1300 paying users for a markdown app, I'm actually impressed by the size of that market. That's either a great job marketing or a much bigger market than I realised.
It is a huge market, almost every single one of my colleagues uses the built in MacBook note taking app on a daily basis (as do I).
Personally I have never found the need for a markdown editor (never really liked markdown much for typing) but I can see clearly why lots of people like it.
For me anyways, the reason to adopt it wasn't to do with markdown, it's just about having better UX than the built in Mac notes app. I don't know why, but I just felt like I was fighting with it on certain tasks, such as using it as a scratch space for system logs or taking notes when doing customer support.
The markdown support is nice / simple for formatting, but at least for me that wasn't the reason to adopt it.
> It is a huge market, almost every single one of my colleagues uses the built in MacBook note taking app on a daily basis (as do I).
What makes this a "huge market" for a Markdown app if everyone uses the not Markdown based note taking app shipping with macOS? I would guess that dedicated Markdown based editors is mostly a niche market, even if it seems to be common in the tech bubble.
I meant a note taking application in general is a huge market, I should have been more clear. Think about the amount of non-tech users that still take plenty of notes with a pen and paper (my parents for example), but in their case (and mine) the notes app on Windows/macOS or pen/paper is sufficient enough.
I would assume that the use for a Markdown based (developer focused, as it seems from their landing page) editor such as this one would have a more niche market. Without conducting market research into the topic myself, I would say that his success with this product would serve as a pretty optimistic point that there is a need and use for a product like this.
So I have an idea I'm kicking off a POC for regarding note taking that I think is a very different spin on how the process typically flows. I'm interested in building up a roster of folks willing to give it a try, would you (or others reading this) be interested?
Personally I have never found the need for a markdown editor (never really liked markdown much for typing) but I can see clearly why lots of people like it.