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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 organiz

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 :)
  - pchristensen 19y ago
    Cool, I'll try that out. I played with it for about 2 hours yesterday and was excited and ripping my hair out at the same time. Unlike many sites that take 5 minutes to use and then forget about, StreamFocus rewards additional effort :).

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 :)
- pchristensen 19y ago
  Cool, I'll try that out. I played with it for about 2 hours yesterday and was excited and ripping my hair out at the same time. Unlike many sites that take 5 minutes to use and then forget about, StreamFocus rewards additional effort :).