The first artificial memory for your Device!
Elyes Rayane Melbouci
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Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a bit of my journey with you all and maybe get some advice or find some folks interested in collaborating.
About six months ago, I was really inspired by RewindAI and decided to create my own local memory app called "Recall". The idea was to build something that could capture and index digital activity, making it easy to remember and find information later.
After months of hard work, I finally got Recall to a point where it was working well. I've managed to ask him for information on my activity from a week ago with details and all that locally with local llms! It was exciting to see it come together and actually do what I hoped it would.
But then, I found out yesterday that the new Copilot+ laptops have a feature called "Recall" that does pretty much the same thing but better. It was a bit of a shock. Here I was, thinking I had something unique, only to see it already out there in a big way.
So, now I'm not sure what to think. Instead of giving up, I decided to open-source Recall and rename it reMind. I believe that by sharing it, maybe some of you might have ideas or want to help improve it. If you’re interested, I’d love to hear from you!
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My Phung@my_phung
I have a great video for you Elyes, and it's from Y-Combinator. Here's what you should know. Big companies release tons of products that have failed, and sometimes they win because they have such a large technical infrastructure in place already that it overwhelms the competition and they run them out of business. Often times they win because the competitors give up.
A common investor question is, "Why can't (some big company) make this?"
In building your application you should have been talking to users. Your customers are who guide your decision making; this is where the money comes from. I don't hear any hint that you've talked to users in this - this is the #1 mistake I see in new founders there's both product building ... and everything else.
Here's what I suggest you do: If you haven't figured out who will use your product, figure that out. Once you find them, solve their problem acutely with your product, even if it means changing large features.
Good luck
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@my_phung Initially, I created the application for my university studies to record my lectures and Notability notes, allowing me to ask questions about what is displayed on my computer (PowerPoints, PDFs, etc.) and what it ingests (Notability notes and audio recordings of my lectures). This was a personal project, but then I thought about expanding its scope to be more general for everyone. However, it might be necessary to create specific models for different types of users, such as developers, students, etc.
Hey, it's like finding out you're the second person to show up at a costume party as a pirate after Jack Sparrow! Embracing the open-source route with reMind sounds like a solid move - who knows what collaborative magic might spark from sharing your tech journey!
@thestarkster Thank you! After seeing the announcement of Copilot, I decided that the best option was to make it public and collaborate with enthusiastic people who also want to improve the product. I really appreciate the feedback and collaboration I've received from some contributors on GitHub yesterday and today!