Hey Product Hunter! Thanks for stopping by. I’m Lux Narayan, CEO & co-founder at StreamAlive. I’d like to share how StreamAlive was an accidental side-track from a different journey… In 2020, for various reasons including a a medical emergency in the family, I took a break from work. This was around the time the world went into lockdown due to Covid. It was a surreal time to say the very least. I used my newfound “free time” to write a book that had been in my head and in many scattered digital notes for many years. It was published in 2021, and is called “Name, Place, Animal, Thing: An Inspiring Fable for Grown-Ups about Hope, Positivity, and Living your Best Life”. At that time, I didn’t know the first thing about writing, publishing, and marketing a book. So, to learn these skills, I ended up attending six online classes delivered over 56 live sessions on Zoom, YouTube Live, and Facebook Live. Mostly on Zoom. Across all of these, I noticed some recurring patterns… The class sizes ranged from 20 to 1200 but the one constant in all of these sessions was that the chat often went by faster than the presenters could keep pace. As a result, 95% of the audience was usually ignored and as a consequence, disengaged. This was especially true when the presenter asked questions like Where are you joining us from?” or “What is your #1 takeaway from today?” People enthusiastically responded, only to be ignored! In a few instances, the presenter would try to encourage the audience to “participate” by installing an app, entering a code at another website, or doing other forms of browser gymnastics. For every person who correctly followed these instructions, five others would be thoroughly confused, and four others would simply enter their answers directly in the native chat itself- on Zoom, YouTube Live, etc. In short, people were super active on the chat. Nevertheless, they were disengaged. This got us thinking: Wouldn’t it be great to have a product that could simply read the native chat on the platform of choice and translate it into a real-time, context-aware, visual “voice of the audience?” Could we move sessions from talk-talk-talk-talk to talk-listen-talk-listen? This was the beginning of StreamAlive. I reconnected with my co-founders and ex-colleagues at our previous startup and we got together on a new adventure. StreamAlive now supports many live session platforms, and the vision is to support pretty much every major live platform out there. For many of these, we will launch bespoke apps to make it even easier for our users. The first of these is our app on Zoom. Do give it a try. I promise your sessions won’t be the same again. We truly believe in what it says on our company T Shirts: ” Connect & Interact & Include & Engage.” (fun fact, it doesn’t have a logo in the front of teh shirt) We believe in our mission of making large-scale conversations human again through inclusivity, and of making live events and livestreams alive. Please share any feedback or comments you may have. Thank you. Namaste!

Thank you for sharing the story behind StreamAlive, Lux! Good luck!!

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Does StreamAlive support integration with other platforms like Microsoft Teams or Webex? I often use these for my sessions and would love to have the same interactive experience there.

Fantastic launch, Lux! How does StreamAlive handle large volumes of live chat data without performance issues? Congrats to the whole team!

Congrats on the launch. It looks really cool - Does it work equally well on live-streaming platforms like Twitch? Also, I saw it supports multiple meeting platforms so why did you say it's "For Zoom" in your title? Does it work best with Zoom and has limited features on the other platforms?

I wish we had this when pandemic started. We wasted hours finding a topic to gather people around as an icebreaker, creating new games to get out of the ordinary, trying to make people comfortable while sharing ideas with strangers. StreamAlive solves them all at a glance! I don't know if it currently is capable but it feels like next step is instantly building games like competitions based on meeting's expectations. Good job!

I understand the solution. But would be nice to understand what problem you are solving with this. Who is the customer here? In what scenario do you envision people using this?

StreamAlive has always been about making virtual events more engaging and interactive, and integrating with Zoom is a game-changer for us. This new integration will allow us to bring our powerful audience interaction tools directly into Zoom meetings and webinars, enhancing the experience for hosts and participants alike. Whether it's real-time polls, Q&A sessions, or Magic Map, StreamAlive is now seamlessly embedded into the Zoom environment, making it easier than ever to keep audiences engaged. A huge thank you to our early adopters, beta testers, and everyone who has supported us on this journey. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping this integration, and we can't wait to see how you use StreamAlive to transform your Zoom events. Here's to more interactive, lively, and memorable virtual experiences! 🚀

This tool sounds awesome for remote work!

Hey Lux! It's impressive how you're changing meeting experiences. I'm sure every team will take the most of it. Congrats on the launch and wish you all the best on this journey! cheers

I love that this tool reads the native chat and turns it into real time visual feedback. It's a great way to keep the audience engaged and involved.

I'm working on polls that are saved to the blockchain. Have you thought about this scenario?

Cool, more human and engaging!

Gratz on the launch, really liked it. is it just for Zoom or you are planning to add other platforms like Meets or Teams or twitch? also where can I see the Pro details and pricing?

Hey, Product Hunters! StreamAlive has a great story behind it. It solves users' problems and turns boring sessions into blown-away experiences. Just try it out and share your valuable feedback! Thank you. Namaste!

This sounds really nice. We have a product where content creators are hosting webinars for online learning through zoom, i will pitch this to them, maybe some of then will love it, i know i do! This will definitely help increase engagement from meeting participants!

Wow, this is such a great addition to Zoom. It feels like a lot of thought has been put into what features to develop. Every feature seems pretty useful. One question, do you plan to do the same for Google Meets? That's a pretty big market too. Anyways, loved the product and all the best for the launch!

This could also be very useful for online teaching. I really like the feature with the polls within the chat.

I’ve been using Stream Alive to engage students and webinar participants and it’s truly amazing. It’s a proven app with thoughtful features and support! Go go go!!!!