Validate whether people set location reminder and sync to Calendar

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Ref to #168

Solution Hypothesis: As app that set location reminder and Sync to Calendar Riskiest Assumption: Will link to Calendar Method: Pitch

1. tell them we found it is hard to set location reminders
2. build an app that set tasks on the same location easily and sync to Calendar Minimum Success Criterium: 5/10

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Updated to 2nd Pivot

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Customer: Anil Bridgpal Description: GA WDI Instructor at San Francisco

Todo Apps used: Wunderlist, Mailbox Will link to Calendar app? Yes

What else?

1. Reminders try to do that using geofencing, not as good as advertised
2. Prefer Fantastical on Desktop
3. Suggest to build custom widgets
   • show map in notification center
   • build up routine and show logical reminders

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Customer: Jackie Lo Description: PhD of Computer Science in HKUST

Todo Apps used: Evernote, Google Calendar, Period Calendar

Will link to Calendar app? No

What else?

• Hard to switch timezone during travel, and plan ahead
• Period Calendar can help calculating menstruation period and send you reminder

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Customer: Alan Li Description: Co-founder of Conson and Coffice Co-working Space

Todo Apps used: Google Calendar

Will link to Calendar app? Yes

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Customer: Ray Description: Broker of Bond Agency, Financial Lecturer

Todo Apps used: Apple Reminders

Will link to Calendar app? Yes

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Customer: Fung Hiu Yuet Description: Computer Science background, developer

Todo Apps used: Apple Reminders, Google Calendar

Will link to Calendar app? No

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Customer: Youtao Shu Desr: Construction manager

Todo app used: reminder

will link to calendar app? no because reminder also has notification features. he set time notification on Reminder for himself. he also give me one screenshots for that.

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Customer: James Tang Description: iOS developer at CarShare

Todo Apps used: OmniFocus, Reminders, even Evernote's reminder

Will link to Calendar app? No

What else?

• Found no use case
• You should also check out GoodTask, Awesome Calendar, and Sunrise, it integrates with my Evernote reminders very well

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Customer: Ben Liong Description: iOS Developer at Bindo POS

Todo Apps used: Apple Reminders

Will link to Calendar app? Yes

What else?

• that's me speaking out of habit. I typically know when I'm going to be at work and when I'm going to be near home. So time-based reminder works for me and for that I can just speak to my phone to set it up. Location, it depends on how hassle free it is to set each task up.

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Customer: Data Ng Description: PhD graduate in HKU, startup founder working on 3D printer

Todo Apps used: Apple Reminders Will link to Calendar app? Yes

What else?

• will use if the UX is good

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The result is: 5/9 Thus passing the experiment, "Will link to Calendar app" is validated Learning:

1. People are aware of location based application, but not get used to it
2. People are willing to integrate apps together