[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":217},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-transparency":3,"related-what-if-capacities-was-gone-tomorrow-why-offline-first-building-capacities":77},{"id":4,"title":5,"authorKey":6,"body":7,"category":55,"date":56,"dateFormatted":57,"description":58,"extension":59,"icon":60,"iconColor":60,"imagePath":61,"keywords":62,"meta":66,"navigation":67,"path":68,"readingTime":69,"relatedArticles":70,"seo":74,"stem":75,"__hash__":76},"blog/blog/transparency.md","Why we are as transparent as possible","steffen",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":51},"minimark",[10,14,17,20,23,26,29,32],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Just last week, we published our latest \"What's next\" article and received a lot of positive feedback on our general transparency. Here's why we try to be as transparent as possible.",[11,15,16],{},"For us, there are four big reasons.",[11,18,19],{},"First, it's fair. If I were a Capacities user, I'd want to know it, too. Capacities is a tool you work with every day. You trust us with your content and rely on it to get work done. You have all the right to know which direction this tool is going, why we focus on some things and not others, who we collaborate with, who's working on Capacities, and so on. By being transparent, we try to answer these questions as best we can.",[11,21,22],{},"Second, it helps you to make the best decision possible. Capacities is not the tool for everyone, and we don't want to persuade you to believe that. There might be some short-term gains for us as a company by making users believe stuff that might not come true. We are 100% convinced that this will backfire in the long run. Sharing how we think about topics and being honest about evolving our thoughts will make sure that there's no mismatch between what's going to happen and what you think what's going to happen. And it helps you find out if Capacities works for you.",[11,24,25],{},"Third, it's by far the best way to create the best Capacities possible. Our \"What's next\" articles are based on hundreds if not thousands of user comments and ideas mixed with our ideas and vision. If our perception is wrong, users in our community will let us know. So even before committing to a topic or idea, we already got the feedback, and we can adjust without losing much time and resources.",[11,27,28],{},"Forth, we can do it. Nothing, and nobody is preventing us from sharing it. There's no secret plan or hidden incentives we have to follow. Capacities is 100% owned by us. There's no outside influence that requires us to trade long-term goals and our vision for short-term interests.",[11,30,31],{},"And if you're curious, here's how we try to be as transparent as possible:",[33,34,35,39,42,45,48],"ul",{},[36,37,38],"li",{},"We regularly share our \"What's next\" articles outlining our short- to long-term roadmap, including the reasoning behind it.",[36,40,41],{},"We share roadmaps and planned features in the docs so you can better understand what to expect.",[36,43,44],{},"A lot of ideas and feature requests get shared on our feedback board. With pinned comments, we try to be precise about our plans and thoughts regarding these feature requests. We also communicate when features are not planned for the near-term future.",[36,46,47],{},"Many questions about features and the future of Capacities get asked in our community. We try to be as responsive as possible or share overall thoughts in articles and our roadmap.",[36,49,50],{},"We write about it on our blog. We create blog posts on many topics, including articles on how we operate, how our company is structured, and how we develop Capacities.",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":54},"",2,[],"team-product","2024-10-02","October 2, 2024","We're very public about our roadmap, ideas, and plans. 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We are more than ever fully committed to our mission and are working full steam on it.",[11,87,88],{},"Nevertheless, some users asked us about it and it's a fair question. You're trusting us with all your data, a lot of your creative work happens in Capacities. Many of you depend on it every day.\nSo here's what we can say about it.",[11,90,91],{},"Whatever the scenario is, there will always be a way for you to export all your data into a common format so you can use them in any other app you like. Already now, you can within a few clicks export all your content and use it in other apps. We believe that this is a fundamental principle and we'll stick to it even in the case of Capacities shutting down.",[11,93,94],{},"We also see a path for open-sourcing Capacities, turning it into a local-only app, or other similar scenarios. But since we don't even know what such a scenario could look like, it's hard for us to make any promises.",[11,96,97],{},"That being said, we want to stress that Capacities shutting down is a very unlikely scenario. From the beginning, we built Capacities with the fact in mind that our mission cannot be accomplished in a short time. We're solving a complicated and important problem and that takes time. Because of that, we set up a company that is long-lasting and sustainable.",[11,99,100],{},"Capacities is 100% owned by its founders. We are the only ones who can make important decisions about the future of Capacities. We personally believe in our mission and are excited about what we build every morning we wake up.",[11,102,103],{},"On top, Capacities does not rely on any external funding. We built Capacities with the incredible support of all Capacities Believers and subscribers of Capacities Pro. Already today, Capacities is a sustainable business and we don't have any indication that this will change.",[11,105,106],{},"The long-term success of Capacities is dependent on the value we create and the support we get from our users. As long as enough people see value in Capacities and are willing to support us, we can continue to grow and create a better product over time.",[11,108,109],{},"We hope this helps to make an informed decision. If you have questions, let us know.",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":111},[],"2024-06-08","June 8, 2024","Here's what we can say about it.","/blog/what-if-capacities-was-gone-tomorrow.jpg",[117,118],"pkm","knowledge management",{},"/blog/what-if-capacities-was-gone-tomorrow","5 min",[72,123,73],"how-it-started",{"title":80,"description":114},"blog/what-if-capacities-was-gone-tomorrow","VTkb0ss7WDeXtf4sYbZtfjUIk3nKWE7HPT8j3mwUXI4",{"id":128,"title":129,"authorKey":6,"body":130,"category":55,"date":153,"dateFormatted":154,"description":155,"extension":59,"icon":60,"iconColor":60,"imagePath":156,"keywords":157,"meta":160,"navigation":67,"path":161,"readingTime":162,"relatedArticles":163,"seo":165,"stem":166,"__hash__":167},"blog/blog/why-offline-first.md","Why Capacities will become offline-first",{"type":8,"value":131,"toc":151},[132,135,138,141],[11,133,134],{},"Offline-first for us means that you can work with Capacities on your device without access to the internet. We decided to prioritize this for two reasons:",[11,136,137],{},"First, nobody likes loading spinners. We want the tools we use to work at the speed of our thoughts. Waiting interrupts our flow and our focus, and that's unacceptable for us.",[11,139,140],{},"Second, thousands of people rely on Capacities to get critical work done every day. Technology should never stop you from doing that.",[11,142,143,144,150],{},"You can already use Capacities without an internet connection today, but not all features are available. We're gradually introducing more offline support over time. If you're interested, you can read about our roadmap here: ",[145,146,147],"a",{"href":147,"rel":148},"https://docs.capacities.io/misc/offline-support",[149],"nofollow",".",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":152},[],"2024-05-02","May 2, 2024","We recently committed to transforming Capacities into an offline-first application.","/blog/why-offline-first.jpg",[158,159],"offline first","software development",{},"/blog/why-offline-first","1 min",[164,73,123],"why-ai-chat",{"title":129,"description":155},"blog/why-offline-first","EwhIZ4kiWfuIdlF5t7QKwTcVdErTSO22oPIWtymYvtQ",{"id":169,"title":170,"authorKey":6,"body":171,"category":55,"date":202,"dateFormatted":203,"description":204,"extension":59,"icon":60,"iconColor":60,"imagePath":205,"keywords":206,"meta":209,"navigation":67,"path":210,"readingTime":211,"relatedArticles":212,"seo":214,"stem":215,"__hash__":216},"blog/blog/building-capacities.md","How we decide which new features to add",{"type":8,"value":172,"toc":200},[173,176,179,182,185,188,191,194,197],[11,174,175],{},"We often get asked how we decide which features we add to @CapacitiesHQ. 🗺️",[11,177,178],{},"Here’s the answer. 👇",[11,180,181],{},"Very important: Every feature starts with a need or problem. There should never be a feature if it’s not solving a real problem. This cannot be stressed enough. Otherwise, you’re building a product with no real value and a lot of clutter.",[11,183,184],{},"We draw most feature inspiration from our community's feedback and by using the product ourselves. This helps us identify problems and friction points that stop users from getting their work done. We sometimes joke that our community is our first employee: a rigorous tester, opinion consolidator, and key source of inspiration.",[11,186,187],{},"Feature requests and explicit product improvements can be added to our feedback board, voted and commented on by other users. We review and cluster all requests and analyze their importance. This helps us to get a better understanding of the different needs and problems of our users.",[11,189,190],{},"In long and intense discussions, we combine all requests, comments, and ideas with our intuition and vision for what Capacities should become. We always radically aim for usefulness and simplicity – Capacities should just work and help, nothing else.",[11,192,193],{},"When features are big and fundamental, we share proposals or plans in our community for feedback. This ensures that we constantly have our users at the table with us. We fine-tune and iterate until we find a draft that fits into the greater picture.",[11,195,196],{},"Then we start creating. After a first draft, we introduce an early version to a small, selected group of alpha testers. In intense and incredibly helpful discussions, we optimize the last 20% in a combined effort. We refine the feature by addressing issues, polishing details, and enhancing interactions.",[11,198,199],{},"After a feature is released to all users, it’s not done. We constantly improve, iterate, and measure how it fits into users' workflows. Every feature is part of a continuous evolution of the overall product. We constantly strive to build a unified and consistent product – a beautiful environment to think and work in: a Studio for your Mind.",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":201},[],"2024-03-04","Mar 6, 2024","What's our decision making process? Here's the answer.","/blog/building-capacities.jpg",[207,208],"Feature development","Build in public",{},"/blog/building-capacities","2 min",[213,123],"why-the-name-capacities",{"title":170,"description":204},"blog/building-capacities","yUEsybivkdEpilRjL0YjnGhgRSjIYeDYSFuYsPOVPcQ",1775572835233]