Jonah Ease

OldMate

I build OldMate: the app on iPhone and Android, the version in your browser, and this site. It’s a personal CRM for the people in your life. You say or type a quick note after a catch-up, and OldMate keeps what was said with the person it was about, ready for next time.

How the journal is written

• Every study, figure and quote links to where it came from, and says what that source can and can’t tell you.
• Where a well-known claim doesn’t hold up at its source, the piece says so.
• Every person in an example is made up. Nothing comes from anyone’s notes or contacts in OldMate.
• When a piece reports a test I ran myself, it says how, on what and when.
• Other apps are named fairly, dated and linked to their own pages, including what they do better.
• A piece’s “Updated” date changes only when its words do.

Spotted a mistake? Email privacy@askoldmate.com and I’ll fix it.

Written here

• What a Personal CRM Is, and Whether You Need One
• A Personal CRM Template You Can Copy (Apple Notes, Notion, Google Sheets)
• How to Remember Details About People You Meet
• Is It Weird to Keep Notes on Your Friends?
• Questions to Ask a Friend You Haven’t Seen in a While
• Remembering Client Details: A Note Habit for Freelancers and Consultants
• After a Networking Event: What to Write Down in the First Five Minutes
• Dex, Clay and Monica Alternatives: Which Personal CRM Fits If You Don’t Want Keep-in-Touch Reminders
• The 85% Rule: What the 1918 Study Actually Found
• Your Best Mates Won’t Get You Hired (And Who Actually Will)
• The Power of “Micro-Support”
• Why We Forget Names (It’s Not Your Fault)
• Ditch the Spreadsheet. Your Network Deserves Better.