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Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

heavytea21475 wrote: post #6

This seems really well built. It's fast and responsive. It looks nice. But I just don't understand what I would use it for. It seems like the idea is to build a database of people, movies, Wikipedia articles and such and then be able to find them via search/links. But I'm not at all sold on why I need this in my life. Is there a way to make the value clearer? Am I just not in the target audience? Who is going to see…

I second that. It was really the first time in a while where I did not have to wait just to see the landing page. It is a little sad that is not considered normal, but here we are.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by acuozzo »

First off, I'd like to state that this is excellent work you've done.

With that being said, I see two issues:

1. The branding is unrelatable. I don't need help remembering the things I'm interested in. Most people don't, I reckon. However, I'd bet that most people have trouble organizing data related to their interests. This right here is the heart of your product: Bookmarks++. Bookmarks on anabolic/androgenic steroids.

2. "Media" as the default selection immediately makes me feel like this is another Letterboxd. I know it's not. I know it's nothing like Letterboxd at all, but that's the feeling it gives me.

So, yeah… the first feeling I got looking at the homepage was: "Recall? Movie Posters? Is this Anki meets Letterboxd?"

I know that this isn't your intention, but as we both know: the first five seconds are crucial. It's so easy to click away.

Good luck! I hope this helps and I hope you succeed.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by paulrchds »

heavytea21475 wrote: post #6

This seems really well built. It's fast and responsive. It looks nice. But I just don't understand what I would use it for. It seems like the idea is to build a database of people, movies, Wikipedia articles and such and then be able to find them via search/links. But I'm not at all sold on why I need this in my life. Is there a way to make the value clearer? Am I just not in the target audience? Who is going to see…

It's definitely not for everyone. The idea is that you can track things you are interested over your life, when you add new content that is related to something you have added in the past, it creates a link automatically resurfacing the old content. It basically build a knowledge graph of all your interests. Thanks for your feedback.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by mikesabat »

My take on this idea (take it or leave it) was a bookmark app for real life. Use cases: Pass a cool looking restaurant, bookmark it. Hear about a movie, book or new series, bookmark it. Concert or event coming to town, bookmark it.

Functionality to build on top of the core concept Reminders, obviously Tools to plan & schedule with friends

Business model: Sell ads or coupons to the bookmarked locations. Unfortunately this model sucks pre-scale, but it could be started locally if that helps.

The idea could definitely be gamified, if people still do that and if the planning with friends feature works there is a viral aspect to the idea.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by 0xbadcafebee »

paulrchds wrote: post #5
all2 wrote: post #4

From the roadmap: > Mobile apps in the Play and App stores. > News subscriptions - this feature will allow you to subscribe to news events relating to a note helping you stay informed on things you are interested in. > Add more built-in data sources. > Improved categorization. > Spaced repetition. > News/article feed based on user interests. Charge 5 bucks a month for those features and see if people bite. That's a l…

Yeah you are right. Charging is the best way to tell if your product is really providing value to users. I have been putting it off always wanting to add more features first.

The best products have one feature that people go crazy for and tell all their friends about. Find that feature, make it great, charge for it.

Re: Show HN: A tool to help you remember shit you are interested in

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Post by paulrchds »

mikesabat wrote: post #16

My take on this idea (take it or leave it) was a bookmark app for real life. Use cases: Pass a cool looking restaurant, bookmark it. Hear about a movie, book or new series, bookmark it. Concert or event coming to town, bookmark it. Functionality to build on top of the core concept Reminders, obviously Tools to plan & schedule with friends Business model: Sell ads or coupons to the bookmarked locations. Unfortunately…

Thanks for sharing, its a useful idea for me to think about.
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