jurajpal
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Comment · 5 years ago
http://returnofthenewsletter.com/
For @martinsrna and I, newsletters became the go-to source for learning from domain experts like Packy McCormick who writes Not Boring, Lenny Rachitsky, or Stratechery’s Ben Thompson.
But we think there should be a better reading and learning experience that also helps with the newsletter fatigue so we started working on a newsletter reader as a side project.
We spent the past few weeks validating the idea, spoke with over 20 potential users to better understand the problem and have a clickable prototype in Figma.
Right now, we’re looking for someone who could help us build the first MVP. If you’re looking to get involved with a side project and any of this resonates with you, we'd love to chat!
Comment · 8 years ago
Who here has a channel on their work Slack team dedicated to AMAs? What roles do those play in fostering and nurturing open culture and communication across your org?
Comment · 10 years ago
Many thanks for your support!
Comment · 10 years ago
Thanks guys! Means a lot but still a long way to go! :)
Comment · 10 years ago
Thank you so much!
Comment · 10 years ago
Hey Anthony, thanks for your nice words! We indeed make sure all the places are double checked, we do this also by working with bigger organisations and travel boards in some cities. We also keep an eye on all the places to make sure they offer the experience we promise (being open for business is a good start). We're about quality over quantity.
As for your preferences, Sure is you best friend who doesn't just know all the great spots in a city but also know you and your preferences. So if you're for example vegan or always prefer a specific diet, Sure will remember this and create a profile for you. This happens without the pain of you having to check boxes. It's all conversational and personal, so that you won't even notice it.
Comment · 10 years ago
Thank you Sofi!
Comment · 10 years ago
Thanks for your feedback! We chose chatbot as the medium only after carefully talking to our target audience and testing some prototypes with them last summer. They loved it because Sure gave them 2-3 curated recommendations, rather than an endless list of Google search results. At the same time, you can always ask for more options and start comparing them.
We believe that even navigating between product comparison tables can be simplified with a simple conversation. Sure aims to be so personal that you can ask the bot to compare different options for you along the dimensions that matter to you.
And when it comes to product and even restaurant recommendations, I completely agree with you that images matter and we're really excited about what the new chatbot UI on Facebook Messenger allows us to do and this is just the beginning.
Comment · 10 years ago
That's a valid point Tim! At the moment, we're only live in Copenhagen and San Francisco where we have crowdsourced the database mostly from local bloggers. We need to grow the database faster but want to avoid just copying stuff from Yelp as the reviews are too abstract in our opinion and we rather want to curate quality content. Do you have any thoughts here?