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My 2 cents:

1. The space is fairly crowded, you'll be competing with Notion, Bear, Obsidian, Evernote to name a few. These guys are big.

2. The statement: "tool to help you remember things you're interested in" is too narrow / too weak. Obsidian has "a second brain for you, forever" which I find a lot more appealing (and broader).

3. Focus on your differentiators: the automated data capture and news feed is AWESOME. This is your sales point. Something like "Your personal automated newsroom". What you're selling is a Bloomberg terminal for your own stuff. You could sell to companies to "get notified of your competitors' products"

4. Since things are stored locally, drop the "sign in" part. You'll get a lot more people on board if they only have to install an app. Get people to sign in to allow cloud backup / syncing.

5. This looks like good stuff!



1. Yeah it is, but Recall is not trying to replace those apps as the features are quite unique. So I thinks it's possible for them to co-exist. 2. I have been testing a few different statements. Its quite touch to get something concise that also explains it well. Obsidians slogan is really great. 3. Good advice. Thanks 4. Yeah, I have come to this conclusion too. A lot of people don't want to sign up just to try it. 5. Thank you :)




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