I never recommend anything without trying it first: that is the golden rule that I go by! 🙂 Here are some great websites I found that will help you increase your productivity within your startup.
1. Projectflow
It's simple and easy to use with a drag-and-drop interface. It has customizable columns - so you can add more columns needed and is more flexible than the traditional To Do/In Progress/Done columns. "A popular example is for web design companies to set their columns to: Proposed, Planning, Design, Development, Testing & QA, and Post-Launch. Units can also be dragged from column to column, and you can archive your successes.
Good for:
- Project management process - tracking, checking progresses and so on.
- Setting milestones - both for self and for the startup!
- Daily management.
- Archiving successes.
Trivia:
- The digital agency, 'Barrel' was co-founded and headed by Peter Kang - I was pleasantly surprised to see yet another Korean name behind a great project and service.
- Other great features are to be incorporated - such as sharing with others, having a printer-friendly view of the board, and integration with apps such as Harvest (time-tracking device) and Basecamp (project management app). So, watch this space!
- Other web apps that provide similar services include: Trello, and Pivotal Tracker (these are also fantastic) but these were a bit too complicated to use for me. I've included snapshots of what their service is like, so decide for yourself.
2. Mind 42.
This one is pretty self-explanatory!
There are other websites such as Bubbl.us but you can only make 3 mindmaps.
Good For:
- Can be used in research to help structure your ideas and concepts
- Creating overview in your information
- Can be used to weigh pros and cons of your decisions (and track them!)
3. Iconfinder
All the icons are .png files (yay!), and you simply have to type a keyword (ie. arrows, apple, etc)
Good For:
- Powerpoints
- Pricking and choosing the perfect image without having to filter irrelevant images
