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Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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My uncle died suddenly this year. He was unbelievably caring - and not just to family - but to everyone he ever met. His funeral was jam packed with everyone from homeless people to executives of multi-billion dollar companies. I always thought that his ability to always have you, and whatever you had last talked about with him, on his mind at any moment was some kind of supernatural gift. I was surprised to find out…

Your uncle sounds like an interesting man. I wish I could have known him.

I'd echo that sentiment.

I'm also curious as to the format of the spreadsheet! How did Uncle add new events &c - just modify a cell or add a new row with some kind of key?

I'm interested in tracking interactions with my adult education students...

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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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

Yes, and also staying in touch meaningfully enough that it doesn't seem tacky and manipulative when asking about the kids :)

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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> Just hanged out. Just FYI, this isn't typical usage. People say hung instead of hanged in this instance.

Typically the word "hanged" is used in the context of an execution ie "she was hanged from the gallows for her crimes"

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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Isnt this what facebook does? Except facebook is actually way more fun to use. Sure - they take all my information and sell it to the highest bidder. But I get cool "personalized videos" in return, for example. And all my friends are already on there - so they can do most of the CRM data input for me.

Facebook, fun to use? wtf

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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Is 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.

No. My wife and I foster, so keeping track of hearings, therapies, medications, milestones, visitations, continuing education, etc. is quite a chore. This looks intriguing, but we are already restricted from posting to any social media, so as a family we decided to not host any data externally, if we can help it. If this were self hosted I'd be taking a much closer look.

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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I built one of these for myself in 1995 and have been happily using it ever since. Here's the source code: 0 0 19 7 * /usr/bin/mail -s "REMINDER: john T. birthday" me@mydomain.com 0 0 1 8 * /usr/bin/mail -s "REMINDER: MAKE xmas hotel reservations NOW for good pricing..." me@mydomain.com

Could you explain how it works? I wonder what 0 0 19 7 * means.

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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Is 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.

No. My wife and I foster, so keeping track of hearings, therapies, medications, milestones, visitations, continuing education, etc. is quite a chore. This looks intriguing, but we are already restricted from posting to any social media, so as a family we decided to not host any data externally, if we can help it. If this were self hosted I'd be taking a much closer look.

It is self hosted if you like, it's open source. Feel free to host it yourself. https://github.com/monicahq/monica

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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Disclaimer: I run my own CRM company, so you can either view this comment as genuine praise/advice, or an attempt to subvert a competitor (but I promise it's the former). First off, this looks awesome. I've heard people complain many times about how they just want a personal CRM for non-business purposes. On the one hand I love the idea because having such a specific use case allows you to make a very simple UI that…

Thanks a lot for the advice. I've been product manager for most of my career so I totally understand what you mean. I will definitely be careful in where I want Monica to go, and definitely I'll reach out to you on your email (but not today, I just received way too much feedback and emails thanks to HN today :-D

... Did you add him to your Monica?

BTW is there a better way to say that?

Re: Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family

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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

My memory is terrible, I've wanted something like this for ages to manage my life in general, love it!! I would like this to be hosted for $12/year.

Blush. Thanks for the feedback. Glad that all the hours sitting on my couch coding this tool helps you today :-D
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