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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   Thanks for the comment! I used to be an Apple Calendar user, but then switched to just using Google Calendar full-time. The problem with building a calendar that hooks into other calendar platforms is the requirement of parity. In order for
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. It definitely isn't for everyone. As mentioned in the note, we priced it a bit higher to validate that we were delivering enough value to our users. So far, we have users who get enough value out of it to pay f
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   We've been working on this product for two months. Three of us are engineers. We have a much larger vision for this product, becoming an all-in-one work platform, starting with Slack and GitHub integrations. We're still working ou
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   We chose to use Electron both so that we could build faster coming from a web development background, and to leave the option open to being cross-platform in the future. Even though its Electron, making it completely cross platform is non-t
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   Yeah definitely! On average, our users use Superpowered 10 times per day. It's an ingrained part of their workflows. It's not only a single button to join a meeting, but it's also the ability to peek at your calendar without
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   Thanks for mentioning, it's definitely not for everyone. We've found a set of users who do care enough about this seemingly minor problem. We also have a much bigger vision for this than a calendar app. The Google Calendar integra
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   That's a good point. There's definitely ways to optimize for less memory usage. We've been prioritizing feature development, but plan to focus on this before we start scaling.
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   Thanks for taking a look at our privacy policy! I appreciate you taking the time, we'll look into making those edits.
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   by jordandearsley 6y ago

   Glad to hear it! I'd agree, our power users are product managers + founders.
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    That's a positive way of looking at it, thanks!
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Glad to hear you have the problem! > How will this grow past being a calendar widget? With Google Calendar, we took the most important parts, like joining Zoom meetings, and put them front and center. We want to do the same with all the
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks! We're not interested in becoming a full calendar app. We're planning to branch out to other platforms like Slack and Github to become an all-in-one platform for work.
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks! We try to put a lot of focus into design. We're currently thinking on free tiers, team features, etc. That's a great idea. Our current approach is bottom-up. We found people sharing it with their teams organically so we ro
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. We'd like to fall into the category of other consumer SaaS products like Superhuman and Vimcal. > since it's an Electron based widget, is the memory overhead considerable for just a calendar widget? Gre
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Glad you like it! With the pricing, we wanted to validate whether or not we were solving a painful enough of a problem. We're still early on and figuring out the best model - we're thinking about pricing tiers for sure. Thanks for
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Glad you like it! We don't allow creating new calendar events yet, but it's on our list for sure.
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks so much! It's not listen on our landing page yet, but we offer team plans starting at 8/mo. We also have a referral program where you get two free weeks for every friend you bring to the app if that helps
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Great point, it's something we've thought a lot about. The reason we built Superpowered in the first place was because we felt Google Calendar was too cluttered. We took the 20% of it we use 80% of the time, and put it in the menu
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Many people have the notification center on Do Not Disturb indefinitely. It's noisy and unactionable for a a lot of people, including myself. We want to integrate deeply into SaaS platforms to provide one-click access to features withi
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks for the feedback on those quotes! We'll look into changing them. > Maybe use the native calendar app then? Or make an app shortcut for Google Calendar in Chrome? I myself used to be an Apple Calendar user. Eventually I had to
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Our idea was poorly timed and we lost passion for it. We were focused on making lectures better for the remote school environment. Unfortunately colleges have a hard time justifying a tuition's worth of value for online videos, so it w
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! Totally agree. That's why we're trying to branch out of the calendar space as fast as possible. First as a unified notification inbox for SaaS platforms.
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    As mentioned in the post, we built this using Electron + React! Which means it can be ported over to those platforms if needed. At the moment, we're more focused on building a product that our current users (on Mac) love before prematu
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Great question. Right now that's how it looks. We started with Google Calendar as base since the calendar acts as a source of truth throughout the day for remote workers. Now that we've got the base down (which takes time), we&#x2
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks! As I mentioned in the note, the pricing is intentional to validate our product. If it helps, we just rolled out a referral program that gives you two free weeks for every friend that signs into the app.
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    You're not the first to comment on this! Consumer SaaS is still growing. We'd like to fall into the category of apps like Superhuman, Vimcal, and Fantastical.
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    Thanks for pointing that out, would have never noticed!
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    by jordandearsley 6y ago

    No problem at all. Definitely does, it's a broad problem and we're still figuring it out too. As a dev, I almost always miss my GitHub notifications unless I'm constantly checking the platform in my browser. We want to bring
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    Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar

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