What Productivity Really Means for the Small Business

We laughed about how the “corporate world” usually misunderstands them, or develops in-house frankensteins that are a nightmare to use. We talked about the ones that work: project management, note taking, to-do lists, reminders, apps that make us work effectively.

Our conclusion was that we all have a limited amount of daily productive time. Therefore, productivity apps shouldn’t be about extending that productivity span, but rather making the best out of this limited resource, letting you focus and requiring as little effort as possible.

I mean, imagine productivity as Formula 1. Think about those cars stopping by the pits, and their mechanics taking merely seconds to change tires or fix whatever needs an adjustment; they are seamless, invisible, barely even there; yet, they are essential for winning races. Because no car wins through slow tire changing, or painful bureaucracy to replace a broken tail; yet, their solutions are effective, secure, and complying with a (very complex and rigorous) set of requirements.

That’s what our goal should be when developing productivity tools. We are creating little Formula 1 mechanics that help our users/clients/customers win their races in a fast, secure, complying and efficient way.

You could build the most beautiful tool; but if it isn’t seamless, invisible, or barely there, it’s most-likely to go unused. And you could make something that works real fast, and which is very flexible; but if it doesn’t comply with certain standards, it will most-likely fail at some point.

At Green Mountain, we have been developing Home Page for a while.

This is our take on productivity, our little Formula 1 mechanics that will help you train your teams, make step-by-step process guides, gather surveys and acknowledgements, update everyone on law and regulation changes. Essentially, we want to help you and your workforce to harness your productivity spans.

Because that’s key for a successful small business, we know it first hand; and that’s what we want to enable everyone to do with Home Page.

So, two things to keep in mind:

1. If you are a developer working on a productivity app: remember to keep every feature you create, every screen you design, every function of it fast, secure, complying and efficient.
2. And if you are a small business owner looking for an integrated productivity solution, sign up for our 30 day free trial. We’ll be really excited to work with you!