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This sounds a lot like google wave, and it failed spectacularly due to complexity and user interface, and as result a lot of friction for adoption.

How do you compare patchwork to google wave and what do you think you are doing differently?

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Google wave definitely got a lot of things right but we agree the UI was confusing and they tried to do a lot all at once. For Patchwork, we've definitely kept in mind ease of use and standard paradigms as we've built the product and also really utilizing LLMs where they're helpful (i.e. summarizations for catching new people up).

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