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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 shostack »

simulate wrote: post #24
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

I've been using Monica for a couple of years now and I'm very happy with it for my personal network. It's a great tool to remind me who is connected to whom and what to ask about before attending a party. The online version is here: https://app.monicahq.com/register

Any thoughts on the security model for the hosted service?

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

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Post by lubujackson »

SEJeff wrote: post #37
dymk wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"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.

It is probably because you seem to be unaware of rolodexes, which is what everyone used to manage contacts before computers, and the source for all the "dex" naming trends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolodex

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

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Post by skeletonjelly »

gitgud wrote: post #74
skeletonjelly wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you sure that's current? I made an extension (just for myself) a few months back and I could restrict the domains via the permissions array in the manifest.json https://developer.chrome.com/apps/declare_permissions (see reference to "match pattern") This then in turn populates the list of sites in the extension settings where you can choose to deny access to the aforementioned websites listed in the manifest

Oh sorry, yes I am mistaken (been a while for me). I guess a lot of developers just use permissions "host": " * " because it's easier... What extension did you make? I made [1] an extension a while ago, and spent more time than I'd care to admit. Now that I think about it, I used "host": " * " too! (even though it's necessary for that particular extension)... [1] https://newsit.benwinding.com/

Hey neat! See your extension would obviously need access to all sites to check against reddit/HN so that makes sense.

My extension wasn't published, it was targeted to a specific site (so could narrow the scope of the permissions) and was just set up to allow downloading of images individually (via an overlayed button) and an album as a zip. Pretty legal grey area hence me not publishing it.

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

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Post by AlphaWeaver »

I've tried Monica, and am optimistic about the future of personal CRMs, but nobody has taken advantage of the most obvious data source for determining frequency of communication:

Why are there no apps that will read my SMS / call history and remind me to follow up with people I haven't interacted with?

Monica only allows contact import, there's no direct syncing and no automatic updates when you call / text / email someone. That seems like a no brainer of a feature before anything else? Is there some huge technical barrier I'm missing here?

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

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Post by bprasanna »

Why the extension is targeted for Chrome only! What is so difficult about porting it to Firefox? When you come up with a product for mass user consumption, please don't assume everybody use Chrome by default.

When a product is targeted for Windows only, that means the product doesn't make sense to run in Linux. But, if the product is applicable to Linux, and the person or company who developed didn't consider porting it to other platforms, then it is left to the pain of users to find the possibilities to make it run on Linux. Or pray god one day it will be available in Linux.

In case of Extension for browsers, it doesn't make sense for users if the extension says it is targeted for Chrome browser only. Also, most of the extensions developed are not open source, so users don't have a chance to taken an effort to make it run on other browsers.

Hope you consider porting your Extension to support other browsers as well.

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

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Post by judge2020 »

AlphaWeaver wrote: post #86

I've tried Monica, and am optimistic about the future of personal CRMs, but nobody has taken advantage of the most obvious data source for determining frequency of communication: Why are there no apps that will read my SMS / call history and remind me to follow up with people I haven't interacted with? Monica only allows contact import, there's no direct syncing and no automatic updates when you call / text / email s…

Would like to add that there is a "siri suggestion" in iPhone since iOS 12 that might remind you to call someone back if you missed their call.

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/10/16/siri-shortcuts-sugg...

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

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Post by AlphaWeaver »

bprasanna wrote: post #87

Why the extension is targeted for Chrome only! What is so difficult about porting it to Firefox? When you come up with a product for mass user consumption, please don't assume everybody use Chrome by default. When a product is targeted for Windows only, that means the product doesn't make sense to run in Linux. But, if the product is applicable to Linux, and the person or company who developed didn't consider porting…

This, so much this. Chrome and Firefox both use the WebExtensions standard. There's no reason not to write one extension for both. There are a few incompatibilities here and there but I wrote a FF extension (with around 1K MAUs) that I ported and added Chrome support in less than 2 hours.

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

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Post by AlphaWeaver »

judge2020 wrote: post #88
AlphaWeaver wrote: post #86

I've tried Monica, and am optimistic about the future of personal CRMs, but nobody has taken advantage of the most obvious data source for determining frequency of communication: Why are there no apps that will read my SMS / call history and remind me to follow up with people I haven't interacted with? Monica only allows contact import, there's no direct syncing and no automatic updates when you call / text / email s…

Would like to add that there is a "siri suggestion" in iPhone since iOS 12 that might remind you to call someone back if you missed their call. https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/10/16/siri-shortcuts-sugg...

Interesting, but I think this would be relegated to the same category as the "nudges" that Google gives you to follow up on an email in the new Gmail.

That's not really what I'm (and perhaps most people) looking for in a personal CRM. I think the potential value add is the ability to "follow up" with long neglected personal relationships. (Friends who you've fallen out of touch with, etc...)

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