Taskade Blog: Tips and Trends for AI Agents, Automation & Productivity

Taskade is now free for individuals and teams! 🎉

By John Xie August 25, 2020 3 Min Read

Taskade is now free for individuals and teams! 🎉

The world is evolving, and so are we. With the pivot to remote work and the rising demand for an all-in-one collaboration platform, Taskade has become an essential tool for thousands of teams across the globe. Each day, we’ve been helping you and fellow Taskaders get work done remotely, and we love it! Now is the time for us to take the next step in our journey, together. Starting today,…

A Single Source of Truth: Why Your Remote Team Needs One

Knowledge Management

By Dawid Bednarski August 21, 2020 29 Min Read

A Single Source of Truth: Why Your Remote Team Needs One

Shuffling papers, peeking into folders, digging through inboxes… Sounds familiar? If your remote team has a knack for disorganization, we have a solution. With a collaborative, single source of truth (SSOT) they won’t miss a thing, ever again. In 2019, Citrix and The Economist ran a collaborative survey “The Experience of Work.” Among the 1,145 business executives, 47% said that ease of access to business information is the key driver…

Recurring Tasks, Duplicate Nodes, Desktop Widget

Taskade Updates

By John Xie August 17, 2020 3 Min Read

Recurring Tasks, Duplicate Nodes, Desktop Widget

Hi Taskaders 👋 Tired of repeating tasks manually? Then this update is for you! ⚡️ ⚡️ Recurring Tasks You can now set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, or monthly to automate your workflow. Psst, use this simple weekly tasks template to help you get started on organizing weekly tasks! ⚡️ Duplicate Nodes Simply ⌘ + D (Mac) or CTRL + D (Win) to duplicate a task or note. ⚡️ Desktop Widget Here is a…

How to Stop Slacking Off Working From Home. End WFH Procrastination in 2024!

AI Productivity

By Dawid Bednarski August 16, 2020 23 Min Read

How to Stop Slacking Off Working From Home. End WFH Procrastination in 2024!

If you’re like most “fresh” remote workers, chances are the new reality without a commute gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling. But as it usually happens with lit things, there’re some caveats too. In this case, it’s WFH procrastination that spoils all the fun. Whether you’ve fallen in love with remote work or already miss your cubicle, one thing’s certain. Motivating yourself to get work done at home is…

Multiplayer Software: From Games to Collaboration Tools

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 10, 2020 29 Min Read

Multiplayer Software: From Games to Collaboration Tools

Have you heard the news? Epic Games, the developer of a wildly successful multiplayer game Fortnite, has just announced a massive $1.78 billion funding round. Wondering what it has to do with collaboration software? Well, it turns out, multiplayer video games and collaboration software have much more in common than meets the eye. In fact, it was video games that popularized real-time communication and collaboration long before Google Wave’s debut…

The Art of Quick Sync-Ups for Remote Teams (Updated 2024)

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 3, 2020 22 Min Read

The Art of Quick Sync-Ups for Remote Teams (Updated 2024)

Who would’ve thought the transition to remote work would carry over the nuisance of daily meetings? Well, thanks to VoIP and video conferencing tools, our love-hate relationship with daily (weekly, monthly…) scrums continue. Luckily, quick sync-up meetings are here to save the day. In a now-famous email to Tesla employees, Elon Musk shared his formula for effective meetings. According to Musk, they should be small, short, and scarce. Teams should…

Crosslink, Hyperlink, Mobile Share Widget

Taskade Updates

By John Xie August 1, 2020 2 Min Read

Crosslink, Hyperlink, Mobile Share Widget

Hi Taskaders 👋 We have a big update for you this week! 🎉 🧠 Crosslink Projects You can now link to projects using @mention and establish connections between projects in your workspace. 🔗 Hyperlink Text Simplify long links with hyperlinks and keep your projects organized. You can also paste a link over text selection to create a hyperlink. ⚡️ Mobile Share Widget Instantly save links and text to Taskade from…

One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 31, 2020 27 Min Read

One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed

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…

Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 20, 2020 23 Min Read

Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship

Terry 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…

Multi-Select Enhancements, Streamlined Workspace Filtering

Taskade Updates

By John Xie July 16, 2020 2 Min Read

Multi-Select Enhancements, Streamlined Workspace Filtering

Hi 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…

Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024)

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 15, 2020 22 Min Read

Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024)

Do 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…

How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 9, 2020 33 Min Read

How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101

Written 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,…