Productivity hacks: The founder's basic toolbox
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In this episode, Mitchie and Amaury cover the founder\\u2019s basic toolbox, including different resources and techniques to help startup founders save time daily by optimizing repetitive tasks.
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Show notes
- How you can document all of your brainstorming process and project planning using some simple tools and techniques
- How the same tools can help you delegate tasks
- How Amaury and Mitchie used the same technique in the production of the My CTO Friend courses and AskMyCTO videos
- Why Amaury hates emails and how he makes replying faster and better
- What\\u2019s even better than videos when it comes to reviewing meetings
- How you can use this tool for bug management
- What new tool you can try to optimize video when giving feedback or talking to a new customer
- What\\u2019s a great tool to use to record meetings or podcasts automatically via mobile or PC
- How to set up a top down camera to make explainer videos or brainstorm without using a PC/keyboard/tablet
- What\\u2019s a super tool you can use for automations (automatically send emails, create folders in Google Drive, copy files in Dropbox, etc.)
- How Amaury\\u2019s clients made 8 million euros building a startup without developers
- Why follow-up is key, and what tool you can use for regular communications and email newsletters
- How you and your team can organize your passwords for all your different tools
- What to do when a team member leaves
- What tool to use for designing your app when you\\u2019re an early-stage startup founder
- What are some tools and strategies to optimize content marketing
- How to find the best combination of tools for you and your team
- What are some more examples for communication, project management, business workflow, team meetings and customer support
- How Amaury and Mitchie met and started working together
- What\\u2019s the best thing to do when you\\u2019re struggling with something
- How you can apply these strategies to your business, and save time and money
- Why you should try freelance platforms like Fiverr and Upwork
Links\\xa0
- Amaury\\u2019s book, Startup Without a CTO \\u2013\\xa0http://startupwithoutcto.com/
- Episode 6: Productivity hacks: Brainstorming and project planning \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/6
- Screenshot \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenshot
- Screencast \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast
- Screen-O-Matic \\u2013\\xa0https://screencast-o-matic.com/
- My CTO Friend courses \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/products/
- AskMyCTO videos \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/videos/
- Specifications \\u2013\\xa0https://outoftech.com/how-to-turn-an-idea-into-a-startup-specification/
- Bug management \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_tracking_system
- Bonojoro \\u2013\\xa0https://www.bonjoro.com/
- Zoom \\u2013\\xa0https://zoom.us/
- Top-down camera \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_graphics#Top-down_perspective
- My CTO Friend \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/
- Zapier \\u2013\\xa0https://zapier.com/
- Typeform \\u2013\\xa0https://www.typeform.com/
- FollowUpThen \\u2013\\xa0https://www.followupthen.com/
- Dashlane \\u2013\\xa0https://www.dashlane.com/
- 1Password \\u2013\\xa0https://1password.com/
- LastPass \\u2013\\xa0https://www.lastpass.com/
- UX \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience_design
- Canva \\u2013\\xa0https://www.canva.com/
- Content marketing \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_marketing
- Auphonic \\u2013\\xa0https://auphonic.com/
- YouTube \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/youtube
- Dashboard \\u2013\\xa0https://en.support.wordpress.com/dashboard/
- API \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface
- Slack \\u2013\\xa0https://slack.com/
- WhatsApp \\u2013\\xa0https://www.whatsapp.com/
- Microsoft Teams \\u2013\\xa0https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software
- Trello \\u2013\\xa0https://trello.com/en
- Jira \\u2013\\xa0https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
- Salesforce \\u2013\\xa0https://www.salesforce.com/
- CRM \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer-relationship_management
- ERP \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_resource_planning
- Skype \\u2013\\xa0https://www.skype.com/en/
- Appear.in \\u2013\\xa0https://appear.in/
- Zendesk \\u2013\\xa0https://www.zendesk.com/
- Freshdesk \\u2013\\xa0https://freshdesk.com/
- Chatbot \\u2013\\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatbot
- Upwork \\u2013\\xa0https://www.upwork.com/
- Fiverr \\u2013\\xa0https://www.fiverr.com/
- My CTO Friend the Podcast \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/podcast/
- Episode 7: Productivity hacks: The founder\\u2019s basic toolbox \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/7
- iTunes \\u2013\\xa0https://myctofriend.co/itunes\\xa0