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Hey there - I'm Zvi, CEO of Contactually. Honestly, if cost is a major factor for you, you can build a spreadsheet tool that can work really well. However, it t

Hey there - I'm Zvi, CEO of Contactually. Honestly, if cost is a major factor for you, you can build a spreadsheet tool that can work really well. However, it takes the same discipline that Contactually or any other tool would require - just a bit more time. If you really love self-hosted, SugarCRM is the main open source CRM out there.

toomuchtodo 9y ago
> If you really love self-hosted, SugarCRM is the main open source CRM out there. Sugar has its own problems: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14181662 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14181662
kawera 9y ago
Thank you, your service seems great and well worth it's price but I really can't afford $500/y specifically for this right now. So far I've been playing the spreadsheet game but it does take a lot of time - I may eventually write a little django crud/workflow app one of these days... sugar codebase scares me!
- reid 9y ago
  I am interested in working on an application focused on personal use that can be self-hosted. Using Airtable in the meantime. Agreed that most apps in this space are huge and focused on business and sales. I am more interested in software that helps cultivate personal, offline relationships -- as opposed to ScaleMail and such.
  - pdimitar 9y ago
    What feature would win you over for such an app? For me it would probably be the app proactively reminding me "hey, you marked this person as important but haven't contacted them for a month". Even if this can become a bit annoying it still keeps you in the loop and puts a thought at the back of your head. <insert it's something meme here> Another one would probably be the app automatically stalking the person and informing you if they're about to participate in an event where a keyword / tag matches your interests. (That sounds pretty tough to do however.)

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Hey there - I'm Zvi, CEO of Contactually. Honestly, if cost is a major factor for you, you can build a spreadsheet tool that can work really well. However, it t

by skevvis 9y ago

toomuchtodo 9y ago
> If you really love self-hosted, SugarCRM is the main open source CRM out there. Sugar has its own problems: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14181662 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14181662
kawera 9y ago
Thank you, your service seems great and well worth it's price but I really can't afford $500/y specifically for this right now. So far I've been playing the spreadsheet game but it does take a lot of time - I may eventually write a little django crud/workflow app one of these days... sugar codebase scares me!
- reid 9y ago
  I am interested in working on an application focused on personal use that can be self-hosted. Using Airtable in the meantime. Agreed that most apps in this space are huge and focused on business and sales. I am more interested in software that helps cultivate personal, offline relationships -- as opposed to ScaleMail and such.
  - pdimitar 9y ago
    What feature would win you over for such an app? For me it would probably be the app proactively reminding me "hey, you marked this person as important but haven't contacted them for a month". Even if this can become a bit annoying it still keeps you in the loop and puts a thought at the back of your head. <insert it's something meme here> Another one would probably be the app automatically stalking the person and informing you if they're about to participate in an event where a keyword / tag matches your interests. (That sounds pretty tough to do however.)