Loren Burton

@rrhoover to be honest I almost feel like I'm cheating at this point. I have a long list of marketing (or growth hacking :) ideas, but I haven't even touched it. People just keep signing up. No hockey sticks, but steady growth. I can't complain. I've been somewhat vocal and transparent throughout the process, especially early on, and I think it's paid back in spades. A blog post I wrote, GitHub...

thanks @dshan! Try it out and let me know what you think!

@smalter - yep, the line is certainly thinning as different services with varied starting points seem to be slowly converging (penflip included). > Who do you think your user is and what is he/she using Penflip for? There are many use cases, but I'm really shooting to fill the long-format void. Draft and Hackpad are great tools, but both heavily optimized for short form writing - things like...

@rrhoover - at the moment, I only prioritize code-related things, so bug fixes, updates, and features-to-add. My system is embarrassingly low tech: a bunch of text file todo lists with headings of "DO RIGHT NOW", "do soon", and "later". Then I have a separate list for user feedback. I get feedback via twitter, email, and Penflip discussion threads, so I consolidate all of it into a single text...

@rrhoover - absolutely positively being my "own boss". Everyone fantasizes about not having a boss, but let me tell you - having a boss is so much easier. I've been working on Penflip full time since I quit my job. I have a background in both software engineering and design, so building it isn't a huge hurdle. But then there's everything else - marketing and user acquisition, customer support,...

Hey Product Hunters! Just wanted to share Penflip, a project I've been working on for the past few months. Penflip is like GitHub for writing - you get version control, collaboration, and social features, but instead of for code, it's optimized for prose. On top of that, there's a distraction-free editor (woohoo markdown!) and one-click publishing. Happy to answer any questions. AMA!