Listening to You: What We Built After Our First Week

Before I Forget launched to our first group of beta users this week, and the response has been extraordinary. Within hours, people were sharing deep family memories and seeing those memories turned into polished stories.

The most useful part of the launch was your direct feedback. You told us what felt confusing, what felt great, and what needed to be clearer for people using the product every day.

Can I mention names? Where does this end up? One of our earliest users paused to ask whether his stories were truly private. That question helped us sharpen our trust messaging across the platform.

We expanded privacy reassurance in the conversation flow and on the homepage, with clearer language about encryption, data location, and data use. Your stories are private, and they are not used to train AI models.

How do I save it? Several users had meaningful conversations but were unsure how to keep their stories. Technical wording like "download" was not clear for everyone.

We replaced confusing labels with plain language. "Download" became "Save to my device." We added "Print this story" and improved save prompts so people can preserve memories at the right moment.

Re-polish is amazing, but I couldn't find it. This came up repeatedly. People loved tailoring stories for different audiences, but discovery was too hard.

We redesigned re-polish so it is now an obvious, inviting step in the story flow. You can shape perspective, length, audience, and focus, and keep multiple versions with clear labels.

We also heard a strong signal that many people prefer speaking over typing. So we added in-app dictation in conversation, plus clearer audio-upload guidance for longer recordings.

Next up: richer photo workflows, better long-term story building, and more improvements driven directly by your feedback. If you are trying Before I Forget this week, start with one memory and tell us what feels missing.