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

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Post by JustinVx »

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…

> But I just don't understand what I would use it for.

Isn’t that clearly stated in the name of the post: It “helps you remember shit you are interested in.”

Personally I run into interesting things all the time, and it seems great to be able to have a place to store them so I don’t forget about them. That’s clear value to me. I’m honestly a bit puzzled how you don’t see value.

For me, I would need an app in order to start using this though. Otherwise it’s just to much of a hassle to add stuff (which means I wouldn’t do it).

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

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Post by paulrchds »

acuozzo wrote: post #13

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 steroi…

1. Thanks for pointing this out. I have been playing around with different versions of the copy. I have been struggling to get something concise that explains the idea.

2. I went with media as the main image as I thought it would be the most relatable. I guess I could put the everything section first.

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

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Post by yawnxyz »

p2hari wrote: post #24

Could not find an email on the profile. I have a potential idea which maybe we can discuss. Would help you to answer some of the questions/concerns mentioned in the comments.

his email is on the bottom left corner of the home page

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

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Post by paulrchds »

JustinVx wrote: post #21
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…

> But I just don't understand what I would use it for. Isn’t that clearly stated in the name of the post: It “helps you remember shit you are interested in.” Personally I run into interesting things all the time, and it seems great to be able to have a place to store them so I don’t forget about them. That’s clear value to me. I’m honestly a bit puzzled how you don’t see value. For me, I would need an app in order to…

It's a PWA at the moment so it works quite well on mobile. But proper mobile versions will come in the future.

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

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Post by all2 »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #19
paulrchds wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

The topical subscription is pretty cool. I'm sure I could hack together some kludge (like Google News filters or something), but if this app's implementation is easy, I'd pay for that.

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

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Post by paulrchds »

billbrown wrote: post #10

I have a need for this and basically use Pinboard and Notational Velocity to satisfy it. For me to switch to your product, which looks nice and well conceived by the way, I would have to see the time investment and value as worthwhile. Maybe it's having been burned too often by services that I pay for but still fail, but I'd only make the effort if it was independent of your continued operation as a business. If it w…

If you could export all your data to markdown files would that ease your hesitation?
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