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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

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Post by zumda »

Maro wrote: post #18

Add a way to try it out without signing up!

Yes, this! Add some example lists to it, and reset it every hour or so. This way when they sign up, they don't just see an empty list, but already have ideas what to do with it.

Maybe even add some example lists for new registered user (you could use that to add a little user guide).

Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain

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Post by citizenkeys »

jessep wrote: post #58
ptn wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in a country with one of the slowest Internet connections out there, I'd really rather read a 2-line paragraph description than watch a 45-sec video. Besides, YouTube is blocked in most offices - like mine.

Point most definitely taken. We're going to put up a few descriptive paragraphs.

Another option would be to just use vimeo instead of youtube. Or better yet, justin.tv, since they are also a yc recipient.

Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain

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Post by crocowhile »

jessep wrote: post #116
crocowhile wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having a video is a good option but shouldn't be the only one. See how dropbox is doing it.

Dropbox.com is pretty much a blank page with a video in the middle and a massive signup button. At the bottom there are links to the blog and whatnot. Is that what you mean? We technically don't have a blog or any additional info yet, so we can't exactly link to that stuff. A few sentences of additional text we can and will do though.

I am pretty sure Dropbox used to have a link right under the video saying "If you'd rather read a text than watch a video, click here"

Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain

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Post by MortenK »

jpwagner wrote: post #136
davidw wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I used to use backpack from 37signals, but ended up favoring my Moleskine. Would you be interested in doing a video testimonial for 73primenumbers.com ? :-)

The best joke on the site: "Jason Boiled"

This one not too bad either:

"Trailer Park is the first product I have seen that is truly project management for everyone." -Jim James, former Product Project Manager for Microsoft Project Product Management Products

Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain

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Post by cammil »

jessep wrote: post #58
ptn wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in a country with one of the slowest Internet connections out there, I'd really rather read a 2-line paragraph description than watch a 45-sec video. Besides, YouTube is blocked in most offices - like mine.

Point most definitely taken. We're going to put up a few descriptive paragraphs.

I would suggest, even better would be a really well thought out picture/diagram that tells the story. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and it is far more likely it will be "read".

Re: WorkFlowy (YC S10) launches a better way to organize your brain

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Post by resdirector »

Maro wrote: post #19

Is 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.

To-do, organization and project management are glaring unsolved problems that humans have been trying to solve for the last 2 million years. Yes, zillions of sites. But none, yet, are satisfactory solutions. Yet.
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