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I think this is a great contrast to the recent fury about "free" destroying the Internet. These guys are making something that people who pay for software will

I think this is a great contrast to the recent fury about "free" destroying the Internet. These guys are making something that people who pay for software will pay for. Also, Brought to you by HN's own gibsonf1 http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=gibsonf1 http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=gibsonf1

pius 19y ago
Nice writeup . . . made me want to check out the software.
- pchristensen 19y ago
  gibsonf1 emailed me to tell me template editing would be available on Saturday or so.
  - gibsonf1 19y ago
    Probably Monday would be more likely (I'll be working on it starting Saturday at the StartupHappyDevHouse.)
- mike_organon 19y ago
  Sure, you can sign up on the site, or I'll grab your email from your profile here. http://streamfocus.com/beta http://streamfocus.com/beta
  - pius 19y ago
    Cool, thanks
mike_organon 19y ago
Peter, thanks for the review of our product. I agree with all of your points about improving the UI. Most of our early work was about the concepts and organization. The beta process is already helping us see where the UI needs work, and what needs to be presented or explained better. A screencast is a great idea - Fred will get right on that. We know the weaknesses now, but our goal is to make it as simple and streamlined as possible, because this isn't a product just for the wealthy, but for small biz and GTDers.
- pchristensen 19y ago
  Just b/c it isn't designed for the wealthy doesn't mean they won't shell out for it :) I tried to make that distinction, that it's a good fit is your time has value and you make decisions based on that value - if you have your own business, if you have clients, if you manage people, if you are a consultant, etc. If it helps you use one hour a month better, then it has already paid its $20 fee. In contrast, my time is full of a) salaried work where I do what I'm told and b) family and housework that doesn't pay and needs to be done anyway. So a) my incremental time a) doesn't pay more and b) I don't have prerequisite chains or project-based work, just tasks.
- pchristensen 19y ago
  Out of curiosity, how many users are in your beta? (insert usual deference to proprietary info, etc) Also, what are your thoughts on public beta feedback like my article? I figure it's better written than if I just emailed you (since I'm claiming it forevermore) and it also drives some traffic and awareness to the site. I've written a few others for other products and they've appreciated it.
  - gibsonf1 19y ago
    I think your article is great - you pinpointed our current issues (which we have in the dev plan right now - we'll give you a view collaboration into the items you mentioned for you to check on our progress) and you appreciated the power that the software can give. One of the things you didn't mention was our collaboration capability. Basically, from any object in the system, a project, a workflow, an action, a contact, a document, you can invite in collaborators (at no charge) to view or edit. That feature is under the people tab "collaborators", but we will put it on the top line tabs so it is easier to find. For example, I currently give all my clients view access into the projects I'm working on with them as well as access to engineers and contractors and everyone else connected with the project. My clients have been really impressed, and the collaboration with all the other vendors on the project is very nicely streamlined now. (We're not giving out user statistics right now :)
    - 19y ago

pius 19y ago

Nice writeup . . . made me want to check out the software.

pchristensen 19y ago
gibsonf1 emailed me to tell me template editing would be available on Saturday or so.
- gibsonf1 19y ago
  Probably Monday would be more likely (I'll be working on it starting Saturday at the StartupHappyDevHouse.)
mike_organon 19y ago
Sure, you can sign up on the site, or I'll grab your email from your profile here. http://streamfocus.com/beta http://streamfocus.com/beta
- pius 19y ago
  Cool, thanks

mike_organon 19y ago

Peter, thanks for the review of our product. I agree with all of your points about improving the UI. Most of our early work was about the concepts and organization. The beta process is already helping us see where the UI needs work, and what needs to be presented or explained better. A screencast is a great idea - Fred will get right on that. We know the weaknesses now, but our goal is to make it as simple and streamlined as possible, because this isn't a product just for the wealthy, but for small biz and GTDers.

pchristensen 19y ago
Just b/c it isn't designed for the wealthy doesn't mean they won't shell out for it :) I tried to make that distinction, that it's a good fit is your time has value and you make decisions based on that value - if you have your own business, if you have clients, if you manage people, if you are a consultant, etc. If it helps you use one hour a month better, then it has already paid its $20 fee. In contrast, my time is full of a) salaried work where I do what I'm told and b) family and housework that doesn't pay and needs to be done anyway. So a) my incremental time a) doesn't pay more and b) I don't have prerequisite chains or project-based work, just tasks.
pchristensen 19y ago
Out of curiosity, how many users are in your beta? (insert usual deference to proprietary info, etc) Also, what are your thoughts on public beta feedback like my article? I figure it's better written than if I just emailed you (since I'm claiming it forevermore) and it also drives some traffic and awareness to the site. I've written a few others for other products and they've appreciated it.
- gibsonf1 19y ago
  I think your article is great - you pinpointed our current issues (which we have in the dev plan right now - we'll give you a view collaboration into the items you mentioned for you to check on our progress) and you appreciated the power that the software can give. One of the things you didn't mention was our collaboration capability. Basically, from any object in the system, a project, a workflow, an action, a contact, a document, you can invite in collaborators (at no charge) to view or edit. That feature is under the people tab "collaborators", but we will put it on the top line tabs so it is easier to find. For example, I currently give all my clients view access into the projects I'm working on with them as well as access to engineers and contractors and everyone else connected with the project. My clients have been really impressed, and the collaboration with all the other vendors on the project is very nicely streamlined now. (We're not giving out user statistics right now :)
  - 19y ago