Show HN: Pi – End Productivity Hell
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I'm sure it's great :) But somehow after 1-2 minutes I gave up trying to understand. Other projects often manage to give me a more precise idea in 1-2 minutes. The issue might be on my side though.
I focused on showcasing use cases for each pod in the video but that might have taken away from conveying the overall goal. Pi is intended to act as one hub for all your productivity tasks throughout the day. Is there anything specific you think could help make things clearer?
- First you open your app which seems to be a popup. It shows "tasks", "tables", "calendars". Fine.
- But suddenly it's gone and you are on a "It's Nice That" article. I don't understand what happened. It's about cycling and your app shows items about cycling. Ok. You click on "+". You type "Morning run".
- But suddenly it's all gone again. You're now typing "The Washing Company". It has nothing to do with cycling, or tasks, or calendars.
And all this happened in only 11 seconds. I don't understand what I saw or what happened. I don't understand what the app does :) It might be a todo-list app, it might be a bookmarking app, it might be kind of a dashboard. I can't tell because each scene lasts only 3 seconds, I need to pause the video to be able to read, and when you're about to do something, it's all gone and it's already the next scene. So I have no chance to see what the app can do :)
And it goes on like that. You're reading something about food. Then you're about to do something and bang, before you actually do it, you're reading something about shoes :)
I'll try to improve the clarity of the pods and what they do. Basically each pod is a simplified version of what could be a standalone app. Pi acts as a single space for all the pods. No set up is required. You can use them as your normally would any todo list, calendar app, etc.
I hope I clarified things for you a bit. Let me know if you have any other questions or comments.
$70 is just out of the range of value I can see Pi would benefit me.
Can I ask how many users you have so far? How did you start with Pi and validate the idea?
What price would you feel comfortable paying for Pi? Would a free trial make the $70 price point more reasonable for you? Would your rather pay a subscription?
I'd prefer not to reveal exact numbers this early but I'm absolutely getting some real traction and interest so far. All positive feedback so far.
I noticed a lot of my "productivity" throughout the day was a back and forth between switching tabs, opening/closing apps and trying to manage multiple projects between each of the tools I used. I had more macOS desktop spaces open for these tools than I did what I was working on. I wanted a solution that would allow me to maintain focus while being able to manage different projects/ideas. No one tool could offer a solution for all of my tasks. Individual tools were either overkill or required a subscription. A single source, always accessible and use of collections made my daily tasks much less hectic. Now I can get through the day with only one or two spaces open.
Initially I saw improvements in my own productivity. The overwhelming initial positive feedback so far has served as great validation as well. I've gotten a ton of valuable user suggestions and am now working on improvements before posting on more outlets.
I hope I answered all of your questions.
> What price would you feel comfortable paying for Pi?
After reading through the website and watching the product video, I'd be willing to pay $15-20 to try it out and see how many of my productivity problems it can fix.
> Would a free trial make the $70 price point more reasonable for you?
Free trial would definitely help me evaluate all the features, and if they're worth more for me. I can see that if the app is a hit, it's worth $70 for me. But at this point I fear that it's not perfect, so $15-20 is something I'm willing to throw away to see if the app fits.
> Would your rather pay a subscription?
I have a personal problem with all subscription models: I instantly calculate what using the app will cost in 3 years to get perspective.
Now if you'd set $6/month as your price point (to match $70/year), I'd see it as committing to $210 over three-year period.
I know some people don't see subscription models as scary as I do, and it's a really common way to lower the bar to purchase things nowadays. But I'm very cautious of anything subscription-based.