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Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by tonypham »

caseysoftware wrote: post #207

I ran an open source project management system for years and I'll say: Good luck. In short, everyone has their own dreams, preferences, (perceived)needs, and workflows and they are usually unwilling to tweak their own approach and would rather have a tool that fits them. They may be right that their "needs" are truly needs instead of just preferences but either way, you end up with a swarm of nasty little variations…

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Yeah I agree with you that it's hard to convince people to tweak their process, but the opposite is true. Hopefully, we can attract (enough) people who find Upbase a good fit, not the other way around.

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by monsieurbanana »

eagsalazar2 wrote: post #181
twobitshifter wrote: post #103

I would think about your positioning some. You’re marketing this as having “less complexity” which first of all, isn’t going to appeal to people unless they’ve already used the other tools. But, if they had tried Trello, that’s far from complex, as you say it doesn’t have the features you think are needed, so you are more complex than that. It might be that you’re excellent at UX but that needs some comparative examp…

DFM may be a nice lens to look at positioning this through IMO. It's thoughtfully designed around the larger workflow which more archaic (jab jab) tools don't understand or ignore. Honestly I love Trello but wouldn't give it the time of day in your positioning. Just emphasizing the depth of expertise and broad perspective on daily/weekly individual/team workflow that made your tool possible will, without saying it, b…

Down For Managing stuff?

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by airfoil »

jacurtis wrote: post #190
tonypham wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks so much for your suggestions. And yes, you're right. Positioning is what we're trying to figure out at the moment. We'll consider your feedback very seriously. Thanks again for taking the time to give us some ideas. Cheers,

I really like the positioning of "a project management suite for solos and small teams". That to me is very appealing because these don't really exist very well. Most project management tools are designed for tons of people. You might be able to make them work for a solo or small team, but they tend to be focused on larger teams, because as mentioned previously, those tend to be the customers spending the most money…

I don’t have a ton of value to add since the parent comment did a wonderful job of laying things out. I wanted to mention that I also perked up and paid closer attention when I saw that this was designed for solos and small teams. I’ll definitely be giving a try. Thank you for sharing!

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by tonypham »

ar_lan wrote: post #211
caseysoftware wrote: post #207

I ran an open source project management system for years and I'll say: Good luck. In short, everyone has their own dreams, preferences, (perceived)needs, and workflows and they are usually unwilling to tweak their own approach and would rather have a tool that fits them. They may be right that their "needs" are truly needs instead of just preferences but either way, you end up with a swarm of nasty little variations…

So far paper and pen is still effectively the most malleable productivity environment that conforms to all my needs.

I did use paper and pen before but finally ended up with digital apps.

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by anonymous344 »

I dunno.. looks complicated, very much so. few years ago i made a big review of all trello alternatives and they were all too complicated to use and were lacking the copy of board & list (as an actually working method and not just copy the 1%) and also lacking of share a board with customer via secret link, but only with limited visibility not to see all the cards and their details..

made trello still the best and most clean

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by chirau »

tonypham wrote: post #215
corytheboyd wrote: post #203

My goodness there are so so SO many of these productivity apps. Even in the comments here, there are multiple people saying they too are building their own productivity tools. Someone should keep track them all on a kanban board so we know which ones are developing/released/acquired/abandoned :P

Lol. Upbase has a kanban board for this purpose :))

Is the lifetime membership for all the Pro features?

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by jansan »

ar_lan wrote: post #211
caseysoftware wrote: post #207

I ran an open source project management system for years and I'll say: Good luck. In short, everyone has their own dreams, preferences, (perceived)needs, and workflows and they are usually unwilling to tweak their own approach and would rather have a tool that fits them. They may be right that their "needs" are truly needs instead of just preferences but either way, you end up with a swarm of nasty little variations…

So far paper and pen is still effectively the most malleable productivity environment that conforms to all my needs.

This stops working if you are in a team. I have one project that I work on by myself, and another that involves a small team. The first one is only pen and paper and some github issues, the other is using Github's project management features extensively and it would not work without something like this.

Re: Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

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Post by tonypham »

KingOfCoders wrote: post #223

Nearly bought the lifetime license, but a calendar without Google calendar integration? How is this supposed to work? (not asking to be mean but perhaps I'm missing something)

Since we're still early days, the Google Calendar integration is still on our roadmap and not available yet. It's the most requested feature, so we will try to ship it as soon as we can.
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