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We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by satvikpendem »

This is very interesting, I'm building something similar, an open source todo list + calendar at https://getartemis.app.

I also had the same issues with todo lists and calendars. They don't communicate with each other. A calendar treats events as the main abstraction when in reality I want it to treat tasks as the main abstraction. When tasks are main, a lot of problems with todo lists are solved, especially the lack of intra-day time bounding for them. I want to know exactly what to do at all points of the day, so that I can get more done. Of course, most people aren't as serious as me, but having such an abstraction is still good for them as well.

In a way, this is great user validation if people are having similar problems and are building their own solutions. I wish Rise all the best.

That being said, rather than having text, a mockup with images or better yet, a video, would work better. On my site, the entire video is only an animation mockup, and it's gotten me over 1.3k email signups already (yes I know email signups != revenue, but it's interest at least).

Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by danielovichdk »

Every time someone wants to sell me a calendar, another todo list or an optimizer for my time, I will try to tell them, that software is not going to help me.

Spending and planning your time is a mental proces that has very little to do with typing things into a calendar.

A calendar is a great tool for organizing your appointments and a reminder to go to a certain meeting.

But as soon as you try to couple it with being something else, you are not really trying ro solve the real challenge.

If you too much shit to do, a calendar wont fix that. If your meeting are fucked because people are badly prepared, a calendar wont fix that. If you have to many appointments with your parents in law, your calendar wont fix that.

A calendar is a tool that should be fixed. Don't start to fuck around making it something else.

I have seen people use their calendar as project tools for assignments. FFS - use a tool that is actually made for that.

And so on...

Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by satvikpendem »

rokob wrote: post #5

I was confused by this at first because I was thinking we already had a calendar app that promised all this with the same name that Microsoft acquired. Then I remembered that was Sunrise not Rise. Hopefully this one isn’t as good so that it doesn’t get bought and shutdown.

You might be looking for Sunsama, which seems to be a clone of Sunrise.

Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by benrbray »

Am I missing something or does this product page have no information about / images of the actual product? I guess the point is to generate buzz but this kind of marketing dishonesty is unwelcome.

When I see something like this, I get the impression that the people who made it are looking to squeeze every last penny out of their customers once the product is popular enough. I don't get the impression that they are a group of people that are looking to build a sustainable (but customer-friendly) business model around an idea they are passionate about.

It's unprofessional but simultaneously reeks with a sense of uber-corporate detachment. Something rubs me the wrong way about this and based on the other comments I'm clearly not alone.

Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by rickpastoor »

benrbray wrote: post #16

Am I missing something or does this product page have no information about / images of the actual product? I guess the point is to generate buzz but this kind of marketing dishonesty is unwelcome. When I see something like this, I get the impression that the people who made it are looking to squeeze every last penny out of their customers once the product is popular enough. I don't get the impression that they are a…

The reason for sharing our thinking early is actually a way to gather feedback at the point in time where we're able to include it in the product. But I totally see your perspective and probably won't be able to convince you of our intentions, which is fine :)

Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by tmpz22 »

danielovichdk wrote: post #12

Every time someone wants to sell me a calendar, another todo list or an optimizer for my time, I will try to tell them, that software is not going to help me. Spending and planning your time is a mental proces that has very little to do with typing things into a calendar. A calendar is a great tool for organizing your appointments and a reminder to go to a certain meeting. But as soon as you try to couple it with bei…

It's a lot like a new diet. Ya it might help a few people concretely but for the most part its going to be a lot of people posting about how this great new diet is going to change their life but its ultimately ineffective and used as a signaling tool briefly before becoming a scapegoat.

That said I think a lot of Google Calendar based tooling needs improvement so good on them for trying and I hope they move the meter in a positive direction.

Re: We're Building a Calendar for Work

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Post by benkoller »

danielovichdk wrote: post #12

Every time someone wants to sell me a calendar, another todo list or an optimizer for my time, I will try to tell them, that software is not going to help me. Spending and planning your time is a mental proces that has very little to do with typing things into a calendar. A calendar is a great tool for organizing your appointments and a reminder to go to a certain meeting. But as soon as you try to couple it with bei…

> If you too much shit to do, a calendar wont fix that. If your meeting are fucked because people are badly prepared, a calendar wont fix that. If you have to many appointments with your parents in law, your calendar wont fix that.

Couldn't agree more. People > Process, both ways around.

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