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Thanks Jim. So would you use a spreadsheet app if it had email reminders?
Would you drive a car if it had a mini-fridge? I like how you started a user interview on the spot, but that question doesn't seem to have any purpose.
I think Basecamp Next was the beginning. I can't put it into words, but users stopped praising 37signals after Basecamp Next. Changes were probably necessary, but it just doesn't garner the same respect as the original Basecamp. I feel like they deliberately removed private messages to get me on board with their CRM and it doesn't really seem like the average person knows what to expect when they add a user to a project (Can they see everything? Are they able to create projects?). Sure, I know, but the average person is reasonably unsettled by the current way this is handled - a problem that didn't exist in original Basecamp.
This Basecamp Personal feels like they are reaching, not innovating.
I'd love to hear what other people think, or why I am wrong and jumping to conclusions.
EDIT: Great comments. I am pretty dependant on Basecamp, so I don't relish the idea of 37signal's demise, but I have to be honest when I say I think they're concentrating on different ideals. I like most of Basecamp Next, but the things I don't like are glaring and 37signals is generally good at addressing glaring faults.
Once off pricing is interesting. We're allowing users of our new application to create two teams for free. Deciding on pricing is really tough. Should we follow Asana/Trello and go free for everything or come up with a paid plan? If any fellow hn'ers get a chance please feel free to stop by and check it out. www.taskmessenger.com :: We make teamwork visible :: @taskmessenger
Charging a one-off fee, per project, is a great idea. And if I was you, I would much rather make enough money to pay the bills, than play the freemium lottery. And Taskmessenger is all about adding value to a project - something that you should be proud to charge for.
I will take a look into how a one-off fee model would work.
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Would you drive a car if it had a mini-fridge? I like how you started a user interview on the spot, but that question doesn't seem to have any purpose.
Heh, if I told you my biggest problem with cars was the lack of a mini-fridge, and you offered me one with a mini-fridge, yes I'd like one thanks.
Basecamp: the app any web developer should be able to create themselves in a week or two...
I want Highrise Personal. There are so many CRMs for every different size of business, but I want a contact list where I can fill in information about people as I go (ie. start with "big guy with red hair at Mark's Dec. 17 party, discussed quantum tunnelling" and then add in his name and contact info if/when I learn it) and add arbitrary notes about everyone. I know I could just use a regular CRM but those always get…
Now all my personal contacts are managed in Salesforce which is super robust and powerful. I love sorting them by "Last Activity" to see who I haven't spoken with in a while and working my way through the list that way.
(I was able to negotiate a discounted rate of $2/mo when I talked to one of their account execs too. I bet that's still an option...)
I want Highrise Personal. There are so many CRMs for every different size of business, but I want a contact list where I can fill in information about people as I go (ie. start with "big guy with red hair at Mark's Dec. 17 party, discussed quantum tunnelling" and then add in his name and contact info if/when I learn it) and add arbitrary notes about everyone. I know I could just use a regular CRM but those always get…
CRM inside Gmail
I STRONGLY recommend Asana: http://www.asana.com It's like using a smart piece of paper that just gets out of your way and let's you create, assign, toggle, set dates, etc really intuitively. I'm a freelancer - and for my usage I typically have a Workspace called Freelance Projects. In that workspace I have many projects, each for each freelance gig I land. I then invite my client (YOU CAN INVITE UP TO 30 PEOPLE PER…
Asana is fantastic software. I've been using it for several months now, and the interface is really, really smooth. I like that it feels like an evolving todo list, whereas most apps focus on archival and bug tracking.
I think the HN crowd has lost its objectivity in evaluating 37signals and its become something like an Apple.
One-time forever pricing is a very innovative concept for a web based SAAS application. I bet we will start seeing more of this soon.