Plane's Joseph Jacks calls Notion's new pivot a mistake as growth slows

JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-09-01

Joseph Jacks quote-posted Plane founder Vihar Kurama's update on building "the next big work infrastructure" for projects and knowledge, calling it "a big mistake" by Notion co-founder Ivan Zhao.

His argument: Notion's growth has been slowing for years and the product feels increasingly irrelevant — Plane now offers all of Notion's capabilities and more as a single tab, which he calls just the tip of the iceberg of Notion's problem.

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