I once built a startup that created an encrypted alternative to Google Docs and worked closely with journalists and NGOs that needed privacy. It was called Graphite. Sucks that a shitty spyware company built the exact opposite tool with the same name.

I once built a startup that created an encrypted alternative to Google Docs and worked closely with journalists and NGOs that needed privacy. It was called Graphite. Sucks that a shitty spyware company built the exact opposite tool with the same name. https://apnews.com/article/spyware-italy-paragon-meloni-pegasus-f36dd32106f44398ee24001317ccf2bb

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Couldn’t find a way to monetize it and get past the UX hurdles. This was in 2017/18 when wallets were a horrible experience. I spent an hour and a half onboarding one NGO employee one time and realized then there needed to be a better solution. 

Ended up starting another company around solving that UX problem soon after.