Managing the product, the team and everything around it takes not only a lot of time but also creativity. Thanks to technology and the smartphones – these days there is pretty much the app for anything you need. But to navigate trough millions of applications in App Store or Google Play you need some guidance. That is why I will share my own personal picks which helped me to increase my productivity and efficiency working in the fast and dynamic startup world.
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Pocket Expense
I spent quite some time searching for the right app to track my daily spendings. Pocket Expense so far is my best catch – simple to use, but yet very customizable. It intuitively understands when I type frequent spendings, so it is less of the work putting all the data. Also, I can see my spending habits analysis well presented.
Price: Free [~ $5.68 for premium version]
Download: iOS | Android | Desktop
Streaks
Life as an entrepreneur sometimes can be stressful. The best help for the maintenance of the inner peace is routine. This beautifully designed app helps turn simple tasks into daily habits. Just type in up to 6 things which you do not want to forget to do and it will automatically remind you to do it, as well as, keeping the score of how many days you are keeping the streak.
Price: $3.99
Download: iOS | Android | Desktop
Product Hunt
Maybe Product Hunt looks like a strange choice for productivity, but for me – it is the best recourse to stay ahead of the game and find out what new products are released every day. It is the Holy Grail for every entrepreneur – there is no better place to seek inspiration and ideas.
Price: Free
Download: iOS | Android | Desktop
Telegram
Telegram messaging app has the best functionality to create groups and manage them. One group can have up to 5000 members. I use Telegram to talk with, the startup I work in – Plag, users. It is a great tool to engage your customers, by allowing them to become part of the big family in one group chat.
Price: Free
Download: iOS | Android | Desktop
Dashlane Password Manager
Facebook FB +0.22%, Instagram, Twitter TWTR -0.58%, Linkedin, Snapchat, Gmail… – these are just a few places where I have accounts, both personal and startups. I can not imagine how I would remember all those passwords, especially when, in certain services, you have to change them once in a while. Thank you, Dashlane to protecting them and not making me remember all those combinations.