Thanks for your enthusiasm and your thoughts.
Here’s my take on this.
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Competitors. I love the mentioned products, but our strategy indicates we are in a different league. Interestingly, none were included in any previous Fibery vs. X articles. I do not believe comparing ourselves to them would help us position ourselves. However, we are not afraid to learn from them.
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Block-level linking. While a block-based approach can be helpful, the world is not structured ideally or precisely. For example, one reference could start in the middle of one block and end two blocks later in the middle of a sentence. I believe in real-time semantic linking that could guide users through blocks or highlights. I do not think creating strict block-level links is the right approach.
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Graph view. As a boomer, I have watched people use Roam Research. They proudly show me their graphs, but when I ask them what value they get from them, they cannot convince me that it is more than a gimmick. The graphs are visually appealing but complex for most users to turn into real value and real actions.
I have seen YouTube videos, but in most cases, they talk about how to improve the graph model, which is terrific. I have not seen a use case that convinces me that I need this Graph view.
When I am stuck with something like this, I always try to find a computer game that focuses on solving an interesting problem in an intuitive and fun way. I have not found a good case yet.
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User experience. No question, I fully agree. No user experience that cannot be improved. Including Fibery.
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Implementing blocks, nested blocks, and transclusion. These things keep us awake at night, thinking about how it should work well to organize a knowledge management hub.
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Implementation startegy. I think you mentioned some fantastic features. I have to tell you most of them are in our backlog, which is amazingly huge. Our strategy today is to build a vertical use case by building features that tightly connect to it. The features you mentioned will come, but probably in a different order, interrupted by other priorities.
I apologize for putting half as much energy into my reply as you did into your analysis. I still wanted to share my thoughts with you, and I am happy to continue the conversation.
Thanks again.