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Re:Show HN: Superblocks – IDE for Internal Apps, APIs and Cron Jobs on Thursday August 04, 2022 @02:29PM (#32346555)

This looks awesome for support teams building their internal tools!

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2021) on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @11:56AM (#28381429)

Notion | Engineer, Designer, Data Science, Sales, Marketing, Support | SF, NYC, Dublin, Tokyo | https://www.notion.so | Full-time

== Intro ====================================

Hi Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work + computing tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We are hiring across every function: engineering, design, data, sales, marketing, support...

More details here: https://www.notion.so/jobs

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.so/about

== Apply =======================================

Please see details here ->> https://www.notion.so/jobs

Thank you for reading!

Re:Ask HN: Notion is withholding my company data, what can I do? on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:30PM (#27613632)

Hi, Ivan here. I am the CEO of Notion.

I'm really, really sorry about this experience!

Our in-product export feature exports to a single file, and for very large workspaces this doesn't scale very well. (I know this is not an excuse for this experience. We'll do better and prioritize fixing this!)

Could you email me at ivan at makenotion.com? We'll work to fix this for you immediately.

Apologies, and really appreciate you for understanding!

Ivan

Re:Notion for everyone on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @02:34PM (#23238379)

Hi Notion founder here. Better and inline LaTex support is coming very soon (weeks) :-)

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2020) on Friday May 01, 2020 @05:16PM (#23046580)

Notion | Engineer, Designer, Data Science, Sales, Marketing, Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full-time Onsite

== Intro ====================================

Hi Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We are hiring across every function: engineering, design, data science (looking for our first one!), sales, marketing, support... More details here: https://www.notion.so/jobs

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.so/about

Read more reviews on NYTimes and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/technology/notion-startup... https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

We are a bunch of artsy nerds in SF. The business is profitable and growing very fast. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with some of the best investors out there (notion.so/about).

== Apply =======================================

Please see details here ->> https://www.notion.so/jobs

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:57PM (#22665940)

Notion | Engineer, Designer, Sales, Marketing, PM, Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full-time Onsite

== Intro ====================================

Hey there, Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We are looking for people with the following roles: https://www.notion.so/jobs

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.so/about

Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-.... https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

We are a bunch of artsy nerds in SF. The business is profitable and growing very fast. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with some of the best investors out there (notion.so/about).

== Apply =======================================

Please see details here ->> https://www.notion.so/jobs

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020) on Monday March 02, 2020 @03:30PM (#22468576)

Notion | Programmer, Sales, Marketing, PM, Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full-time Onsite

== Intro ==================================== Hey there, Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We are looking for people with the following roles: https://www.notion.so/jobs

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.so/about

Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-.... https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

We are a bunch of artsy nerds in SF. The business is profitable and growing very fast. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/about).

== Apply =======================================

Please see details here ->> https://www.notion.so/jobs

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2020) on Thursday January 02, 2020 @06:00PM (#21940894)

Notion | Programmer, Sales, Marketing, PM, Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full-time Onsite == Intro ====================================

Hey there, Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.so/about

We are looking for people with the following roles: https://www.notion.so/jobs

Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-.... https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

We are a couple dozen artsy nerds in SF. The business is profitable and growing very fast. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/about). You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

== Apply =======================================

Please see details here: https://www.notion.so/jobs

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2019) on Saturday November 02, 2019 @01:02PM (#21428732)

Correction, please change notion.com -> notion.so for now. Sorry about this.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2019) on Friday November 01, 2019 @08:29PM (#21425070)

Notion | Programmer, Sales, Marketing, Support | SF | https://www.notion.com | Full-time Onsite

== Intro ====================================

Hey there, Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.com

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.com/about

We are looking for people with the following roles: https://www.notion.com/jobs

Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-.... https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

We are a couple dozen artsy nerds in SF. The business is profitable and growing very fast. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.com/about). You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

== Apply =======================================

Please email [email protected] and see details here: https://www.notion.com/jobs

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2019) on Friday February 01, 2019 @02:44PM (#19057732)

== Intro ====================================

Hey there, Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We made a graphic novel about why we exist: https://notion.so/about

We are looking for people with the following roles: https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b2...

Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-... https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

We are a dozen artsy nerds in SF. The business is profitable and growing very fast. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/about). You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

== Apply =======================================

Please email [email protected] and see details here: https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b2...

Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @10:22PM (#18917993)

Agreed. Mobile and text editing two of our weakest areas. A lot more work ahead of us but we'll get there!

Ivan

Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @10:21PM (#18917990)

Sorry about that. Heads down on the release at the moment and haven't checked this thread much. Will do better.

Ivan

Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases on Monday January 14, 2019 @05:23PM (#18907097)

Notion's founder here. Thank you for the kind words - we are honored :-)

To be honest, nothing we are doing is that new. Most of the ideas came from the 70s-80s (Alan Kay, Doug Engelbart, Ted Nelson...) We are just applying a fresh coat of paint.

Of course, there's still a lot more to be done to fully realize these pioneers' dreams of computing as a medium for everyone – not just programmers like us. If you are interested to learn more or work with us, feel free to message me directly at ivan at makenotion.com, or link below. We are happy to host you for lunch: https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b2...

Have a good one! Ivan

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2019) on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @12:13PM (#18807808)

     == Intro ====================================

     Hey there, Notion founder here. At Notion, our goal to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist:
     https://notion.so/about

     This is our hiring page:
     https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b28c646f07f

     Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-life-productivity-1521640800
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are a dozen artsy nerds at the moment. The business is growing VERY fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/about).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     == Apply =======================================

     Email us at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018) on Monday October 01, 2018 @01:14PM (#18114665)

     == Main ===========================================

     Notion | Programmer, Designer, Marketing, User Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full Time | Onsite

     == Description ====================================

     Hey, founder of Notion here. Think of us as a modern retake on Microsoft Office, while secretly bringing the power of computing to everyone who work in front of a computer (Notion is a visual programming tool behind the scenes.)

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist:
     https://notion.so/about

     This is our hiring page:
     https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b28c646f07f

     Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-life-productivity-1521640800
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing VERY fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/about).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     == Apply =======================================

     Email us at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2018) on Monday September 03, 2018 @11:27PM (#17906407)

     == Main ===========================================

     Notion | Programmer, Designer, Biz Dev, User Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full Time | Onsite

     == Description ====================================

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of us as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     This is our hiring page:
     https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b28c646f07f

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist:
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-life-productivity-1521640800
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     == Contact =======================================

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018) on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:17PM (#17665966)

     == Main ===========================================

     Notion | Programmer, Designer, Biz Dev, User Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full Time | Onsite

     == Description ====================================

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of us as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     This is our hiring page:
     https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b28c646f07f

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist:
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-life-productivity-1521640800
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     == Contact =======================================

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018) on Friday June 01, 2018 @01:30PM (#17207780)

     == Main ===========================================

     Notion | Programmer, Designer, Biz Dev, User Support | SF | https://www.notion.so | Full Time | Onsite

     == Description ====================================

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of us as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     This is our hiring page:
     https://www.notion.so/notion/Join-Us-e7aeb157238a4603a2964b28c646f07f

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist:
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more reviews on WSJ and Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-life-productivity-1521640800
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     == Contact =======================================

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2018) on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @01:40AM (#16742178)

P.S. A product review covering the recent 2.0 launch https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-app-you-need-for-work-...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2018) on Monday April 02, 2018 @08:37PM (#16740857)

Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

This is our product:

https://notion.so

We made a graphic novel about why we exist:

https://notion.so/about

Read more market-related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-2-0

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios

We are < 10 people at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/about). You need to be able to build things and think conceptually. Email me directly at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2018) on Thursday March 01, 2018 @01:10PM (#16494511)

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist:
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more market related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2018) on Thursday February 01, 2018 @05:25PM (#16286516)

Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

This is our product: https://notion.so

We made a graphic novel about why we exist. (It involves Steve Jobs believe or not): https://notion.so/about

Read more product reviews on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time): https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable. We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors). You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

Email me directly at "[email protected]"

Have a good one!

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2018) on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @02:02PM (#16054381)

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist. (It involves Steve Jobs believe or not):
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more market related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"
     
     Have a good one!

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017) on Friday December 01, 2017 @03:42PM (#15827222)

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist. (It involves Steve Jobs believe or not):
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more market related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast and profitable.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"
     
     Have a good one!

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017) on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @11:23AM (#15602064)

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist. (It involves Steve Jobs believe or not):
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more market related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"
     
     Have a good one!

Re:How We Bootstrapped Our SaaS Startup to Ramen Profitability on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @03:58PM (#15553571)

Sure. Sign up Notion (https://notion.so), reply with your account email down here, and we'll hook you up with a free Pro account.

We'll check this thread periodically till this Friday EOD.

Re:How We Bootstrapped Our SaaS Startup to Ramen Profitability on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @01:08AM (#15547644)

Such a humane way to describe your startup experience. I really enjoyed reading it!

I also noticed in a linked article that you are using Notion. (I am the co-founder). Happy to give you guys a free account to help you bootstrap. You should receive a message from us shortly ;-)

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017) on Monday October 02, 2017 @07:56PM (#15388959)

Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     This is our product:
     https://notion.so

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist. (It involves Steve Jobs believe or not):
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more market related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-for-ios

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"
     
     Have a good one ️

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2017) on Friday September 01, 2017 @04:17PM (#15152051)

     Hey founder of Notion here. You can think of it as the next generation Microsoft Office meets Minecraft (and actually a visual programming language behind the scene).

     We made a graphic novel about why we exist. (It involves Steve Jobs believe or not):
     https://notion.so/about

     Read more market related comments on Product Hunt. (Notion was one of the fastest voted of all time):
     https://www.producthunt.com/posts/notion-1-0-web-mac-app

     We are tiny at the moment. The business is growing fast.
     We have a beautiful artist loft in the SF Mission district, with the best investors out there (notion.so/investors).
     You need to be able to build things and think conceptually.

     Email me directly at "[email protected]"
     
     Have a good one.