Software that does everything ends up doing nothing

I saw this image the other day and thought about how important this concept is to us as a company. We ride a fine line between functionality and simplicity. Simplicity keeps people using our system. Functionality helps our users be more efficient and perform tasks specific to their organization’s work flow.

Unless a healthy balance is struck between these two competing forces, the software will not be used! Too much simplicity and the product will be dismissed as one that does not deliver value. Too much complexity and the same contention will be made but for reasons of non-use at the organization.

We would like to thank all of our users for the great ideas they have provided us on our forums, through PeloTV, and email. These ideas and suggestions are vital to our viability as a company and application in the market place. We will do everything we can to deliver what you need while keeping it a simple and elegant product that your team and your clients will use.

As we build out more complex functionality like our Evernote or Google Docs integrations, we will use the concept of progressive disclosure to strike a balance between complexity and simplicity. If the Evernote tie-in is not configured, there is no mention of it in the interface. The same will hold true of the Google docs integration. If you feel that the complexity is warrented, then enable it. If not, keep it simple and “stock”.

As we build out the product, we will continue to strike a balance between these two concepts and will need your input and comments to help us find the optimal path for Pelotonics.

Thanks for all the support and well wishes. 2009 is turning out to be an amazing year for Pelotonics!

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