Congrats on launching. But why are comments on the YT video turned off?
Our mistake. We're not really social media users.
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Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
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Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#22just 2c on the tagline but there was a time when this would be called "Copilot for Sales"... mixed feelings about what a better shorthand tagline would be but "Cursor for X" when there is no IDE, you're not forking anything, and you're forcing the user to do the comparison between actual competitors like Granola or Monterey... just a tough start features sound great though, i would actually check it out if i were doi…
Oh that was my fault—I heard the phrase "Cursor for Sales" and told these guys it would make a good title. I've uncursored and copiloted the title above now. Thanks!
Thanks Dan for stepping in !
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#23I've got reservations about how customers would feel after googling what the ai that was in the call is meant for. But I'm not in that position (and probably never will be) so maybe this mindset an issue. I would however think about changing the name after searching "nomi ai" lmao
Ahah yes, definitely, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44099265
We'll work on rebranding to heynomi or making sure we can beat nomi ai on SEO.
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#24Congrats on the launch! We are building something in this space as well https://closer.so
IMHO if you're going to shill your wares on someone else's Launch HN you could at least say why anyone would prefer you. Saying "me, too" is worse than nothing because you're rolling the dice on being rude but also not trying to inform anyone in exchange for the risk
Yeah it's always a fuzzy area but I like what Mitchell said about this: https://x.com/mitchellh/status/1759626842817069290
(via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43119777 and originally https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40813750)
It's natural for people to post comments linking to similar things (products, projects, articles, you name it), and "how is this different from $Foo?" is one of the most common kinds of question. But launch threads (which can include Show HN threads) are a bit special.
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#25You may want to consider a rebrand before you get too far. Add Nomi to the HN search box. Presumably you're not the same Nomi whose chat bot advised a user to kill themself? Then there's another Nomi that "tracked customers' phones' MAC addresses through stores without in-store opt-out." But good luck with your startup, it sounds like an excellent idea, I'm interested and will certainly check it out.
Have you tried to type nomi on google ? Check the first result. Ahah moment guaranteed. We should probably fully rebrand as heynomi indeed.
I get nomi.ai, which is a service to:
"... build a meaningful friendship, develop a passionate relationship, or learn from an insightful mentor."
Jesus Christ.
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#26Hi Ethan,
I see that one of the pains points of your product is related to having an notetaker bot joining the call. You could probably offer to your enterprise customers that use teams a better experience by processing calls via compliance recording policy (since it does not require a bot to join the call and the user approval flow is way less disruptive).
If it is something that interests you we could talk more in detail about how the implementation works and the its challanges
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you tried to type nomi on google ? Check the first result. Ahah moment guaranteed. We should probably fully rebrand as heynomi indeed.
I get nomi.ai, which is a service to: "... build a meaningful friendship, develop a passionate relationship, or learn from an insightful mentor." Jesus Christ.
As a card-carrying member of his fan club I must mention the great, and tragically departed, Klaus Nomi:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22klaus+nomi%2...
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#28> Nomi joins your video calls How will you obtain consent for this from everyone participating in the call?
Good question, When Nomi is invited to a meeting: 1. It always clearly identifies itself by name in the participant list (e.g., "Nomi.so Notetaker" or "Nomi.so [Host's custom name]'s Notetaker") so everyone can see it's present. 2. It also posts a message in the chat at the start, informing all participants that it's there to take notes and that the call is being recorded/transcribed. If you're the host initiating No…
That doesn't sound completely forthcoming. It's doing more than taking notes.
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#29Hi Ethan, I see that one of the pains points of your product is related to having an notetaker bot joining the call. You could probably offer to your enterprise customers that use teams a better experience by processing calls via compliance recording policy (since it does not require a bot to join the call and the user approval flow is way less disruptive). If it is something that interests you we could talk more in…
Not sure to get it right.
We partner with Recall.ai (YC W20 https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/recall-ai) for our meeting infrastructure and we work closely with them to ensure the best possible experience for our users, including alignement with compliance standards.
On the SOC 2 type 2, GDPR, CCPA compliance, we're partenering with Probo (YC X25 https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/probo).
Happy to get more insights on the challenges you have in mind !
Re: Launch HN: Nomi (YC X25) – Copilot for Sales
#30You may want to consider a rebrand before you get too far. Add Nomi to the HN search box. Presumably you're not the same Nomi whose chat bot advised a user to kill themself? Then there's another Nomi that "tracked customers' phones' MAC addresses through stores without in-store opt-out." But good luck with your startup, it sounds like an excellent idea, I'm interested and will certainly check it out.
> You may want to consider a rebrand before you get too far.
Who the heck cares or even knows about the other Nomi? It doesn't matter and nobody will make that connection.
Keep the app name. It's great.
The only time to rebrand your product is when it's named cock roach, gimp (a sexual and ableist slur), or FTX.