Most of the SaaS and Enterprise software is built mostly for single-purpose or single-user workflows.
In a cloud-first and remote-first work environment, we need a different kind of software.
All SaaS and Enterprise software will need to be:
• Intelligent out of the box • Collaborative and real-time • Deeply integrated across other workflow apps • Secure & privacy enabled • Super intuitive & delightful to use
When I was doing customer-development and searching for a co-founder for Avoma, people often asked me – “Are trying to throw this idea on a wall and see if it sticks?”
I hated that question.
There was no Plan B for Avoma.
I strongly believed in the problem with extensive customer research and the gap in the market.
I had a point of view to solve this problem and an ambitious vision of what the world would look like in 5-10 years.
I left the high-salaried full-time job without having a co-founder for 6 months, without having a prototype, or any sort of commitment and clarity on any milestone.
I never doubted my vision and the opportunity even though we had very (I mean really “very”) highly-funded competitors.
We had many investors rejected us because we had “many” highly-funded competitors who had already launched and were ahead of us in the market.
There is not even a single day since Avoma’s inception I ever thought about a Plan B.
There are a lot of folks who are experiencing video meetings a.k.a. Zoom fatigue with the new normal of working remotely.
What if you get asked – “How do you feel?” before and after each meeting? 🤔
It needs to be a very lightweight approach to capture each participant’s “state of mind”.
Before the meeting, you can select one of the options: • Great: Well-prepared, well-rested, excited, or calm. • Meh: Not prepared, overwhelmed, tired, or distracted. • Worse: Sad, angry, depressed, sick, or injured.
And after the meeting, you can select one of the options: • Great: Inspired, hopeful, confident, or decisive. • Meh: Confused, hopeless, doubtful, overwhelmed, or distracted. • Worse: Angry, unhappy, lost, frustrated, or sad.
In Avoma, we already capture each meeting’s “Purpose” and “Outcome” to track meeting level success.
But this is taking it to the next level and understanding each participant’s success.
It would be interesting to capture participants’ feedback over a certain period and see how it affects meetings’ outcomes and employee satisfaction.
What do you think? Would you like to track this?
How could it be helpful for you as an individual and your team?