<story><title>Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts</title><url>https://reflect.app/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>karl_gluck</author><text>For years I’ve been pouring through all the apps&amp;#x2F;platforms like this, but after being burned too many times I am (incredibly) reluctant to tie my second brain to a box that will lock itself unless I pay. Even if it’s just an interface, it’s too disruptive when my whole workflow is upended by a service getting bought&amp;#x2F;shutting down&amp;#x2F;“upgrading” to break old features&amp;#x2F;increases fees.&lt;p&gt;I see a “free trial”. That plus the landing page not mentioning open source, a permanent license, or common&amp;#x2F;interchangeable formats bounced me immediately, despite what I’m sure are some great capabilities that folks put a lot of time and work into. Maybe I’m missing something? Is that kind of app not sustainable so we don’t see them, or do I just not know where to look?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>maccaw</author><text>I totally agree. In fact, that&amp;#x27;s the entire reason we didn&amp;#x27;t raise venture capital, because that would have forced an &amp;#x27;exit&amp;#x27; (which typically means an acquihire&amp;#x2F;getting shut down). I&amp;#x27;m sick of seeing otherwise good businesses ruined because they raised VC without a good reason to.&lt;p&gt;Our goals are modest, we&amp;#x27;re just trying to create a sustainable business. We&amp;#x27;re currently half-way towards profitability, and are on track to be profitable by the end of the year.&lt;p&gt;Regarding export formats, you can always export your notes into markdown or HTML so you shouldn&amp;#x27;t feel too locked in.</text></comment>
<story><title>Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts</title><url>https://reflect.app/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>karl_gluck</author><text>For years I’ve been pouring through all the apps&amp;#x2F;platforms like this, but after being burned too many times I am (incredibly) reluctant to tie my second brain to a box that will lock itself unless I pay. Even if it’s just an interface, it’s too disruptive when my whole workflow is upended by a service getting bought&amp;#x2F;shutting down&amp;#x2F;“upgrading” to break old features&amp;#x2F;increases fees.&lt;p&gt;I see a “free trial”. That plus the landing page not mentioning open source, a permanent license, or common&amp;#x2F;interchangeable formats bounced me immediately, despite what I’m sure are some great capabilities that folks put a lot of time and work into. Maybe I’m missing something? Is that kind of app not sustainable so we don’t see them, or do I just not know where to look?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>davidg109</author><text>Agreed. And tired of them being hacked into, deciding to change their pricing model, retiring the product, etc. no replacement for good old note taking and using your noggin’.</text></comment>