English Version / 中文版請點擊或往下滑 Introduction Since I started building Heptabase, many people have asked me: Which is better among Heptabase, Notion, and Obsidian? How do these tools differ? What unique advantages does Heptabase offer? In this article, I will answer these questions from the perspective of a co-founder of Heptabase. The Right Way to Evaluate Product: Understand Core Use Cases When…

English Version / 中文版請點擊或往下滑 Introduction The vision of Heptabase is to create a world where anyone can effectively establish a deep understanding of anything. Our short-term goal is to create the world’s best thinking tool, and our long-term goal is to build a contextualized knowledge internet. Currently, Heptabase has four…

English Version / 中文版請點擊或往下滑 TL;DR The purpose of visualizing notes is to gain a deep understanding of what you’ve learned. If all of your notes are very long and you don’t break down the knowledge into smaller parts, the understanding you can gain from visualization will be very limited. Real deep…

English Version / 中文版請點擊或往下滑 Foreword It has been a year and a half since I last published a My Vision article. The reason it took me so long to write this article today is because I believe that only after interacting extensively with real-world users can I see more clearly the…

Dear Heptabase users, I’m Alan, co-founder & CEO of Heptabase. It’s been almost a year since we launched our public beta, and now is a great time for a yearly reflection. …

25 歲的目標 昨天我 25 歲了。我想要藉著 25 歲的第一天替「寫在休學之後」的系列文章畫上句點，因為這是五年前的我對自己的承諾。 在 20 歲以前，我的家人時常對我耳提面命，希望我去第一志願的國中、高中、大學、研究所、企業，走台灣傳統讀書升學的大道路。在這個過程中，我一直感受到強烈的自我壓抑。正如 Peter Thiel 在 Zero to One 所講：競爭讓人們過分強調舊有機會、複製成功經驗，但是如果一場仗不值得打，每個人都是輸家。而離開競爭很簡單，打開門走人就好了。於是在 20 歲生日的那天，我將台大的休學同意書交給我媽，並接著寫了一篇名叫《別做螺絲釘，做自己》的網路文章闡明我休學的目標： 「我想要創造獨一無二的東西、讓未來能產生一些奇妙的變化，也想從各式各樣的角度認識這個世界。但要達成這樣的理想，不需要成為最強的螺絲釘，而是要花更多的時間和彈性去尋找自己想追求的東西、去暸解自己可以用什麼方式給世界帶來價值，再進一步的用自己的方式實踐。」

English Version / 中文版請點擊或往下滑 Preface Modern note-taking tools (e.g., Heptabase, Roam Research, Notion) are powerful. They provide features such as whiteboards, bi-directional links, block-based editor, database, etc., that allows us to interact with our thought in new, powerful ways. However, giving you a pen doesn’t mean you’ll write like Hemingway; these…

在上一篇文章，我分享了 Heptabase 如何在 Y Combinator 達到高速成長的目標。今天這篇文章，我想分享新創公司如何向矽谷投資人籌種子輪資金。 我們公司前陣子（2022/3）剛完成種子輪籌資，從公司創立（2021/9）至今一共籌了 168 萬美元，投資人包含 HOF Capital、Y Combinator、Kleiner Per …

在上一篇文章，我描述了 Heptabase 在申請 Y Combinator（簡稱 YC）之前的經歷，以及申請 YC 的過程。在 YC 的三個月期間，Heptabase 的產品迭代了 60 多個版本，經常性營收成長了 40 倍，進入穩定盈利階段（Profitable）。今天這篇文章，我想分享在 YC 的三個月期間，我學到了什麼、又做了哪些事情來加 …