47 products left, but today smartsheet
Hi friend 👋,
In the past year, I've gone to about ten different conferences. There is one thing I hate about each of them, and that is the food. You spend the entire time standing up and telling the same narrative again and over. When it's lunchtime, you feel like you deserve something wonderful; but, because the food court is not meant for crowds, there are usually long lines. Instead of going into the restaurant and spending an extra hour, you would rather wait in line for an extra fifteen minutes in order to return to your booth for the prospect of one more lead. I was in that exact situation when I met with someone who works for today's product. We waited, got our overcooked spaghetti as the "Italian option," and I looked for a seat with despair. You are right. There was no table available, however there was a lady sitting alone in an 8-person table in the corner. "May I?" I approached her politely. She greeted me with warmth and we began to converse.
I know there are zillions of products to discover, but I always think I know the majority of the big ones. Our conversation with the lady was about the items we are developing, and I brag about ours. "I'm working on a work management tool; we're designing a product for corporations to handle all of their processes," she explained. To be honest, I assumed I was seeing yet another producthunt software that does the same productivity tasks as others but with a more attractive appearance. We talked some further, and she mentioned that they were searching for startups in which to invest. Wait, what? What kind of a producthunt’able app can do investments?
Today, smartsheet is our product.
It’s unbelievable that I've never heard of smartsheet, but I'm sure most of you have. They are a massive work management platform for enterprises. We all know how strong MSExcel is, and we can replicate a lot of software by using sheets (I have even seen Mario game written in Excel). Smartsheet takes a step further by allowing businesses to use the platform to construct their own own process management workflows with triggers. If I start talking about the features, it will most likely take an entire episode. But sometimes you see a stunning, sexy individual and you don't even look again because you know he or she is beyond out of your league. I had a similar experience while utilizing their free trial. If you want to learn more about it, there are dozens of videos on YouTube.
Because the world is so vast, we may be unaware of fantastic and widely used things that are produced in other parts of the globe. I had no idea that such a publicly traded SaaS company even existed. This gets me even more excited about all of the product and technology companies and their efforts to make a difference. Yes, smartsheet is fantastic, and I wholeheartedly endorse it; nevertheless, I have another suggestion for you today. Simply switch continents for a while. No need to relocate; merely alter the country associated with your app store, web browser, VPN, etc. It's going to open your eyes to a brand new universe. Don't you wish you knew more about what's happening on other continents?
We’ll talk again tomorrow.
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