11/13/08:The Google of Work Management
Collaborative work management—it’s not the sexiest topic, but it’s a big business. Seattle-area entrepreneur Brent Frei estimates that his newest startup, Smartsheet, is the “301st company in the space.” The basic idea is to make software that companies can use to manage team-based projects and keep track of things like workflow, file storage, discussion threads, alerts, and to-do lists. Most companies still use Excel spreadsheets, e-mail folders, and other similar programs to do task-tracking, which can be tedious and inflexible.
