Last year at our Y Combinator demo day presentation, we set out on a journey to make Taskade a breath of fresh air in the team collaboration space. We created a remote-first productivity tool that would enable teams to collaborate in real-time without friction. We wanted to build a remote-first productivity tool, for ourselves and other distributed teams like us, in one unified workspace. Fast-forward to today, our priorities haven’t…
Continue ReadingTerry Crews doesn’t check his email before hitting the gym, but it’s a safe bet that everyone else does. Over the course of almost 50 years (!), email has become a staple in our professional lives. Now that the modern workplace pivots to remote, it’s about time we challenged the status quo: Does @mailto belong in remote workflows? 🤔 If you’re like most knowledge workers, chances are you have a…
Continue ReadingHi Taskaders 👋 We have many exciting improvements for Taskade this week! ⚡️ Drag to Reorder Multiple Tasks You can now select and drag multiple tasks at once to move them around. ⚡️ Tab to Indent Multiple Tasks Organize faster with TAB to indent or SHIFT + TAB to outdent multiple tasks. ⚡️ New Workspace Filtering It’s now faster and simpler to filter assignees and tags in your workspace. Thanks…
Continue ReadingDo you think you can juggle multiple tasks and not flop any of them? Well, let’s just say that the myth of multitasking was busted a long time ago. But don’t worry, you can still bet on *remote* cross-functional teams that are up for the task (or two). 🏋️ Regardless if you are a freelancer or work as part of a remote team, some tasks and projects are just too…
Continue ReadingWritten communication is going through a renaissance of sorts. With the rise of remote work, the ability to express thoughts in a clear and organized manner is in high demand. But while asynchronous communication these days is mostly about chat, emails and texts, there’s another writing skill you should master — how to write a memo. Memos (memorandums for short) aren’t only a domain of high-profile CEOs. They’re a great,…
Continue ReadingHi Taskaders 👋 We have a multiplayer update this week focused on remote collaboration! ⚡️ ✍️ Real-Time Typing Indicator You can now work in real-time with your team! When multiple people are editing a project, you will see their profile avatars and where they are typing. 💬 Real-Time Online Indicator When chatting in a project, you can now see who else is online in the chatbox. People online will have a “🟢” presence icon next to their profile avatars. ⏰ Local…
Continue ReadingRemember the 1992 Glengarry Glen Ross scene where Alec Baldwin’s character schools the sales team on the principles of Always Be Closing (ABC)? That’s some A-level mentoring right there. Wouldn’t it be cool if fully distributed teams could get a *similar* learning experience through remote mentoring sessions? 🤝 What’s Remote Mentoring? 📘 Mentoring: employee training system under which a senior or more experienced individual (the mentor) is assigned to act…
Continue ReadingThese days, synchronous (real-time) communication is almost too easy. There are dozens of tools that let teams chat, video conference and get work done. Some, like Taskade, combine all that functionality together, in one unified workspace. But back in the early Internet days, there was only one communication king, and its name was Internet Relay Chat (IRC). 👑 For over 30 years (!), the IRC protocol has enabled millions of…
Continue ReadingTeam conflicts happen, whether it’s a simple difference of opinion, misalignment, or a squabble over project details, disagreements happen in all types of organizations. But dealing with team conflicts remotely… that’s a whole new type of challenge. 😱 Discord in a remote workplace is tricky to spot, and a heck of a challenge to deescalate, once it goes past a certain point. After all, remote employees (and managers) can’t just…
Continue ReadingHi Taskaders 👋 We have an amazing update this week focused on speed! ⚡️ ⚡️ Quick Search You can now ⌘ K (Mac) or CTRL K (Win) to instantly browse and jump between projects, anywhere in the Taskade web and desktop apps. ⚡️ Project Search When editing a project, simply ⌘ F (Mac) or CTRL F (Win) to search and filter your project by text, @mention, and #tag. ⚡️ Notification Control The notification control for projects and workspaces is now faster and simpler. We hope you are staying safe in these difficult…
Continue ReadingThe recent Spotify x Joe Rogan deal made one thing clear: Spotify is going for gold of the podcasting industry. While the company’s chain of acquisitions is part of a well-thought-out business model, the Swedish music streaming service didn’t start as the most orderly bunch. Back in 2012, Spotify sported an experimental and highly volatile organizational approach that came to be known as the “Spotify model.” In today’s article, we’re…
Continue ReadingHave you come here looking for knowledge? 🧠 That’s perfect timing as we’re just about to take a closer look at another interesting system for collecting and organizing information. A brainchild of German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, the Zettelkasten method can make you (and your team) smarter, more productive, and effective at work. While the Zettelkasten was originally created to support Luhmann’s scientific research, we decided to look at it from…
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One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed 
Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship 
Multi-Select Enhancements, Streamlined Workspace Filtering 
Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024) 
How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101 
Real-Time Multiplayer Indicators for Typing, Chat, Local Time 
Onboarding and Mentoring Remote Employees 
Internet Relay Chat (IRC): How It All Started 
Diffusing Conflict in Distributed Teams 
Quick Search, Project Search, Notification Control 
The Sound of Remote Collaboration: Autonomous Squads 
The Zettelkasten Method for Distributed Teams