What's the advantage over Google tasks?
WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain
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Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain
#12Annoyance from the homepage: I don't want to have to watch a video to figure out what you do. Watching a video for me is one step of engagement after I've figured out if I have some basic interest. If I can't establish that immediately, I'll just close the window. Videos can be great for more in depth info, but why not use the space taken up by "A better way to think" (which says nothing) to give a one-line descripti…
I guess on a similar note, I also don't want to sign-up with my e-mail to use and then consequently decide whether I do or do not like another GTD tool.
It would help to have a demo visitors can play around with in realtime.
Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain
#13From the "How to Use WorkFlowy" box that you see after signing up:
> Type like you would in a text editor.
What percent of the population is comfortable with the term "text editor"?
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#14I'd like more formatting options. (Bold, size, etc.)
Also would like to be able to embed media somehow (videos, images, etc.)
I'd like to use something like this as a good outlining tool.
The expanding of bullets into new pages is great.
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#15Four testimonial quotes, a short fluffy video, and a sign up box? That's your launch website? You're kidding, right? Is it online only? Is it free? Forever or for a trial? ...
Why is this bad? It's a launch website. And it worked because I signed up.
Same, and quickly realized I'll probably never return.
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#16Looks really cool.
Small nit: In Chrome, hit the backspace a few too many times and it fired the "Back" action of the browser. Might want to override this default when in text editing mode.
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#17Looking forward to this. I love the parent-child relationship for organizing my thoughts. It is feels very natural to me.
clickable sign-up: http://www.workflowy.com
Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain
#18Add a way to try it out without signing up!
Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain
#19Is this a good space to compete in? There are zillions of sites like it, it's really easy to duplicate, and hard to make money off of? Nevertheless, best of luck to you.
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#20Annoyance from the homepage: I don't want to have to watch a video to figure out what you do. Watching a video for me is one step of engagement after I've figured out if I have some basic interest. If I can't establish that immediately, I'll just close the window. Videos can be great for more in depth info, but why not use the space taken up by "A better way to think" (which says nothing) to give a one-line descripti…
I would respectfully say just the opposite. In a 45 second video, they showed the product, I saw someone using it who already knew how to use it and I had no more commitment than clicking "play".
In my book, they got it exactly right.