@neuling2k and I are super excited to be on ProductHunt. Thanks @knoddecee for hunting us!
We've used a lot of task and to-do tools over the years - from simple to-do lists to complex project management tools - but it never felt right. We always kept losing focus and therefore productivity as the project grew. That's why we built Samu. A simple to-do app based on the Eisenhower Matrix, a time management technique used by presidents, business leaders and celebrities.
We love it and we hope you too!
You can read more about the process of building Samu on https://medium.com/@samuapp/idea...
@valscholz@neuling2k@knoddecee@samuapp Wow, this looks right up my alley. I love the fact that you can set difficulty measures for each task. I am using Wunderlist right now and I am currently a student and part-time worker. Why would you recommend me switching from Wunderlist?
Hi @johnstokman, we've built Samu to help us managing our time. We've been huge fan of the Eisenhower matrix, but didn't find any tool that allows us to use it. Samu gives you a clear overview of tasks you should do today, delegate or schedule for later. It even tells you which tasks you shouldn't do at all. This helps us to stay productive and focused :-) Nevertheless Wunderlist is a great tool.
Great to see Samu on here. Helped me process my work a lot better the last few weeks. Like the focus on a simple interface with limited but stable features. Props for the fluorescent look.
Would work best for me as a browser plugin that makes this appear on every new screen.
30 days from idea to launch sounds pretty cool :) How did you prioritize which features had to be included for the launch & which will be scheduled for later releases? And what's your tech stack? Did you use a lot of open source software & libraries or other services to finish it that fast?
@3x14159265 We wanted to keep it as lean as possible from the beginning.We have a certain vision in our minds, but we try to postpone as many features as possible. We wait until users ask for them and we have that feeling that the core product is stable enough to support additional features.
We sat down to define the MVP at the beginning of January. This included the matrix view, the task dialog, the archive and payment. I think this was important, especially to reach our goal to launch on Feb 1, 2016.
Additionally we got a lot of feedback from the beginning. We've onboarded the first user after two days, although we felt the product wasn't quite ready yet. But Verena (and other users) gave us powerful insights on what they needed and what they did not need.
But seriously we were amazed on how fast we were building Samu too. I hope this helps :-)
@3x14159265 Thanks for your feedback! As Valentin answered your first question I will continue with the tech stack.
The backend is a Ruby on Rails application using PostgreSQL as database. For now its hosted on a Digitalocean instance but we are planing to migrate to Heroku. The frontend is completely written in react and communicates with the backend via a internal api.
I do have a lot of experience (nearly 10 years) in Ruby on Rails and frontend development. Valentin was also amazing fast with doing the layout as well as marketing. This and a lot of work till the morning made it possible ;)
I hope this answers your question.
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