Suter: Notion.ai is using email as a platform, not the goal
Guy Suter · EP 529: $10m Raised, Pre-Revenue, Notion.ai Adds AI to Email Messaging with Co-Founder Guy Suter · Jan 4, 2017 · at 10:40
Guy Suter, co-founder of Notion.ai, discusses product strategy with Nathan Latka when asked how Notion competes against dedicated email clients like Polymail.
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“Our goal is not to make the best email app in the world. You know, I think we are in an email app platform because we need to meet people where they're at. We need to add value to exist and have the right to bring users on and learn from them and figure out how to build this thing that we sort of have this long view for.”
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