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by Jared Goralnick
RIM gets a bad rap. It set out to create the best email experience for mobile, and it did that. Unfortunately for them, smartphones now do a lot more than email.
Still, it’s worth pausing to look into what BlackBerry brought to mobile email, and to point out how iPhone and Android users can replicate some of RIM’s best features. Continue reading…
by Jared Goralnick
Last week it wasn’t just the AwayFind application that came out of beta, it was the whole company. Entrepreneurs hear all the time that it’s all about team, so we have intelligent responses about how our team is perfect for the job. But it’s usually not.
Don’t fire your team after reading this, but do consider how to get to a better place. Growing (with) your team is as important as building your product.
by Jared Goralnick
Momentum is inevitable. You wake up one more morning the product of the months before it, and the previous “you” seems like a specter of years ago.
Sometimes you have to pause to examine both your position and your velocity. It’s time for three important questions.
by Jared Goralnick
Last year I suggested we should choose just one word and label it a theme for the year ahead. I reported back on that theme last week.
This year is a similar theme, but it comes from a very different basis—the word is swim. I’ll explain after the jump…
by Jared Goralnick
Conventional wisdom is if you want something done fast, you’re going to pay a premium. Or that if things are rushed, quality suffers. But in a product business, time is the most expensive and dangerous enemy.
There is a time to sprint, and not just because you want to work harder. Consider this:
by Jared Goralnick
I haven’t blogged lately because I’ve overcommitted. When I figure out how to say “no” to more things, I’ll be sure to write about that. But I have figured out how to make better use of the time I do spend working and relaxing.
The following is a video of me from WordCamp Mid-Atlantic talking about both productivity at work and balance in life. Though the presentation was initially geared toward blogging, there are 13 minutes I’ve highlighted that I hope you’ll enjoy.
by Jared Goralnick
I’m overdue for a post about AwayFind, but rather than type it out, here are some updates via Thursday’s interview from Robert Scoble and the week before’s with Greg Cangialosi.
Below I’ve indicated the timestamps for when AwayFind, email productivity, and Bootstrap Maryland are discussed…so you can dive right in. After the videos are also some recent links, like being in Gartner’s 2009 Cool Vendor Report : ).
by Jared Goralnick
How much does it cost you to stay current…with your email, with the news, with your industry? Today Seth Godin explained just how expensive it is.
And I want to reiterate the point.
by Jared Goralnick
A few days ago I announced AwayFind. That was the technology. But that’s less than half the story to killing email interruptions.
The rest: an immediately practical, very readable, and quite beautiful 26-page guide that may not be available in 48 hours…
by Jared Goralnick
No open bar, VCs, or even a beta logo. Just a web app that un-tethers you from your inbox. Oh, and a dream shared by an awesome bunch of people.
Today we launch AwayFind. It’s time for a little retrospective…
I am Jared Goralnick, Founder and CEO of AwayFind, a web startup that helps people to stop checking their email.
Productivity, the future of email, and building ecosystems are my passions. I organize Inbox Love & Ignite DC, and mentor at 500 Startups & Founder Institute. I'm open to speaking opportunities.
