1. your data is 100% NOT lost. Just pull in your local Polar directory and it'll all be in the cloud
2. we increased the storage for any existing user to 2 GB to support somewhat larger libraries
3. we released an updated stable version of the latest 1.0 release for anybody who wants to keep the local directory
I originally did a PhD in chemistry - spent loooooots of time organizing papers, research, files, etc... hated using platforms like Mendeley and many other inefficient file / knowledge management systems. Also extracting the information into one space and working with the knowledge was super clunky...
When I met my co-founder, he was actually already working on a solution for this. Obviously, we vibed immediately
We're now working on a reading tool that allows you to build a knowledge base directly from your reading. The tool already supports importing and reading of pdf, epub, and capturing webpages. The tool has an integrated reader that allows you to do a whole bunch of stuff, including incremental reading and creating flashcards directly from annotations
Various other features are in there and we have a long list of features coming up. We also have a native Android app coming out in the near future
This is what we're building:
https://getpolarized.io
Would love to hear your feedback. We're actually very close to a major release. if you're curious, you can play around with the beta of that release here: https://beta.getpolarized.io (you'll need an account to do so)
Not quite a startup in the chem space, but 100% a problem that I encountered every day and I'm sure many other PhDs, software engineers, and other knowledge workers encounter :)
Polar | Front-end engineer | SF or Boulder | onsite preferred, fulltime
We are looking for a co-founder. Equity-based until funding raised. If you join after fundraising, role would be founding engineer with cash / equity comp
About the platform:
Early stage EdTech platform with existing user base and very high retention vs signups. Platform has been live for about a year.
Our platform has seen increased growth since the coronavirus lockdown, since a lot of students use it for remote / collaborative studying
Two co-founders:
- one with technical background. One of the inventors of RSS, spent lifetime in startups
- one with education / business background. PhD in chemistry from Yale, subsequently in consulting / startups
Requirements for role:
- Experienced front end engineer (preferably 5+ years)
- At least few years of React + Javascript experience
- Decent understanding of developing for phone, tablet, desktop
- Strong preference for previous startup experience
- Strong interest in growth, ideally SEO
- Analytical thinking. Deep respect for the scientific method and objective data analysis
Ideal candidate also has experience with react-native, typescript, NodeJS, PDFs or epubs, and Firebase
If interested, msg me at [email protected]
Please include resume, github, projects you've worked on before
I meditate and go to the gym every day. Would go nuts if I didn't...
Did management consulting before jumped into the startup world. Strongly recommend it! :)
Since we (Polar) got our start here on HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18219960), Kevin and I decided to give anybody who signs up 2 months free premium (valid until Jan 31, 2020). Just respond to my welcome email when you sign up :)
1. your data is 100% NOT lost. Just pull in your local Polar directory and it'll all be in the cloud 2. we increased the storage for any existing user to 2 GB to support somewhat larger libraries 3. we released an updated stable version of the latest 1.0 release for anybody who wants to keep the local directory