Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s

Pricing, Launch, and Business Model

• Commenters suggest making the product fully free during HN exposure to maximize adoption, then later charging for “must-have” features.
• In response, everyone signing up during launch is put on a full-feature “business” plan and will be grandfathered into future plans.
• Some push back on the idea of paying users for their “training data,” arguing that paid adoption is a better signal of product–market fit.
• There is debate over whether this can realistically become a viable SaaS given existing incumbents and enterprise requirements.

Positioning vs Existing Tools

• Multiple people ask what this offers over Google Docs, Apple Notes, Notion, Obsidian, Logseq, and Emacs Org mode.
• The stated value prop: structured “entries” per meeting, per-person sections for clarity on who wrote what, first-class action tracking, templates, and quick navigation/search across recurring meetings.
• Some find that compelling; others see it as “just a shareable text file” or extra complexity vs their current workflow.

UX, Features, and Bugs

• Interface is widely praised as clean and simple, with low friction.
• Users request: a mobile app, exports for full local backup, and clearer onboarding for checklists, bullets, and keyboard shortcuts (shortcuts currently mimic lightweight Markdown).
• Issues raised: RTL text rendered incorrectly, a floating formatting toolbar obscuring content on mobile, difficulty pasting into the email field on Android Firefox, and occasional sign-in code/email problems.

Security, Hosting, and Trust

• A major theme: people handling confidential 1:1 content say they cannot use a third-party hosted web app without long security reviews, SSO, or vendor approval.
• Several insist self-hosted/on-prem (ideally with one-time payment) is mandatory; the creator says this is planned and was architected with self-host in mind.
• Some argue that no serious company will trust a one-person SaaS with sensitive data; others counter that not all organizations are that strict and that new tools must start somewhere.

Alternative Practices and Philosophies

• Many describe preferring pen-and-paper or E‑ink tablets for meetings, citing better memory, focus, and eye contact.
• Others stick with existing digital note systems but are curious whether this tool’s simplicity might improve their recurring-meeting workflow.