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Show HN: CircleUps – A Politeness Tool for Busy People
- neuling 8y agoGreat idea and well executed! Do I need a Google account to use it?
- calvinclaus 8y agoNo you don't! We support Gmail, iCloud, Exchange, Office, Outlook calendars!
- fuerte15 8y agoAwesome idea and love the feature already. Always a struggle for me to follow up after meetings. thx!
- chrisozgo99 8y agoThis is awesome!!!!!
- peaches18 8y agoi love this
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- hhanesand 8y agoWhy use autocomplete=off on the sign up password field? It prevents password managers from autofilling a new password, and I can't be bothered to remember another password.
- calvinclaus 8y agoThanks for the feedback! Will fix straight away :)
- calvinclaus 8y agofixed <3
- dawhizkid 8y agoInteresting idea - the name is a confusing choice though - doesn't seem representative of what the service actually is and there's already a well known startup called CircleUp
- calvinclaus 8y agoThanks! I take "circle up" to mean "check back in again".
- HashHishBang 8y agoPerhaps I'm just absurdly cynical but getting a "Thank you" note for attending a meeting doesn't sound like a positive. At best it's neutral/just more email spam. At worst it feels condescending and/or childish. "Thanks for doing your job!" No thanks.
- calvinclaus 8y agoSo here's the deal: After any external meeting you get an email with thank-you links for each participant. Clicking on any of the links opens up a precomposed email that you can EDIT and APPEND TO before sending. And you should! Checkout Mindmaven's post on follow ups after meetings to learn more about why it makes sense to send emails after meetings. http://mindmaven.com/blog/2011/05/12/how-to-write-a-great-follow-up-email-to-a-meeting/ http://mindmaven.com/blog/2011/05/12/how-to-write-a-great-fo... If you feel you're entitled to peoples' time because "it's their job", you're wrong...
- ken 8y agoI just thank people in person when the meeting is over. I don't see anything in that article that explains why I need to send an email, too.
- calvinclaus 8y agoClearly I'm biased - no way I'll be able to convince you follow-ups are awesome, given I'm trying to show off a tool making them easier :) I suggest you talk to someone in a position where curating relationships is key - founders, growth, agents - and see what they have to say about follow-up emails! I'd say the advantages are: Show gratitude, reduce the hurdle for the other person to ask questions/reach out via email in the future, summarize the most important points made, stay top of mind with the person...