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When it comes to our digital files and notes, we need optimal organization and retrieval methods for our files to be of purpose. We can use tags and/or folders, there are benefits to both. Jesse Patel Resurface information when we need it The whole interface of Workflowy is fluid. Within a day of their launch, they had 10,000 real users, who loved it and who would keep using it! That was when he recruited his Workflowy co-founder, a friend from college to work with him on it.Īfter creating their brand name – in 5 minutes (you need to listen to hear more on this one!) It was a successful Y Combinator experience that made them realize they were onto something. He liked it so much that decided to quit his job and go all in! But, he started to just lose his mind! He was just not good enough of a software engineer to develop the product he wanted. It was in Berlin, where he decided to really start building the app and he built the first version working out of the SoundCloud offices – when they were still around 11 people. So, he took it upon himself to create a Note-taking app that would solve his workflow problems. All the mainstream outliner tools like Google docs or Microsoft Word – the things people actually use – didn’t let you ‘zoom into’ your digital list of tasks at all. Super overwhelmed, he found that all these systems he was using would just kind of stop working when he got to something that was on the leaf’s edge of the system. The idea for Workflowy arose from Jesse’s prior work experience in project management and his frustration with the lack of useful tools. Workflowy tends to appeal to either Super A Type, hyper-organized people or to those that really need something to help them get organized. However, this isn’t an issue for Jesse, but more on that later. Mainly, their trademark feature around the basic idea of building a really fast outliner – Text files that have a tree structure, for organizational purposes.
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In the podcast, Jesse shares that many productivity apps we are familiar with, for example, Roam Research and Dynalist have clearly cloned some of their ideas and built their own products around them. It seems Workflowy’s steadfast, resilient and persistent nature is something to be proud of. Not to mention, having a productivity app for anything you could possibly need and sometimes, even for things you don’t need at all. Today, note-taking enthusiasts are faced with the issue of app overwhelm, overly complicated settings, and apps coming and going. That time is in such stark contrast with our current digital realities. They kicked off at a time when digital productivity apps weren’t even a thing. Workflowy has been around for more than a decade now. Hit play to listen to the Podcast! Take it all in – digest the full blog post below! In it, they discuss why Workflowy is a different note-taking app, and why Workflowy fans – PPLMVMT Members included – are dedicated, long-term users! Jesse also re-defines the Note-Taking Competition and gives us his take on the potential of strategic collaborative thinking… everything done digitally. Rodolfo is part of the Marketing and Growth team at Workflowy and he was a great help! Today, however, we dive into the recent LIVE Chat Tom had with Jesse Patel. And while filming the video he called Workflowy directly and spoke to Rodolfo Terriquez, just to make sure that he tested everything expertly. Tom shared his first impressions on YouTube.
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But, recently Tom’s interests were intrigued when PPLMVMT members and YouTube followers became persistent in their asking of him to test it out. Workflowy has been around since 2010! A really long time in the digital productivity world! And yet, despite it being on our radar, we’ve never really delved into the app. And, it just so happens that it’s because of our members and YouTube followers that we pursued our latest chat with Workflowy’s Co-Founder, Jesse Patel. Especially in the note-taking/ productivity space. The Paperless Movement® Community is wholeheartedly built on collaboration and the sharing of ideas and views.