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MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by alabut »

jcfrei wrote: post #64
btucker wrote: post #44

Their intro video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxF7F5T-_Z8 ) is beautifully produced, but man does it make me uninterested in trying out Flow. The video presents a use case (planning a simple party) that already has multiple "free" solutions (SMS, Email, Cellphones...) which seems like a much easier approaches. Do people really want to assign todo items to their friends? I get that Flow is probably capable of muc…

As you pointed out, the video was beautifully crafted and the tune used was quite catchy as well. It's called "Up From The South" by The Budos Band, in case anybody was looking for it.

I recognized it instantly and wondered how they were able to use it for a commercial video. I thought the licensing was too expensive to use a major label group?

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by jey »

btucker wrote: post #44

Their intro video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxF7F5T-_Z8 ) is beautifully produced, but man does it make me uninterested in trying out Flow. The video presents a use case (planning a simple party) that already has multiple "free" solutions (SMS, Email, Cellphones...) which seems like a much easier approaches. Do people really want to assign todo items to their friends? I get that Flow is probably capable of muc…

Todo lists are a concept most people can already relate to, so there's no need to go to great lengths to explain why the product is useful. Instead they can get away with focusing on a whimsical use-case that's conducive to demos. So it's probably good that they picked a use case everyone can relate to, instead of focusing on a more realistic use case like tracking software bugs that only some people can relate to.

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by some1else »

willw wrote: post #51
mwdev wrote: post #37

They are both a MindWallet competitors. They probably don't know it yet though. http://www.mindwallet.com Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNpAH7AGhIk

Thanks for peddling your unrelated application.

Cut the guy some slack. It's not like he's asking $10/month.

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by revorad »

charliepark wrote: post #73
revorad wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do families pay recurring fees for web apps? Apart from some high-quality photo sharing apps, I can't think of any examples.

As a datapoint, they do for mine (budgeting software, https://www.pearbudget.com/ ). $4.95 / month, or $49.50 / year.

Hey thanks, that looks great! Hope it's working out well for you.

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by btucker »

jey wrote: post #82
btucker wrote: post #44

Their intro video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxF7F5T-_Z8 ) is beautifully produced, but man does it make me uninterested in trying out Flow. The video presents a use case (planning a simple party) that already has multiple "free" solutions (SMS, Email, Cellphones...) which seems like a much easier approaches. Do people really want to assign todo items to their friends? I get that Flow is probably capable of muc…

Todo lists are a concept most people can already relate to, so there's no need to go to great lengths to explain why the product is useful. Instead they can get away with focusing on a whimsical use-case that's conducive to demos. So it's probably good that they picked a use case everyone can relate to, instead of focusing on a more realistic use case like tracking software bugs that only some people can relate to.

The use case may be relatable, but it's not a pain point use case, so why should I care? Has anyone really had trouble doing what they show in the video? Compare and contrast to 1000memories. In the same amount of time it shows 1000mem's advantages over existing solutions & presents a true value proposition to a usecase that is currently hard. Wufoo's recent video is another great example of getting this right.

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by locusm »

jashkenas wrote: post #66

I'd be very interested in hearing if someone from Flow could talk a bit about their client-side code. It appears to meld Backbone.js with Socket.IO, for live updates to models via remote collaboration...

Glad someone asked that question, was thinking I'd get to the bottom and have nothing but pointless discussion on 10 bucks being worth it or not.

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by antihero »

It says my e-mail is not available, and it doesn't have an Android app.

People have chastised web developers for not developing for IE6 and other browsers, so why is there not the same attitude towards people who don't develop for Android? You're cutting over 50% of your market.

Re: MetaLab launches "Flow" Asana competitor

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Post by pclark »

antihero wrote: post #89

It says my e-mail is not available, and it doesn't have an Android app. People have chastised web developers for not developing for IE6 and other browsers, so why is there not the same attitude towards people who don't develop for Android? You're cutting over 50% of your market.

because supporting additional browsers usually doesn't require an entirely new code base, compared to mobile platforms.
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