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PART I: PRODUCT Compass Calendar got a lot better last month.
Head to compasscalendar.com to try out the latest. PART II: THE CREW Last email I said I’d introduce a believer plan so early supporters could get more out of the app. After looking at how other startups did believer plans, I saw a trend: roadmap voting, early access to features, $15/month. Then I saw another trend: 99.3% of those companies fail. So I'm doing the opposite by offering something way more valuable, interesting, and expensive (like, 66X more). Here are the details: https://compasscalendar.com/blog/crew Till next time, Tyler |
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1) We're live on Product Hunt! https://www.producthunt.com/products/compass-calendar Check it out, leave an honest comment, etc. Those play a key role in helping people discover (oo, SEO) and try Compass Calendar. 2) If you'll be on YouTube today, pop into one of my launch livestreams. I'll be answering comments, monitoring infra, and pacing around to stay awake. The first is in 1h 30m (6 PM HKT) and the next in 7h 30m (11 AM CDT). https://www.youtube.com/@tylerdane-com/streams 3) The Aug 14...
I usually only send one email/month, because I know how precious your time is and most updates aren't urgent ... but I'm breaking the rules for three reasons: 1) Compass is launching on Product Hunt tomorrow. PH gives small teams a chance to reach a big audience. It's also a fun way to celebrate and engage with the community. Our launch page goes live in 8 hours, but you can watch the 90-sec demo now for a sneak peek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia-rYanErzs. If you've never tried out...
PART I: PRODUCT Compass got a little better last month, especially the UX. Views. Things are more minimal and consistent across the Day and Week views. No one used the Now view, so I cut it. RIP. Styles. All these got better: colors, shortcut hints, layouts, toasts. You can also adjust the task list’s width so the titles don’t truncate. URL. The app and website used to live on separate servers. Now everything is at https://www.compasscalendar.com. Not even URLs are safe from Operation...