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tonyphamon Ask HN: What productivity tools do you use?

http://upbase.io/ It's a project management tool for individuals and small teams. (Disclosure: I'm the founder)

tonyphamon Show HN: Tweek Calendar – A minimal weekly planner and to-do list

Upbase is a PM tool and not a direct competitor of Tweek, so I think giving people more choices is not so bad. Anyway, shame on me for this promotion.

tonyphamon Show HN: Tweek Calendar – A minimal weekly planner and to-do list

I've used Teuxdeux for a while and encountered the same problem. I've tried so many productivity apps and ended up building my own PM tool.

tonyphamon Show HN: Tweek Calendar – A minimal weekly planner and to-do list

Tweek/Teuxdeux works great as a minimal weekly planner. If you want a more feature-rich Monthly/Weekly/Daily planner, check out https://upbase.io/

I'm the founder of Upbase, and it was on Show HN just a few days ago.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Got it. Thanks for your helpful feedback.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks for your feedback. Upbase is a generic tool and people can use it in whatever way works best for them. I might need to create pages highlighting use cases of how to use Upbase for Product teams, marketing teams, etc.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

The purpose of this is to prevent people from entering too simple passwords, like "theirname123". People still do it.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Switching back and forth between multiple apps is not very efficient, and you might have a hard time managing all your information when stuff's all over the place.

You can check it out to see if it's a good fit.

Cheers,

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

I'm glad you like it. Let me know if have any feedback.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Hi nashashmi,

Appologize for the issues. Please send me a message via help@upbase.io.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

The tools are pretty generic, so you can use them in whatever way works best for you. In the future, we'll publish some tutorials/use cases so you can better set up your workflow.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

On this Individual plan, should we allow team features to be turned on and new members to be invited afterward?

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

You can get in touch via help@upbase.io

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Yes, you can use sections for task statuses.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

At the moment, there are not many requests on contact management yet. Cheers,

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks. All the best with your product!

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you like it.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Hey everyone,

I'm thinking of introducing an Individual pricing plan (one user only) in which we strip away all team features. This would help bring much better user experiences since there was no unnecessary clutter or noise.

I'd like to hear your thoughts about it.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks for your feedback. We started focusing on marketing a few months ago. Yeah, it's tough to get the word out about the product since there's too much noise out there.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks for your feedback. We'll update this page, or even create a separate security page to talk about data security.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks for your helpful feedback. We'll work on these issues shortly.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

It seems like the angle "designed for solos and small teams" works great. I'll consider emphasizing this even more on the website.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

AppSumo can be really useful for early-stage startups to get some initial traction quickly, since they have a large customer base.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Thanks

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

I understood your concerns. But finding great self-host apps might be challenging though, since they're rare.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

It's Vuejs

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

I manage all of my personal stuff inside Upbase: Books to read, Places to visit, Movies to watch, etc. so I think you can use it to manage yours.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

Yeah, I read a ton of AppSumo launch case studies before I decided to run this campaign. It does help a lot.

tonyphamon Show HN: I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.

I think people want to get connected with a specific person rather than a team. It feels more personal.