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How rivo Thinks

rivo turns your scattered notes, calls, and emails into a structured knowledge base — automatically. Here's the three-step process behind the magic.

Capture
Extract
Connect

You capture what happened

After a meeting, call, or site visit, you tell rivo what happened. Type quick notes, dictate a voice memo, paste an email, or upload a transcript. It doesn't need to be polished — just get it down.

New Capture
Type, paste, or drop a file here...

rivo extracts the knowledge

In seconds, rivo reads your capture and pulls out structured data — people, companies, projects, tasks, facts, and even the emotional tone of the conversation.

Person
Jennifer Westbrook — CEO, Westbrook Industries
Company
Westbrook Industries
Project
Website Redesign
Fact
Budget: $45,000 over 8 weeks
Task
Send design mockups to Jennifer — due Friday
Sentiment
Positive (+50) — Jennifer excited about kickoff

Everything connects automatically

rivo links Jennifer to Westbrook Industries, ties them both to the Website Redesign project, and files the task and budget fact where they belong. Your relationship graph builds itself.

This happens in seconds, every time you capture. You never need to manually create connections, file tasks, or update contact records. Just capture what happened, and rivo handles the rest.

Each capture makes everything smarter

rivo isn't a note-taking app. It's a knowledge base that compounds. Every capture you add makes every past capture more valuable — because rivo links, updates, and cross-references automatically.

Facts update themselves

When new information supersedes old information, rivo recognizes the update:

Budget: $45,000 Budget: $52,000 (e-commerce add-on approved)
Timeline: 8 weeks Timeline: 10 weeks (scope expanded)

Sentiment tells a story

Across multiple captures, rivo tracks how each relationship is trending:

Jennifer Westbrook Improving
Kevin Zhao Declining

What should you capture?

Tap each scenario to see if it's a good fit for rivo:

Quick call with a client about project scope
2-minute call, discussed timeline changes
Yes! Even a quick call has facts and updates worth tracking.
Your personal grocery list
Eggs, milk, bread...
Not a fit. rivo is for business relationships and projects, not personal lists.
Email thread about a permit delay
Back-and-forth with the city about timeline
Forward it to your capture address. rivo tracks the delay, the contacts, and the timeline.
Site visit notes with your contractor
Discussed flooring options, noticed water damage
Great capture. Facts like costs, issues found, and decisions are exactly what rivo extracts best.
A marketing newsletter you received
Weekly digest from an industry blog
Skip it. rivo works best with your own interactions, not third-party content.
Voicemail summary from a vendor
"Hi, the flooring is backordered 2 weeks..."
Use voice capture to dictate the summary. rivo extracts the vendor, the item, and the delay.

You're ready to start capturing

Remember: you don't need to be perfect. Just capture what happened after every important interaction. rivo handles the rest.