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pj747

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About pj747

Recent graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and co-founder of Desklamp.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #31973864

    Oh one hundred percent! That’s definitely part of our vision. Couldn’t have put it across better. So we already have a small pilot of that running with any documents you get from t…

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    Comment #31973626

    Yup. By the next show HN, I'll be sure to come back with more clarity on this front. This is a solid idea. Allows us to focus on power users.

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    Comment #31973617

    Thanks a lot! No there'll definitely be export options. As of now there's only a beta version of exporting as a PDF, but LaTeX/Markdown is on the cards. Probably LaTeX so that we c…

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    Comment #31973615

    Yup. In India, all of these are extremely huge deals. We wanted to put up some content on the store and being a team that did well on these exams we thought the easiest way to get …

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    Comment #31973601

    Note making connected to PDFs is abysmal. As far as I know, we're one of the better tools out there. Updating PDFs is a challenge for sure. Constantly updating content is probably …

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    Comment #31973593

    Yup that is part of our roadmap!

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    Comment #31973589

    Very interesting! Definitely sounds like a gap even in the laptop space then. Thanks for the input!

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    Comment #31973585

    This is definitely our thought process too! The aim is to get you to note things down more / access insights faster so that there's less you're relying on your brain to remember.

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    Comment #31973579

    This is actually a legitimate concern. Productivity tools are overflowing right now, so the main confusion for us is do we aim to replace your existing notemaking suite or suppleme…

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    Comment #31973567

    So the fun thing about the logo is it's also a pencil, the purple makes it slightly less obvious. I'm glad you got that it's a lamp - my aunt saw it and asked me why it is a random…

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    Comment #31973557

    That's a very neat idea! Will look at a few more standards for exporting notes.

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    Comment #31973555

    Haha thanks! Would be a nice moment to mention our mascot, if we had one. Go Blackbucks?

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    Comment #31973551

    Thanks a lot! Yes we are definitely enjoying the entrepreneurial journey. I have decided to work on this full time - learning so much! And it's always great to get to work on somet…

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    Comment #31971601

    Noted! Do you think the app would work well as is on the iPad if we added free drawing with the pencil in the notebook? We’ve designed the entire interface with a laptop in mind. V…

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    Comment #31971585

    Thanks for giving it a try! Yes, the hide sticky note feature should be more visible. Workspace switching is also a good idea! Your assumption about the metadata is correct! The or…

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    Comment #31971442

    Thanks a ton for that feedback! I absolutely did not realise how that sounded. We definitely don’t aim to blindside early adopters with a sudden pay-us-or-you-lose-data deadline. T…

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    Comment #31971217

    Thanks a lot! Super pumped. Yeah we definitely want to improve the experience for researchers. Looking forward to your feedback!

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    Comment #31967126

    I like the idea! Definitely faced this problem. I've ended up using a variety of different tools before. I've found Canva generally serves my purpose - what's the main value add he…

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    Show HN: Desklamp – convenient and collaborative notemaking on PDFs

    Hey HN! I'm Prajwal, the co-creator of Desklamp! I just completed my undergrad, which is where we got the idea for Desklamp. A bunch of friends and I built this because we hated th…