Launch HN: Keet (YC S24) – An app to create video courses on anything

Keet has arrived on Hacker News promising a very modern dream: type in any topic, get a personalized video course with quizzes, games, and a neat little roadmap so learning feels less like homework and more like a guided binge-watch. New users get two free courses before paying for more, which sounds simple enough — until the comments stole the spotlight and turned the launch into a mini reality show.

The biggest mood in the thread was a chaotic mix of "this is awesome" and "uh, we may have a problem". One commenter immediately waved a red flag over the name, saying they thought this was keet.io and hinting at possible brand confusion. Another went straight for a practical worry: if people publish generated courses, what happens with licensing? In plain English, that’s the "who owns this stuff, and can it be shared safely?" question — not sexy, but very real.

Then came the classic launch-day plot twist: one excited user tried the app on an iPad, tapped the big Get started button, and got a blank screen. Ouch. Trying to sign in didn’t go much better. That comment brought instant "cool idea, but does it work?" energy. Still, not everyone was in roast mode: one person was weirdly delighted by the QR code on hover, which is the kind of niche internet compliment that somehow feels deeply sincere. Another wanted the juicy behind-the-scenes tea on how the videos are made and what it costs. So yes, Keet launched a learning app — but the real lesson was that the internet grades everything.