The only two questions that matter:
1. Why is the PDF reader running active or remote content without prompting?
2. What PDF readers do not respect my privacy?
I was CEO and co-founder of doxIQ (<a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/doxiq" rel="nofollow">https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/doxiq</a>), a similar product. We were acquired by Nitro, another PDF software company, after a couple of years. DocSend started around the same time as us and has become the standard for final format document tracking.<p>My suggestions:<p>- read analytics are valuable, but it's hard to get people to pay for that alone given how many other products offer it for free<p>- pick your target user persona (SMB vs enterprise) and focus on making them happy<p>- focus on integrations with other systems that your target persona uses, like CRM/marketing automation/email/etc<p>- ignore shiny object syndrome. you'll be tempted to add more analytics tools or insights to "add more value." while YMMV, i've found this to be a waste of time.
Can’t seem to find any information which PDF readers are supported (read - that fetch external resources without explicit user’s consent). I suspect that not that many...<p>Edit - in fact, the site badly needs “How it works” section, because otherwise it reads like yet another “self-destructing emails” type of product.
Seems like a good tool for professors at universities. For some classes my professors send out quizzes along with (mandatory watch) lecture videos (3-4 min) long and they track how much of it have you actually watched. Mostly to see if a student is actually putting up effort or simply copying.
Hi,<p>my name is Wiktor. Together with my friend Tom, we built HelpRange, tool to help you track and control your PDFs. What do you think about the idea? I would love to get feedback!<p>Best,
Wiktor