Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:10 PM UTC

ano-ther wrote: post #4

Ritepaw wrote: post #2

Some implementation details: The whole app is built in Flutter. It was a first time experience for us. Everything went pretty fast and smooth and the Flutter documentation is amazing! There are tons of resources out there that helped us solving our problems. We just needed to be a bit careful about the plugins. Some were pretty outdated or even unmaintained. But we made sure we encapsulated every plugin so we can eas…

> Nothing is sent to us, or any other 3rd part. Thank you. Good design choice. The privacy policy was the first I scrolled to in the AppStore.

I am paranoid about these things myself, and one of the few people in my circle who actually like being GDPR-compliant. So this was a no-brainer to me.

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:12 PM UTC

binkHN wrote: post #13

Pretty app! I created something related, but more utilitarian. It's called CommuniqAI and may be found at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.mtc.ga .

This looks great! Sadly I can't check it out right now, as I don't have my Android phone with me. Do you happen to have an iOS version as well?

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:13 PM UTC

smallpipe wrote: post #14

I wanted something similar so I made myself a list in the Reminders app. I recommend doing it, it’s made keeping up with friends who moved to another country easier.

I commend you for making this effort! It is such an easy thing to do and so worth it. Is there any specific schema or method behind it?

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:15 PM UTC

sneak wrote: post #6

Thank you for not including telemetry or other surveillance in your app. It's rare these days and appreciated.

Tbh we were initially looking for a GDPR-compliant telemetry solution cause we thought we need to track something to gauge engagement and retention. I was surprised to see that Google Play Console and App Store Connect give these insights already for free (if the user opts-in).

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:17 PM UTC

falqun wrote: post #11

So how do you plan to make money? Do you want to move to a subscription based model, do you show in app ads, do you sell data? I cannot find a reference for such information on your website besides maybe your privacy policy.

We haven't quite figured it out yet. We are a business after all and need to make money at some point. Here is what we decided to not do:

* Show ads

* Sell data

In the end it will probably come down to a premium subscription, we have to hash out the details and do some research around it. Would also love to connect with someone in the industry who has experience in creating fair subscription options!

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:18 PM UTC

kstrauser wrote: post #12

I like this! One request: if you ever go for pay, please don’t get greedy. I don’t mind paying for things, but take Dex for example. I like it, but I’m not paying $145-$240 per year for something I can reimplement badly with Reminders. I just want something to say “hey, don’t forget to say hi to your friend every once in a while” without paying an arm and a leg. For contrast, 6 years ago I paid $80 for Things 3 acros…

The core product will remain free. And we will never take anything away that is already out there.

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:20 PM UTC

TeMPOraL wrote: post #9

edoardo-schnell wrote: post #8

Ok but why call it "eliminate"? Sry the bluntness

I read it as Elim, as in Elim Garak, a famous tailor from a relatively well-known sci-fi show. That isn't really any better in terms of connotations, though.

Everyone's favourite station tailor has no part in this (sadly) ;-)

I have to ask my cofounder about this, as she came up with the name. I remember it meaning something like "an oasis in the desert" which is quite fitting to the whole loneliness problem.

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by pedalpete » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:24 PM UTC

Great looking app. Though I'm curious of the origins of the name Elim. It feels like eliminate, but you don't want to eliminate people. So maybe you had a different meaning in mind.

Beautiful looking app. I'll download it when I get a chance.

I'll be launching an MVP app in the mental health/anxiety space next week (currently in TestFlight), so I'd like to connect and find out a bit about how your experience with your launch, and distribution plans if you're up for it (my linkedin is in my profile).

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by Ritepaw » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:26 PM UTC

pedalpete wrote: post #28

Great looking app. Though I'm curious of the origins of the name Elim. It feels like eliminate, but you don't want to eliminate people. So maybe you had a different meaning in mind. Beautiful looking app. I'll download it when I get a chance. I'll be launching an MVP app in the mental health/anxiety space next week (currently in TestFlight), so I'd like to connect and find out a bit about how your experience with you…

Copy & paste from the other comment: I have to ask my cofounder about this, as she came up with the name. I remember it meaning something like "an oasis in the desert" which is quite fitting to the whole loneliness problem.

I'll send you an invite!

Re: Show HN: A “CRM” for personal relationships

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 10:27 PM UTC

pedalpete wrote: post #28

Great looking app. Though I'm curious of the origins of the name Elim. It feels like eliminate, but you don't want to eliminate people. So maybe you had a different meaning in mind. Beautiful looking app. I'll download it when I get a chance. I'll be launching an MVP app in the mental health/anxiety space next week (currently in TestFlight), so I'd like to connect and find out a bit about how your experience with you…

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