Nat.app
Productivity
personal crm
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
2 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commends focusing on a specific market rather than trying to serve everyone
From 1 comment
I'm not in your market, but I commend your decision to focus on a specific market and the confidence in sticking to it. The startup environment today, perhaps "inspired" by…
sundarurfriend on HN
Objections
Too narrow: most people don't manage relationships through email and calendar alone
From 2 comments
I may have missed it, but this needs to be more than email. for many personal connections I need text, whatsapp, signal integration etc. and now you are in the world of accessing…
gavin_gee on HN> Many people do though, that's why we exist :) Are you sure? > Our approach is very specific: We focus on Google users (which is why there is only a Google login) who…
bigiain on HN
Too expensive for personal use compared to free reminder apps or OmniFocus
From 2 comments
For $12/mo, it's far into business use for me. I can't see ever paying $144/yr to remember to text my mom. For business, that might be reasonable. For personal use, no way.
kstrauser on HNI don't want to downplay what this specific app is doing, and there's obviously some interest in this field. But from my perspective, this (and Dex) are way more expensive per…
kstrauser on HN
Feels like treating human relationships as a problem to solve
From 1 comment
To me this feels like treating human relationships as a problem to solve?
cinntaile on HN
Privacy concern about giving access to inbox
From 1 comment
This looks interesting. Can you tell me more why should I believe you to give you access to my inbox?
mlejva on HN
Requests
Support for text, WhatsApp and Signal messages
From 2 comments
I may have missed it, but this needs to be more than email. for many personal connections I need text, whatsapp, signal integration etc. and now you are in the world of accessing…
gavin_gee on HNI misunderstood your headline. I thought this was for personal social connections - where at least for me - losing touch with some people is a feature not a bug! Anyway - cheers…
testfoobar on HN
Questions
Is it for personal or business use?
From 2 comments
> Personal CRM for relationship building > Stay in touch with the customers that matter to your business Is this for personal or business?
itake on HNHa, I was thinking about something like that since my exposure to a traditional CRM. Good luck. However this looks like personal business relationship CRM, right?
mrtksn on HN
Who is the customer, the individual or the employer?
From 1 comment
Dex is doing ok. I'm just confused who the customer is. Would I be paying for this out of my paycheck so I would do my job better? Or would my employer buy this for me to use?
itake on HN
Alternatives named
Monica (open source personal CRM)
From 1 comment
For a "more personal" CRM, I'd suggest Monica: https://www.monicahq.com/ Discussion from 5 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14497295 Discussion from a year ago:…
egeozcan on HN
Wobaka
From 1 comment
Not affiliated at all. Wobaka is another option for a personal CRM. We evaluated it. A great product (and Fredrik the owner-developer was a treat to work with), but we passed on…
somberi on HN
Covve
From 1 comment
I was using cloze (www.cloze.com) for years, but it started to feel a bit outdated. Moved to Covve (www.covve.com) recently and it's pretty great. It has an ecosystem of features…
flightplan86 on HN
Dex
From 1 comment
Dex is doing ok. I'm just confused who the customer is. Would I be paying for this out of my paycheck so I would do my job better? Or would my employer buy this for me to use?
itake on HN
OmniFocus and Apple Reminders
From 1 comment
I don't want to downplay what this specific app is doing, and there's obviously some interest in this field. But from my perspective, this (and Dex) are way more expensive per…
kstrauser on HN