HiveMind Launch thread
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
Monthly Business Reporting in Notion
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
Don't Stop Me Now
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?
My Personal Notion Dashboard
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