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Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by ksun »

louisswiss wrote: post #11

Great stuff! I've been thinking about a way to solve the exact same problem on and off for a long time (I'm terrible at proactively keeping in touch with friends). My original solution was the same as yours, but it quickly broke down for me because I just couldn't get all of the data (in particular when I last talked to someone) into the app. I imagine you'll face the same challenge. Two approaches have worked well f…

Will follow-up via email :). I'll note I think one thing that Dex does different is it tries to be actionable as best as possible (like your #2 weekly prompt). Without a prompt, it's much harder to get regular value out of the product!

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by dang »

trilila wrote: post #9
akgvn wrote: post #6

An open-source alternative, Monica, has been discussed before: * (2018) "Monica – Personal CRM, Remember everything about friends and family" -> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18318547 * (2017) "Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family" -> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14497295

Downvoting any “open source alternative” to anything as those are usually crapware.

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by dymk »

SEJeff wrote: post #28

https://github.com/dexidp/dex is an existing project which was part of CoreOS's commercial kubernetes offering.

"dex" is also the file extension for Dalvik VM bytecode files, and "Pokedex" is for keeping lists of Pokemon, "Roladex" is yet another product for keeping lists of people, and it means "dexterity" in role playing games, but nobody is getting confused with CoreOS's thing.

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by dymk »

emptysongglass wrote: post #29
trilila wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Keep up the good work. Some HN types beg for freeware and yet wonder why they cant escape the rat race. Quality software should be rewarded and should not be free of cost.

Free =/= open source. What these HN types you are so aggravated by are asking for is open source (not free as in beer) software, which some (like me) consider an ethical imperative.

Can you explain why having the source code to the software you run is an "ethical imperative"?

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by SEJeff »

dymk wrote: post #33
SEJeff wrote: post #28

https://github.com/dexidp/dex is an existing project which was part of CoreOS's commercial kubernetes offering.

"dex" is also the file extension for Dalvik VM bytecode files, and "Pokedex" is for keeping lists of Pokemon, "Roladex" is yet another product for keeping lists of people, and it means "dexterity" in role playing games, but nobody is getting confused with CoreOS's thing.

I have literally no idea why I'm getting downvoted for pointing out something with the same name. I just figured it added value to the "dex" convo. I realize it isn't going to confuse people as it is vastly different. It is still relevant as it has the same name, even if you downvote me.

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by readme »

ticmasta wrote: post #19

I'm confused; it goes beyond the big, GP social networks by focusing on more meaningful relationships (how?) but I create them by pulling directly from these sources of relationships? What exactly is a "personal" CRM that doesn't focus on selling? A curated address book? >> Most people realize the value and fulfillment that come from maintaining relationships, but occasionally still fall out of touch due to forgetful…

I would be interested to hear from someone here who has utilized this method of networking effectively.

Over the past year I've met plenty of contacts/got cards etc. I have not felt the need to contact any of the people I've met, so I honestly don't know what it would be like if I did. I don't have any needs/problems that aren't already solved by the people who are in my life now, and if someone was really important I'd put them in my phone contacts, which also, is at about 5% utilization, compared to the total number of people in there, and all those people I at least had some good reason to contact at some point.

I think true meaningful networks cannot be built by exchanging a card on a one-off meeting.

Am I wrong?

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by ksun »

ticmasta wrote: post #19

I'm confused; it goes beyond the big, GP social networks by focusing on more meaningful relationships (how?) but I create them by pulling directly from these sources of relationships? What exactly is a "personal" CRM that doesn't focus on selling? A curated address book? >> Most people realize the value and fulfillment that come from maintaining relationships, but occasionally still fall out of touch due to forgetful…

I agree with your statement that the value of a relationships is what keep relationships alive. I'll add we do believe forgetfulness plays a role in how you prioritize. One benefit of using Dex is just having visibility into who you know so you can do this prioritization better.

Dex as a 'personal CRM' does intend to provide professional utility as a tool that helps you keep in touch. People who depend on relationships for their work, but might not already have a CRM with their company, are part of Dex's core target audience.

Thanks for your point on private information: we know that our onboarding experience isn't perfect and it's something we're working on.

Re: Launch HN: Dex (YC S19) – personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch

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Post by atemerev »

Trying to fetch my Gmail contacts at the first sign-up? No option to continue without that?

I am sorry, I can't do that. I don't know anything about your offer, how you will be using my data. Will it be resold later? In your privacy policy, there is an option of using my data (my contacts network) to run targeted advertising, etc.

While I need something like this, I'll now have to search for more privacy-conscious alternatives.

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