Product
How many apps does it take to build an app?
A reflection on what I have built so far. How many connected things had to work in unison in order for the choir to shine as a whole.
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Knoli Blog
Thoughts, updates & insights
Product updates, perspectives on polling, and ideas on how crowd-sourced opinions shape the world.
EngineeringProduct
How We Built the 'For You' Feed
Designing a recommendation algorithm for polls is surprisingly different from content feeds. Here's the thinking behind Knoli's weighted scoring system.
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InsightsResearch
Why Anonymous Polls Produce Better Data
Social desirability bias is one of the most underappreciated problems in survey research. Here's why we made anonymity a core design principle at Knoli.
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Poll Feed
But does it scale?
I built a recommendation feed designed for millions. It fell apart with fifteen users. Here's exactly what went wrong.
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Poll Feed
It ain't that simple
The moment I introduced financial incentives, I had to fundamentally change the system. What was previously supposed to be a straightforward feedback loop becomes something people will try to game.
1 min read
AnnouncementProduct
Introducing Knoli: Get Paid for Your Opinion
We built Knoli to solve a simple problem — people's opinions have real value, but they're almost never compensated for sharing them. That changes today.
1 min read
Notifications
Push Notifications Are From Hell
On paper, push notifications feel simple. In reality, it's a tangled system of moving parts where anything can (and will) break.
3 min read
Product
I scrapped it, and I pivoted!
I scrapped the swipe-card style layout and pivoted toward something more familiar. Here's why different doesn't always mean better.
1 min read
Poll Feed
New to Me
We rebuilt the feed for the third time. We'll do it a fourth time if we have to. Here's what went wrong and what we did about it.
2 min read
Product
Rounding Errors
Already running into some interesting challenges with response calculations in what initially felt like a simple poll app. It's a small detail, but one that can have a real impact on how data is interpreted and presented.
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Product
Having Way Too Much Fun
Test polls are fun, but what if we used them to gather something more meaningful? Quick taps. Real responses. Useful data.
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Welcome
Hello world! 👋
This started with a simple idea: ask better questions and get clearer answers. Simple questions. Real answers.
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