Cihat Imamoglu

yet another curious soul. building @OrakuAI

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@MaxHirsch13 @higgsfield @OrakuAI for no gimmicks!

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@Carles_Reina Their whole business model is a huge ball of dark patterns. It works in the short term to boost numbers, but never fares well in the long run.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

Met my cofounder 15+ years ago at the finals of a university computer olympiad in Turkey.

We were competing against each other.

Years later a mentor pitched me an idea. I texted him.

The idea died in a few weeks.

The partnership didn’t.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@nilszmx @nilszmx Give it a try and let me know if you have any feedback!

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@joaoterraalta @higgsfield Thanks for actually reading the terms =) "Unlimited" with an asterisk plus auto-renew is how you lose creators' trust.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@jorgevayron Production cost is collapsing. Taste and distribution are the new bottleneck. Winners will be whoever ships volume with a point of view.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@vxgabondd @rameztiktok @IgolDev @higgsfield Burning a trial on rejected generations is the worst. If you just need clips today, @OrakuAI runs Seedance 2.5 with no trial gymnastics.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@auustiino @higgsfield You're not missing anything, that's the trial, they love such dark patterns. If you want Seedance 2.5 without gimmicks, try @OrakuAI. Simple and cheaper than Higgsfield.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@Arturkre Wrapper or not, people just want to know what model they're paying for. On @OrakuAI we say it straight: Seedance 2.5, H3 Max, etc. No rebranded mystery models.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@Razmatazz @higgsfield Promos that feel like bait burn trust fast. We're keeping @OrakuAI simple: top models, low prices, no gimmicks.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@crystalwizard @higgsfield You're not alone. Creators deserve simple, honest pricing. That's why we built @OrakuAI.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@olegbrovchenko Day 2 of fighting a tool is the sign to switch. Try @OrakuAI: simple, affordable, no gimmicks. If you have any feedback, let me know!

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@adiiHQ "Creative production is not dead" is the right takeaway. Taste and references do most of the work, models are just the render step. Try @OrakuAI for that render step, no gimmicks =)

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@DrTomsLens Shows how big the demand for AI video is. Huge market, still early on price and UX. Plenty of room: we're building @OrakuAI for exactly that gap. Higgsfield is growing fast, but much of that growth is due to massive dark patterns ;)

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@DholakiaJaydeep Fair for long-form, for now. For 5–15s shareable clips it's already 100x+ cheaper. The mistake is using AI video like a film studio instead of a template machine - that's the bet behind @OrakuAI.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@Ciri_ai Clean. Seedance 2.5 is a different beast for motion. Same model's on @OrakuAI if anyone wants it cheaper, without all the dark patterns.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@anvisha Price per gen is half the story. Wasted gens are the real tax, users burn 3-4 tries to get one keeper. Templates that land on the first try is the whole idea behind @OrakuAI.

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@iancccho Try @OrakuAI -- no gimmicks!

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@andrewxroas @OrakuAI It is!

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

@iamakulov I'll tell over the coming days :)

[Cihat Imamoglu @cihatimamoglu]

However important you think distribution is, it's significantly more important.

We grew CraftNote to 50k+ paying subscribers, and I still underestimated how big a challenge it is.

When everyone has the same models, the product gap closes fast. The distribution gap doesn't.