’s an all too familiar disease.

Obviously fight or flight are natural instincts, built into us for survival purposes. So sure, there may be times where you realize you’ve gone astray, and find yourself in a den of wolves.

But if you start your journey knowing it will be hard, you must not give up when that proves to be true.

Though it sounds like in the end this will bring a season of peace and relief to @JamesGunn - hoping the best to him and his team.

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Seoul.

Shot on Pro Camera II 🤳✨

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Introducing… the Go Front Pack.

Carry Forward!
https://t.co/XX3I1nykka

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@keiranhaax @MomentProCamera Hell yeah!

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@tannermardis @MomentProCamera Appreciate the response Tanner!

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@murwin @MomentProCamera Feel free to leave a request on our feature board.

https://t.co/B7y2nsJJ4L

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We’ve been planning this for about 9 months, I wish we could move as fast as your projecting, but no, this isn’t a decision based out of fear.

MPC II has for a year pretty much held the #1 spot in the photo category for paid apps. We actually will lose a lot of exposure and will lose that spot by switching to this model.

The main thing we are tackling is making it easier for people to try the app, we’ve had a number Apple Store features and we’ll see a lot of impressions that don’t correlate with units sold. We believe if people can try the app it should help sale it self, and gives us more data on how we can improve onboarding.

We also need to just price ourselves more competitively, some users are paying $70 a year for competitor apps for example. Our app does pro photo and video, is consistently being improved, and was not vibe coded. We have immense pride in what we’ve built and want it in as many pockets as possible.

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Not following that logic. If you already paid for the app this doesn’t apply to you at all.

The team - myself and Jamm - haven’t changed at all, or its mission.

But if the app isn’t serving you and you no longer wish to use it then you are free to make that decision.

Best to you.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

Your app can fall into two categories:

Paid - have to pay to download, no way to try before making a financial commitment.

Free with IAP - user can download the app and choose the path that suits them best. Monthly or lifetime. Plus side is we can further more offer a free trial. And eventually will allow for discount codes and referrals.

Managing a completely separate app wouldn’t make much sense.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

Sorry, are you asking why we aren’t making the app free?

We do know people don’t love subs, what we’re doing here that’s a bit different is that if you choose monthly, after 12 months you’ll have unlocked the lifetime offer and can cancel your monthly sub.

The $3 monthly option is a friendlier way to get people into the app who aren’t ready to drop $25 immediately.

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Big Moment Pro Camera Update.

This is the last week to get the app for only $10!

*If you already own Pro Camera II, you’re good to go. You have the lifetime version already locked in. Why? 👇

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You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Stop measuring yourself by other people’s decisions.

No one is walking in your shoes, breathing in your environment.

You got to do what’s best for you dog, everything changes so quickly, and no one really knows anything. We’re all just playing pretend. Some take it too seriously, others not enough.

Find your way, and be on your toes for when you have to pivot again.

It’s all a journey baby. Live humbly. Help and encourage others. Play.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

I believe this is just the beginning of what I hope to be a season of correcting wrongs and fighting for a brighter future.

💙

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

@ilyamiskov Buffer?

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How you catch us on a Tuesday.

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Autumn rainy day in Copenhagen 🍂

Shot on Pro Camera II 🤳✨

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Jell-O shots at this house.

Wicked.

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@merterdir I get it, was an easy layup - no harm no foul. If anyone knows we’re behind here it’s me, so just a bit of a sore spot at the moment.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

Added a new word to be muted:
Duo

So I’ve got:
- ai
- prompt
- camera app
- duo

Not that I hate these things - but I need my feed to not drown me in the same shit.

Now I just need to figure out how to not see people get murdered while scrolling and maybe this app will be ok.

[Devan Flaherty @Devanflaherty]

Let me explain:
- ai and prompt / are muted because the flood of those topics don’t bring value to me here. It’s simply just a quantity thing.

- camera app / the market has been flooded in the last year. This doesn’t irk me - when an app takes a strong stance on who they are building for and it differs from what we’re building, I find it freeing. It means we can make the best choices and have the strongest opinion for what we are wanting to build, and not follow a path someone else is already owning. I simply just don’t want to dilute our vision, even subconsciously, due to the onslaught of what’s new. There is enough for everyone. Find your audience, do your thing.

- Duo / I’m a simple human who wants things like most. These platforms do a great job of amplifying hype and make you feel like you are missing out. I’m not in a place right now where I can get a Duo personally. So for my own mental health it’s easier to remove myself from the temptation.

Furthermore - of course we plan to bring MPC II to the Duo, but if there is one thing I’ve learned from Apple, it’s that being first matters less than building the best version of the thing you can.

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@merterdir Working on it - just have a few other things we’re getting out first and we don’t have a model yet.

I just don’t need to personally see it bleeding into my feed every moment. It’s a personal matter, not a work matter.

But appreciate the note champ.