’’How do I manage, store and communicate the large amount of information and ideas I’ve accumulated?’’ was one of the questions that Alan Chan, got into YCombinator and has been thinking of how humans absorb knowledge, asked himself when the original idea of Heptabase first sprouted.  Heptabase is a Taiwanese-founded startup that specialises in providing data-driven solutions for individuals and businesses. Everything starts from all the three co-founders experienced their own similar struggles with capturing and sharing ideas while in university. Heptabase offers a range of services allowing users to capture and organise information in an efficient and effective manner. The mission is to help users make better decisions through the use of data, they work with clients from various industries to achieve this goal. Heptabase has been accepted as a part of the Y Combinator member in 2022 and closed 1.7 million dollar in seed round. In this episode we are very honoured to have Alan Chan, Co-founder and CEO of Heptabase, to share the entrepreneurial process and philosophy with the audience online, revealing the inspiring stories behind the success of Heptabase. Alan previously studied at Minerva University and at National Taiwan University but voluntarily dropped out from both of them to figure out the best way for him to acquire knowledge. In this episode of Startup Island Taiwan Podcast, you will find out: ☛ Stories of how and why Alan dropout of universities twice to build his dream ☛ First user of Heptabase was from Telegram? ☛ The meaning of the three steps that Heptabase places a lot of emphasis on ☛ How Heptabase helps their users and solve the problems Host: Asianometry, Deep tech channel with 463k followers, still growing Guest: Alan Chan, Co-founder and CEO of Heptabase Powered by Startup Island TAIWAN Directed by National Development Council Produced by Meet Global by Business Next Media 👉More news of Taiwan startups: https://meetstartup.pse.is/4jhd5u 👉Follow us on LinkedIn: https://meetstartup.pse.is/4hhbhg 📪 Email us: global@bnext.com.tw Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl8jubp5t01v601sl4vys57dj/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Alan Chan, Heptabase founder, discusses the platform's development and its focus on tackling information overload. Features of Heptabase are explored, including seamless knowledge consolidation. The concept of an inbox and journal for organizing ideas is discussed. Focusing on user problems and the importance of trustworthiness in a PKM system are highlighted. The history and future of HataBays are also discussed, including their involvement with Y Combinator.

Join Heptabase founder Alan Chan and Tom Solid as they dive into the new features and future plans of Heptabase. They discuss the improved mobile app, task management, and digital whiteboard, highlighting the seamless integration for effective project management. The conversation also covers recent upgrades, performance enhancements, AI integration, and the efficiency of Heptabase for comprehensive task management.