Ideaflow

What is Ideaflow?

Ideaflow is an AI-powered digital notebook designed to make working with computers feel more natural and collaborative when tackling difficult problems. It stores a wide range of content — text snippets, hashtags, images, transcribed voice notes, and more. Its core feature is the ‘ThoughtStream,’ an endlessly scrolling dashboard where you can jot down ideas, notes, quotes, or anything that sparks your interest without worrying about organizing it right away. You can group notes with hashtags, link them together to show relationships, or file them into custom-named folders. Ideaflow helps connect scattered pieces of information from different sources in one place.

Who created Ideaflow?

Ideaflow was founded by Tim Draper, Founder of DFJ and a lead investor in the project. The company’s stated mission is to help people and machines work together to solve major global challenges, starting with a digital notebook designed to augment thinking. Backers include Marty Weiner, former CTO of Reddit, and John Devadoss, former Founding Director of Microsoft Digital Consulting. The tool aims to connect information that often sits in separate places, making a team’s collective knowledge easier to access and use.

What is Ideaflow used for?

• Saving text snippets, hashtags, images, transcribed voice notes, and other content in one notebook.
• Capturing ideas, notes, quotes, and insights on the endlessly scrollable ThoughtStream dashboard, without needing to organize upfront.
• Separating notes with dividers, tagging them with hashtags, and linking them with ‘relations’ to build connections between ideas over time.
• Sorting notes into custom-named folders for more structure.
• Serving as an organizational tool for individuals or teams, providing simple access to an organization’s collective knowledge.
• Bringing people and ideas together to build collective intelligence and support business productivity.

Who is Ideaflow for?

• Scientists
• Researchers
• Business professionals

How to use Ideaflow?

1. Get started quickly: Check the quickstart guide to become familiar with keyboard shortcuts and Ideaflow’s capabilities.
2. Use the ThoughtStream dashboard: Capture snippets — ideas, notes, quotes, and insights — in the endlessly scrollable space without organizing them immediately.
3. Organize your notes: Separate notes with dividers, group them with hashtags, and link them together using relations to show how ideas connect over time. For more structure, sort notes into custom-named folders.