I've been using SuperWhisper since the start and it's totally changed my workflow. I actually bought a mic because of it and I now mostly narrate my emails and other long form texts. The larger models are very accurate.
I know Neil is working on improving the speed of it using CoreML, which is I think the next big leap forward. Congratulations Neil!
I have a genuine appreciation for how Linear has built this. We have had to build something similar for our note taking application (Reflect). It is very tricky to do and I wish there was more research on this.
In my opinion, what we need is:
1) A client-side performant SQLite database that supports live queries. I.e. you can automatically re-render the page when the queries change. That way your database can drive the UI and be the source of truth in regards to what's displayed on the screen.
2) A separate realtime syncing protocol that syncs database state to client state.
And ideally this is all open source, and that these two endeavors are not coupled tightly.
[1] Wa-sqlite is the best (imo) client-side db - better than than the official Sqlite WASM build (for now) because it had a indexeddb fallback for browsers that aren't the cutting edge Chrome.
[2] cr-sqlite is an interesting project using CRDTs to sync state around. However I still believe that for many production use-cases you want a ultimate server source of truth.
[3] Replicache is still the best closed source solution I know of.
I totally agree. In fact, that's the entire reason we didn't raise venture capital, because that would have forced an 'exit' (which typically means an acquihire/getting shut down). I'm sick of seeing otherwise good businesses ruined because they raised VC without a good reason to.
Our goals are modest, we're just trying to create a sustainable business. We're currently half-way towards profitability, and are on track to be profitable by the end of the year.
Regarding export formats, you can always export your notes into markdown or HTML so you shouldn't feel too locked in.
I started Reflect a few years ago. We're building it as a lifestyle company. There's only four of us. We bootstrapped for a while, and then did a $1m crowdfund. Now our goal is to get to profitability, and we're half-way there.
Product wise, our goal is to make something beautiful, fast, secure - that just works out the box. We're end-to-encrypted, which I think this crowd will appreciate.