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Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by ISL »

nmnm wrote: post #11
ISL wrote: post #9

Is Jira integration planned? (I didn't see it on the list 'o sources above)

It is! https://product.akiflow.com/features-and-improvements-reques... We are getting more and more requests for developers' tools! In the meantime, you can already connect Jira via Zapier. We already created some templates for you to use and you can find them in Settings > Integrations > Add via Zapier or use these links: https://zapier.com/apps/jira/integrations/akiflow https://zapier.com/apps/jira-software/integra…

Awesome -- Jira, for all of its complexity and oddities, has been the only tool full-featured enough to handle my task-management and collaboration needs.

Thanks for innovating in a crowded space :)!

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by hyperupcall »

hyperupcall wrote: post #29

This tool looks quite similar to Amie.so - which I use in conjunction with Todoist - do you have any major differentiating features? It seems like mainly there are more integrations It seems unfortunate that the free plan is really just a 7 day trial, unless I misunderstood

Just signed up and it seems it is not possible to use this on Linux. Disappointing... Is Linux support planned?

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by nmnm »

hyperupcall wrote: post #29

This tool looks quite similar to Amie.so - which I use in conjunction with Todoist - do you have any major differentiating features? It seems like mainly there are more integrations It seems unfortunate that the free plan is really just a 7 day trial, unless I misunderstood

Hello, feel free to reach out on the chat for more free trial if you need!

I didn't try Amie personally, but I agree that importing tasks automatically via integration is one of our differentiators. We put a lot of effort into creating a strong task management tool and we have a set of features to enhance planning. For example, we added rituals to plan our day, folders, labels, and sections to organize your tasks. On top of that, we offer a full calendar experience optimized for time blocking with features like "meet with", share availability, multiple time zones and customizable views

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by nmnm »

warpech wrote: post #30

What a timing! I just found information about Akiflow on a blog[1] and decided to give it a try. I had no idea that you've officially launched today! I used to use an app called Acapela[2] for a while, but they went out of business. I am mostly interested in Slack integration and it seems that you nailed it. Pricing for your product ($15) is double than Slack itself ($7.25), but I will be happy to pay the price if it…

That's so great to hear :) Would be great to hear from you after the trial to understand if the integration with Slack works as expected!!

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by nmnm »

hyperupcall wrote: post #32
hyperupcall wrote: post #29

This tool looks quite similar to Amie.so - which I use in conjunction with Todoist - do you have any major differentiating features? It seems like mainly there are more integrations It seems unfortunate that the free plan is really just a 7 day trial, unless I misunderstood

Just signed up and it seems it is not possible to use this on Linux. Disappointing... Is Linux support planned?

Hi! Yes https://product.akiflow.com/features-and-improvements-reques... We are also going to release a web app soon which should help linux users

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by ftio »

What's the go to market look like for a product like this?

Large enterprises have little incentive to invest in additional calendaring functionality, and the market for individuals who are this passionate about keeping a schedule cannot be very big. If it's even 'medium-sized' (for some arbitrary definition of that), the CAC must be crazy because people aren't typically seeking out products like this, and competition in the app stores (and ad prices) are fierce.

Is the game plan here to rapidly get enough traction to exit to a major player in productivity/calendaring? Feels like a tuck-in. I can't imagine how this becomes a huge business, but I'm genuinely curious to hear what the strategy and target audience might look like.

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by pj_mukh »

Okay, so apologies in advance because I hate it when people ask me this question.

But, how do you compare to Motion (https://www.usemotion.com/). I've been super curious about using a product like this. The other one I considered was Sunsama. (https://www.sunsama.com/). Would love your thoughts here.

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by nmnm »

ftio wrote: post #37

What's the go to market look like for a product like this? Large enterprises have little incentive to invest in additional calendaring functionality, and the market for individuals who are this passionate about keeping a schedule cannot be very big. If it's even 'medium-sized' (for some arbitrary definition of that), the CAC must be crazy because people aren't typically seeking out products like this, and competition…

Thanks for the question! We didn't really focus on the enterprise market yet. So far our customers are individual users looking for a time blocking solution that goes beyond calendar features. The main target is busy professionals like managers and founders, the response has been very good and we really feel like we've been scraping the surface of the market.

Regarding the CAC, so far the vast majority of our growth was organic we invested very little in paid advertising.

Re: Launch HN: Akiflow (YC S20) – Bring your tasks and calendars together

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Post by nmnm »

pj_mukh wrote: post #38

Okay, so apologies in advance because I hate it when people ask me this question. But, how do you compare to Motion ( https://www.usemotion.com/ ). I've been super curious about using a product like this. The other one I considered was Sunsama. ( https://www.sunsama.com/ ). Would love your thoughts here.

Hello that's absolutely a fair question, I think that all the apps mentioned are working on similar problems and they are doing a great job!

A lot of our users have been using either Sunsama or Motion and I'm sure that some of our users moved to them after trying Akiflow. We have many differences in terms of features, UI and UX. For example, Motion puts a lot of focus on ai powered scheduling while we are more focused on making sure the users can plan their time "intentionally".

One thing I learned building Akiflow is that productivity is extremely personal and there's no right or wrong. I'd encourage to give a try to all and see what works

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