Chris Messina

Uptime - The best books, courses & documentaries in 5 minutes or less

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๐Ÿ”Ž Discover new ideas from 1500+ books, courses, and documentaries
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๐Ÿ’กGet smart fast with our 5-min Hacks to keep you informed and save your time
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๐Ÿง  Designed to make learning fun and memorable

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Vitaly Malyshev
@pj_walker and Uptime team, sounds awesome and looks promising to solve the today's information overload. Congrats with the launch! Any plans to introduce API to enable external integrations?
Jean Cambruzzi
Thank you for your feedback and question, @vitalhead. Currently, we don't have plans to release an API for external integrations but we constantly review our roadmap and opportunities.
James Quinn
Definitely a big problem I face - so many things I would like to learn and read, but don't always have the time. Thanks for sharing!
Noรฉmie Olivero
Hi, Learning from a book has never been so easy! I loved the audio feature which allowed me to learn new things while doing other tasks at home. I also liked that your hacks go straight to the point with clear take-aways, it seems to be working really well with my memory. Iโ€™d love to be able to save my favorite hacks and quotes. Thank you for sharing all those insights!
Lรฉa Samrani
@noemie_olivero Thank you so much for the great feedback ๐Ÿ™. Really appreciated. Good news: you can save your favorite Hacks by tapping on the "bookmark" icon on the Hack covers and find them in Saved Hacks on your Uptime Home screen and in your Account at any time. Thanks
Santiago Ferrer Deheza
Hey! Great content and so easy to consume. Keep up the good work! ๐Ÿ™Œ
Lรฉa Samrani
@saferrer thank you ๐ŸŽ‰
Daniella Helayel
Great product and great summaries. Totally recommend it. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป
Patrick Walker
@daniella_helayel Really appreciate the comment, Daniella! Please keep sharing your thoughts as you go deeper into the app. Weโ€™re just getting started!
Stef Histed
This is so smart, I'm excited to check it out! Sometimes I feel like I'm too impatient to learn anything ๐Ÿฅธ This should help!
Patrick Walker
Thanks Stef! We know the feeling all too well. We hope you like what you see and can use what you learn when you try Uptime ๐Ÿง  โšก๏ธKeep the feedback coming when you have a chance!
Shiva
Love it! The summaries are awesome. I have little time to read lately but scrolling through these is helping me create a wishlist and get some good ideas too.
Patrick Walker
@shivar Thanks so much for checking out the app and sending your thoughts. With your experience, any other thoughts you can share on how to improve would be most welcome!
Isto Palo
Hey, great product... What is the difference with Blinkist?
Patrick Walker
@istopalo Hi there. Thanks so much for your question. Someone asked this earlier so sharing my response here as well: Uptime is focused on 5-minute Knowledge Hacks which distill the essence and always three key actionable insights of books, courses and documentaries. We're also keen to bring these popular and notable works to a broader audience while promoting content from Amazon, Coursera, Netflix, MasterClass, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, who all stand to benefit from this unique Hacking format. There are a number of book summary apps you mention such as Blinkist, which focus on longer summaries targeted at an older demographic. In a nutshell we are different because: Our Format: Thereโ€™s no other platform that creates unique micro-learning content in a visual story format built for sharing. Gen Z and Millennial audiences have shorter attention spans and are looking for concise and relevant content to help then navigate a fast-changing world. Our Content: Each of our Knowledge Hacks from a broad array of reputable books, courses and documentaries - and diverse global authors and creators - are unique pieces of content in their own right, distilling the essence AND key actionable takeaways of each piece into expertly curated five-minute Hacks. Our Technology: Uptimeโ€™s technology allows it to efficiently hone in on only the best and most discussed knowledge sources, and allows us to scale our content quickly without ever sacrificing the quality. Uptime personalisation engine promotes the most relevant content to our users, driving retention and repeat usage. Our Learning Impact: Scientific research has found that people remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear and 30% of what they see โ€“ but when information is presented in a way that combines these, as Uptimeโ€™s visual story hacks do โ€“ the retention rate averages 50%. I hope that answers your question! Are you a Blinkist subscriber? Would love to know how you think Uptime compares. Best, Patrick
Leandro Barros
Great app and slick content, I loved the design as well. Keep up the good work!!!
Lรฉa Samrani
@leandro_barros1, thank you so much for the great feedback ๐Ÿ˜
Heni Hazbay
Amazing product. Well done guys!
Lรฉa Samrani
@heni_hazbay, thank you so much ๐Ÿ™Œ