๐ LAUNCH DAY ๐
Our product โ HiveMind โ is live on Product Hunt!
It's a true labor of love for @NotionHQ & ops design, a new category we're leading :)
HiveMind is not just a Notion template โ it's an operations system for startups.
Here's why ๐งต
producthunt.com/posts/hivemind-3
Firstly, a huge thank you to @chrismessina for the hunt!
Chris hunted our 1st product a while back and boy oh boy twas' a shit show. We pulled 2 all-nighters on Thnxgiving and still weren't ready.
Today, isn't a perfect either, here's me BeingReal youtu.be/9pNYnn9fJto?t=35
Notion just announced some new features relevant to startups
1. Automatic syncing with Jira, GitHub
2. New status field for PM
3. Cleaner database relation field
4. Restricted page access form like in Google Docs
5. Improved person relation field
Let's unpack em' ๐
Is your Notion notification center (All Updates) a dumpster fire?
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Well, friend, worry not. Here's me, the Notion Jedi Grandmaster, going through my 59 notifications in a record 4 minutes and 54 seconds.
In the first few years of a biz, itโs easy to get lost in the weeds โ youโre just trying to avoid almost certain death.
But once you build a significant-sized team, say โค10 members, itโs important to gain consistency with reflection. One way to do this is via monthly reports...
At @optemization (13 ppl), we added these in 2022.
We capture highlights from each department. A high-level summary:
๐ผ 3 Projects completed
๐๏ธ 12 Projects in progress
๐ Moderate risk of burnout
๐ฎ 158 Tacos given
๐ฐ $64,181.77 revenue
๐ช 4 deals closed
๐ณ๏ธ 3 deals lost
I learned this business lesson the hard way. And I want you to avoid this, so listen up.
Always be pitching. I said โ Always. Be. Pitching.
I stopped and nearly destroyed my 2 yr & 13 ppl agency @optemization.
We almost ran out of money this month.
So last year was pretty phenomenal revenue-wise. In December 2021, we closed a few massive contracts worth $300k over four months. And all of that came from word-jof-mouth referrals. Meanwhile, a year passed since I stopped actively marketing ourselves.
What the fuck, right?
Since @NotionHQ made huge changes to the database functionality, I completely revamped my personal dashboard.
Here's how every nook and cranny helps me attain abso-fucking-lute productivity Nirvana ๐งโโ๏ธ