We're building tiny, focused products that each start with a simple idea and use-case. Once that idea is out in the world, we follow it as far as it takes us. For example, the idea of a privacy-first, anonymous text-publishing platform in [Write.as](https://write.as) has led us to pseudonymous publishing and [Read Write.as](https://read.write.as), a common area to read ano-/pseudonymous writing.
All products share some common ideas. Each:
* Stands as its own product
* Leverages other products in some way
* Has a limited scope
* Keeps data collection to bare minimum
## A text publishing app
### Purpose
Publishing text to the web.
### Scope
* Simple editor
* Post to external sites
* Access writing on multiple devices
* Easily distribute writing ano- or pseudonymously
## A website publishing app
### Purpose
Throw up a quick web page.
### Scope
* Publish a web page without signing up
* Preview web page in real time
## A private writing app
### Purpose
Keeping notes, thoughts (//are language-based thoughts the only ones we care about?//), and ideas (//again, only language-based?//).
> To answer: pen and paper will always be superior for sketching free-form ideas. At least that's what we'll operate on.
### Scope
* Write something down in a plain, stripped-down editor
* Share writing to other note-taking apps, public places (like Write.as),
## A collaborative writing app
### Purpose
Simple, text-based collaboration.
### Scope
* Create shareable text documents
* Let anyone edit the document without signing up for anything