"... Usually the demo is what makes people "get it"...."
Kenton, I'd agree with this approach.
The killer approach is for newly created applications, ported to sandstorm to take advantage of the isolation, security and scalability.
So one area to look at, might be extra tools/paths to port, maintain and expand development.
For cough, Microsoft (platform), it was VB, the killer app. For Linux (platform) it was Apache (killer app). So "the path" to get applications on Sandstorm (platform) to create a killer app, might be the answer.
==== background ====
In fact, one way would be to ask what apps people (HN for example) already use and what problems they have. You need a feel for the numbers of applications companies/startups use. Is it technical? Is it business related? Is it cost?
Install it (if it's ported) and work a discussion around it. For example the reader who chimed in on creating a page on Wordpress - show the path to do that.
Another one I'd suggest as a side-business/demo is a collaborative editor (hello etherpad). [0] I know for a fact google, for example, use some crappy Doc editor (sans the nice editor features) to screen candidates. So there's a demand there.
For the technical minded, poking around https://capnproto.org/ really explains what sandstorm servers can do.
Kenton, I'd agree with this approach.
The killer approach is for newly created applications, ported to sandstorm to take advantage of the isolation, security and scalability.
So one area to look at, might be extra tools/paths to port, maintain and expand development.
For cough, Microsoft (platform), it was VB, the killer app. For Linux (platform) it was Apache (killer app). So "the path" to get applications on Sandstorm (platform) to create a killer app, might be the answer.
==== background ====
In fact, one way would be to ask what apps people (HN for example) already use and what problems they have. You need a feel for the numbers of applications companies/startups use. Is it technical? Is it business related? Is it cost?
Install it (if it's ported) and work a discussion around it. For example the reader who chimed in on creating a page on Wordpress - show the path to do that.
Another one I'd suggest as a side-business/demo is a collaborative editor (hello etherpad). [0] I know for a fact google, for example, use some crappy Doc editor (sans the nice editor features) to screen candidates. So there's a demand there.
For the technical minded, poking around https://capnproto.org/ really explains what sandstorm servers can do.
[0] https://sandstorm.io/apps/?host=https://demo.sandstorm.io