SlideShare…the YouTube of Powerpoint

by Amit Ranjan on October 4, 2006

Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT A REVIEW. It’s a piece of news I want to share about a product that Uzanto (my startup) launched today. The team I lead (at our Delhi office) has been working on this application for almost a year now.

6.jpgEver wanted to share your presentations on the web in a simple and elegant manner. Without having to send huge presentations as email attachments. Well if that is you, check out SlideShare.

Slideshare is a new service that we at Uzanto have launched today. Think Powerpoint and then think YouTube. Does it ring a bell somewhere? Well that’s SlideShare for you.

Its got Techcrunched today and here’s what Mike Arrington says in his review-

“SlideShare is clean, fast and functional and supports various copyright claims, including creative commons. I’ll be using it to post presentations I give at future conferences for archiving purposes. In addition, if any company requesting a profile on TechCrunch would like to send a presentation deck for public viewing, I’ll show that presentation in the TechCrunch profile using SlideShare.”

Essentially, Slideshare is a free service for sharing presentations and slideshows. You can upload your PowerPoint and OpenOffice presentations, tag them, embed them into your blog or website, browse others’ presentations, and comment on individual slides. It’s a great way to share your ideas with others, or to learn from other people. And it’s free.

Check out this sample embedded slideshow (Its the cutest slideshow that has been uploaded till now). Use the buttons in the player’s panel to browse the slides.

Heres what the Homepage looks like

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And heres a snapshot of the “Latest” page

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Well at present the application is on a “invites only” basis. So in case you are interested, send me a one line email at amit@uzanto.com . Or go to Slideshare and sign up for the invite. We’ll send it straightaway.

I shall write more about it later; for now we have a long night ahead, trying to brave the onslaught of the Techcrunch and the Digg maniacs….

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

Vinit October 4, 2006 at 7:34 pm

Looks very slick. And good work on using the tried and tested flash framework.
However, a “full-screen” button seems to be missing.

Also, care to send me an invite?

mohit October 4, 2006 at 11:50 pm

I found the site to be very easy to use. Keep up the good work

Nav October 5, 2006 at 12:32 am

Great app, I love the idea and simplicity. A “play’ button might add some value. Otherwise..awesome!

varun October 5, 2006 at 3:06 am

Hey..gud thing this is..Congrats and keep it up..And one more thing..Why do’t you profile Yaari.com..Its a new Indian social networking engine

Sunder October 5, 2006 at 3:31 am

WOW!! I love this concept. Damn, its so simple, but yet so useful. I think you guys have a killer app here. Iam SO going to use this for my presentations. I also agree that its a great way to archive your presentations. I only hope google doesnt try stealing it. Hey, maybe uzanto will get an offer they cant refuse. Good Luck!

Startups.in/India October 5, 2006 at 6:53 am

I agree. Definitely promising and with few more missing features included, I’d think it’d be all more powerful.
BTW, Amit — there seems to be a bug with the feedback form.
http://Startups.in/SlideShare_feedback.png

Narain October 5, 2006 at 12:15 pm

Great Amit! this is killer application from the look of it. Good show guys! Will keep using it for our presentations too

Vishesh Bajaj October 6, 2006 at 10:01 am

Great work Amit. This is a great application.

Send me a invitation for this..

Ruban Phukan October 13, 2006 at 7:21 am

Amit, congrats on the launch and also on getting TechCrunched. Slideshare is a cool concept and a great product.

Good luck and keep rocking!

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