Something self hosted, but with integrations with gmail would be very useful for me (and something I would donate too). Push/pull from google calendar, push/pull emails from a contact, grouping people, sending unique emails to each member of a group. That kind of thing.
Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
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Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
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One thought is that it would extremely useful to be able to interact over SMS: log events, contacts, receive reminders etc. Love the idea, keep it up!
Problem with this: SMS has a price, and would people be willing to pay for this?
Maybe support putting a user's own Twilio creds in?
Also, love your project! How do I give you money?
Edit: I'll keep an eye out for the link!
Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
#133Founder here. Here to answer any questions you might have. The site is not perfect, it's not mobile optimized, there are probably bugs, there is a gazillion features missing, no APIs but it's a labour of love, open-source and I hope it will help people other than me. I want to grow this product but I need to know what you need, people. Edit: sorry for the bugs I see on my server popping here and there. Didnt expect t…
Please add an option to set relationship to a person ( wife, husband, son , friends)
I will, definitely. Thanks for the idea. https://github.com/monicahq/monica/issues/19
Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
Problem with this: SMS has a price, and would people be willing to pay for this?
Could be a paid feature, I wouldn't mind paying for advanced features like that. I've been searching for a personal, non-sales oriented "CRM" platform for months now and am currently using Accompany but this feels far more personal.
I don't know Accompany, but no matter what, even if you use Monica for business, my personal view of business relationships evolves around knowing the intimate details of the person and remember the kids name, for instance. Things you won't find in Salesforce :-D
Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
#135Is anyone else getting a dystopian vibe from the idea of "managing" friends and family? I can definitely see this service being useful, but that branding makes me feel very uncomfortable.
I know :-/ Sorry about this, I'm trying to find the best way to explain what it does, without using a boring video that sucks, or poetic terms that say nothing. If you have any idea, please, please let me know :-D
I think you could convey this pretty well if you changed the first screen shot on your page a little.
Cut out the actual browser window part, and paste that on to an image of an address book/planner with the same information about Jim Halpert. That way it's an instant visual association with an existing non-computer idea.
Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
#136Is anyone else getting a dystopian vibe from the idea of "managing" friends and family? I can definitely see this service being useful, but that branding makes me feel very uncomfortable.
"Is anyone else getting a dystopian vibe from the idea of "managing" friends and family?"
First thing I thought. Although, it is accurate in a sense given that there's a lot to track, filter, setup and so on. It's why the same activities are called "management" in CRM. It's just socially unacceptable to say the truth sometimes. In this case, the author should change the wording so it doesn't say CRM or "manage." Instead, some propaganda along lines of "family reminder app" so you "don't miss an opportunity" might sound nicer. Actually, the opening paragraph seems fine.
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Yes, I'm imagining 1-5 stars with text descriptions to help ratings be consistent, similar to how software like http://mnemosyne-proj.org/features handles ratings.
Isn't it weird though to put stars on people?
Other CRM tools I've used will allow you to create groups/categories of contacts and set the recurrence to contact people in that group. You could similarly rate the group instead of individuals. Then the user could re-evaluate based on the group (friends, colleague, family, etc)
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#138IMHO: You want to pivot this product, now, to compete with ourfamilywizard.com. OFW is a great concept but the site runs slow, its search and reporting is erratic and basic, and the UI can be difficult. It is, however, the only game in town for managing divorced families and its about $200 per year. It also features: - Timestamped and hashed communications and records. - Lower price point than OFW. - More intuitive r…
Thanks for pointing out to this site. There is probably a lot of good ideas to take from it.
> There is probably a lot of good ideas to take from it.
They might actually be robinhood.
Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
Problem with this: SMS has a price, and would people be willing to pay for this?
Maybe support putting a user's own Twilio creds in? Also, love your project! How do I give you money? Edit: I'll keep an eye out for the link!
For now, you can't give me money. I'll put a link in the coming days, but you'll probably be gone :-D Thanks anyway, appreciate it.
Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
#140Tangent: anybody have recommendations for a "CRM" for tracking your activity when you are job hunting? What stage you are at, people you've talked to at company, what version of resume they have, etc. Typically I've just duct taped one together with folders, spreadsheet, and Evernote. Always at the back of my mind that there could be something better perhaps. Normal CRMs seem to general and complicated from my limite…
It's more Trello than a CRM, but there are https://jobtrack.io/ and http://huntr.co/