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The key for me -- other than privacy etc -- is that it be automated. It should take the info from my email, Facebook and maybe messenger/text and figure out who my friends are and who I have not been in touch with.
How does this decide whom to recommend to reach out to?
How do you plan to make money? Right now everything seems to be free. I'm asking because I hate to be surprised after investing time to curate a CRM.
There is a free tier now; we'll be building out the features of a premium tier ($7.99 / month) for other features. Since data is meant to be private and never shared, we're following a subscription model.
Do you have a privacy policy? I don't see anything on your landing page, or in the web app.
Yup, the privacy policy is on the start page ( https://getdex.com/start ) and can be found at https://getdex.com/privacypolicy . I'll work to make it more clear!
Oh my god I have had the same idea and have hacked on the first pass. Yes. Keep going ! It's a good idea. 1. Tiny bit confused over whether I was signing up or logging in. 2. I can't read their names on my phone (portrait mode). Landscape is ok. Maybe reduce the font size or something 3. What's the algorithm for displaying the recommend "get in touch"? Some people are friends I have a beer with some Inhomestly can no…
Appreciate the product feedback -- it's super actionable. We haven't completed a full-on email integration yet because we want to be relatively conservative and make an email integration opt-in (but to come son!) The algorithm is primarily focused on your calendar data and when you've last had an event (if you don't use your calendar, these recommendations might not be great but will get better as you snooze/check of…
1. You recommend I get in touch with me ... and I am only third on the list :-)
2. I generally don't book events / calendar things. It's one of the reasons i think focusing on emails is so useful - I do those all the time and there is digital footprint that can be used to help me (as opposed to sell me ads)
3. Maybe I missed something but I tried to click on the arrow and then the mail icon, but no mail popped up - I would like to send a mail right there and then as a minimum "get in touch"
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've been looking for something like this for a while -- months. The key for me -- other than privacy etc -- is that it be automated. It should take the info from my email, Facebook and maybe messenger/text and figure out who my friends are and who I have not been in touch with. How does this decide whom to recommend to reach out to?
One of the biggest challenges is the interesting integrations (Facebook/SMS/etc) aren't super easy to do (unless we straight up ask for credentials!). It's an area we're still working on, as more automation is the most requested direction of features.
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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"?
Properly answering the question you asked is a whole can of worms, much like asking "vim or emacs" or "macOS or Windows or Linux" or maybe even "python or ruby or rust / go?".
From the website it seems that your MVP is a Chrome extension. A lot of time I remember to keep in touch with my friends are when I'm outside, away from my keyboard. When using computer my mind is habituated for works and leisures. Do you have any plan to build apps for mobile?
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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.