Software I used today…
I bill myself as a guy that operates at the crossroads of many different disciplines. Part design, part sales, part marketing, part operations, part strategy. Certain days all of those things collide into a worldwind of context switching. This was one of those days.
I thought it would be fun (and therapeutic) to make a list of the software / apps I used in a single day. One of my pet peeves in life is when people put themselves into buckets. That is, they think they can only be good in one practice at the expense of another. I’m here to tell you that isn’t true. The more you pursue being good at a combination of things, the more invaluable you will be.
To limit this list I’m only listing software that I provided input to and excluding things like internet browsers and operating systems. I’m also excluded are mobile apps. That another whole post. :)
data.world
The social network for data people.
InDesign
Craft elegant layouts at your desk or on the go.
Illustrator
Create beautiful vector art.
Nucleo
Search, Customize, Export 8387 Icons
After Effects
Create incredible motion graphics and visual effects.
Medium
Stories that move with you.
What’s happening?
Sketch
Professional digital design for Mac
iAwriter
iA Writer is designed to provide the best writing experience on macOS, iOS and Android.
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition CC. A professional audio workstation for mixing, finishing, and precision editing.
Adobe Media Encoder
Media Encoder CC. Your go-to application for all media processing.
Slack
Where work happens.
Gmail
Uh…
Okta
Okta is The Identity Cloud
Google Docs
Create meaningful documents.
PersistIQ
Outbound Sales made Simple and Effective
Autopilot
Automate customer journeys as simply as drawing on a whiteboard
Klipfolio
Dashboard software for teams who want to continuously monitor the health of their business.
Mixpanel
Product analytics for product people.
Google Analytics
Turn insights into action.
Sticker Mule
Custom stickers that kick ass.
Moo
Premium Business Cards, Luxe Business Cards, Postcards, Stickers and more.
There is a bunch of software that didn’t make the list for today but I still use regularly like: Keynote, Dropbox, Dropbox Paper, Messages, Photoshop, Fotolia, Product Hunt, Atom, Github and the Terminal.
Don’t let anyone tell you that because you are good at math you can’t be good at design. Or because you are good at analytics you can’t sell. You can do all those things and likely many more.
Happy Tuesday.
