Launch HN: Sunsama (YC W19) – Daily Planner for Busy People

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 04, 2020, 5:26 PM UTC

MarcusT8088 wrote: post #21

Did not appreciate being forced to answer survey questions and then find out at the end this only works with Google calendar. Borderline dark pattern move...

Post by _1tan » Wed, Nov 04, 2020, 5:29 PM UTC

priyadarshy wrote: post #5

ahstilde wrote: post #4

This seems like it's in the vein of Superhuman -- it's just 10x better, but you pay for the privilege. I found this review of how it can slot into someone's workflow -- https://amontalenti.com/2019/11/04/work-is-a-queue-of-queues . Seems like you're making at least one person very happy!

We found a lot of inspiration from Superhuman but there are some key differences: there's no required concierge onboarding and we don't require an invite from another user. Andrew Montalenti's post on work being a queue of queues is fascinating in its own right. One of the things we're betting on is that we'll live in a world with more work queues as SaaS tools proliferate and specialize. We're hoping to build a plac…

Post by jbverschoor » Wed, Nov 04, 2020, 5:40 PM UTC

priyadarshy wrote: post #8

jbverschoor wrote: post #6

Needs access to google calendar. Also onboarding questionnaire is cumbersome. I don't like it.. too many steps and effects in the interface for a list.

Yup, right now we've only been able to build an integration with Google Calendar. Turns out building a near replica of Google Calendar isn't easy! Once we add more services, we'll open it more broadly and make the questionnaire less cumbersome.

Post by Zenbit_UX » Wed, Nov 04, 2020, 5:43 PM UTC

priyadarshy wrote: post #17

huhtenberg wrote: post #11

> for elite professionals This is not a beginning of a beautiful friendship. It's like saying "we are an X for really good people only", which leaves one to decide if they are brazen enough to consider themselves really good and try this wonder X or just accept the reality of being somewhat OK and move on. Perhaps you are trying to be selective with whom you want to accept as clients and this is meant to be a filter,…

We are definitely shooting for the "professionals who perform their job at an elite level" vibe more than a socioeconomic distinction. That being said, this is a valid criticism since "elite" has some obvious connotations.

Post by Zenbit_UX » Wed, Nov 04, 2020, 5:45 PM UTC

stillmotion wrote: post #13

priyadarshy wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for that feedback. We put that in place so that folks weren't surprised after using it that Sunsama doesn't have a free tier since people assume that all productivity tools have a free version. If you just change your answer, you can proceed!

Yes, but the sale shouldn't end because I just said no. There should be room left for me to be delighted by the product, such that I convert into a paying user. Instead, I feel alienated and not at all interested in trying it in the future.