Roam’s Biggest Threat Obsidian Shares All

Obsidian’s team explores their journey, future & more

Obsidian is the new hottest networked thought tool on the block and with Roam gaining lots of attention, Obsidian has a lot to offer…

🙌🏼 Curious what Obsidian is?

• There’s also Justin DiRose’s channel to check out: here.

1. What made you want to build Obsidian?

We have been wanting to build Obsidian for a long time.

Managing knowledge has always been a fascinating topic to me. Over the years, I’ve experimented with apps like Notational Velocity, TiddlyWiki, TheBrain, and even hosted a personal MediaWiki (the software that powers Wikipedia) instance at one point.

However, I never found a modern solution that worked for me.

They generally provide good support for connecting ideas, but they usually use non-portable formats (except for Notational Velocity) and have…