samfeldman

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   Show HN: I built a simpler way to follow research papers–AI summaries and emails(openscience.ink)

   2 points by samfeldman 6mo ago|0 comments
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   Show HN: I built a Chrome extension–export Facebook birthdays to text reminders(chromewebstore.google.com)

   5 points by samfeldman 1y ago|0 comments
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   Lol, aiming for a simple and intuitive way to explain the app. The app is simple, so is the website.
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   The app collects minimal data for each user. Google Calendar access is read-only and deleted after import or within 30 days (we keep only the birthdays you choose). Data is encrypted at rest. We don’t sell user data, and the app is supporte
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   The app sends WhatsApp texts through Twilio's API. It's not exactly the same pricing model, but so far is approximately the same as SMS costs
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   Thanks! And yeah it's nice to remember birthdays
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   Love to hear that! Texting apps are interesting ui
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   That would work, you could do it manually or sync with the app. Right now just supports Google Calendar sync, but would make sense to allow for any .ics file. Hoping to add that
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   by samfeldman 1y ago

   Adding birthdays to a calendar would save you the $9/yr and may be preferable for some users. I just prefer text reminders—they are hard to miss. For me it's the simplest, least intrusive way to remember. And I like being able to
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    by samfeldman 1y ago

    That's great to hear, I really appreciate it! Love the attitude of simply wanting the thing to exist. Feel free to reach out on here or X (@sam_feldman_) if any questions or ideas ever come up.
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    by samfeldman 1y ago

    Thank you, I really appreciate it! And I agree, I don't want the app to fall victim to a "big feature set" that ultimately makes it too complex. My mindset is to make it the simplest app for importing and remembering birthday
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    by samfeldman 1y ago

    Thanks! It depends on the week, maybe averages 1 hour per week or so. Every so often, there's a bug or random issue with some account (ex: someone texted "stop" and didn't know how to re-subscribe), but for the most par
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    by samfeldman 1y ago

    Thank you! Most of the users so far have come from X ads (like this, for example - https://x.com/sam_feldman_/status/1930488932132671529 ) Some have also come from Google ads and organic search. I'm hoping to
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    by samfeldman 1y ago

    Thank you! There's currently no simple way to import via Facebook, but a workaround should let you do it. (as a disclaimer, you'll need an unrelated Chrome extension that I didn't build. Hope I can built an official birthda
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    by samfeldman 1y ago

    Yeah nicely said, it's currently in a middle area between a big app vs an app that's not used at all. So far most of the birthdays.app users have come from X ads (ex: https://x.com/sam_feldman_/status/193
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    Show HN: I built a text-based birthday reminder app(birthdays.app)

    46 points by samfeldman 1y ago|31 comments
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    by samfeldman 11y ago

    What is your monetization strategy for this? (being open source)