Building a new software company in 2022

Question

If you were to start a new software company in 2022, what tools/apps would you choose to cover all the important areas in the best way possible? (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, communication, docs, marketing, CRM).Based on what you already know.

altdataseller · Accepted Answer

I know it's not what you want to hear, but the tools/apps would probably in the very very bottom of my list of things to worry about.
That said I'd use:
Communication: Gmail
Docs: Google Docs
CRM: Google Docs
Team Collaboration: Google Sheets
All free tools, no need to get fancy here. Again, the least of my worries.

tobinharris · Answer

Interestingly, I've found that tools become less important the more you nail your purpose, culture, communications and processes.
For that, the Traction book would get you off to a very good start in implementing your company "Operating System".
I do understand your interest in tools though, but I spent far too long obsessing over tools in my business. Perhaps it's because I'm a software developer and I wanted to believe that tools could fix the problems, rather than facing up to the more human challenges.
Right now our 15-person business uses Notion, Slack, Google Docs, Figma Jam, Semrush and Productive. These cover all the things you mentioned.

brudgers · Answer

The important area is paying customers.All the things you mention are only nice to haves.Because money from customers allows for inefficiencies.Good luck.

kgraves · Answer

All the great ideas for starting a software company have been taken and executed.
And if you have a great idea which hasn’t been taken, it is most likely a feature that the big tech companies will just steal anyway. (e.g Clubhouse)
The competition is far too great to start a startup.

Building a new software company in 2022

If you were to start a new software company in 2022, what tools/apps would you choose to cover all the important areas in the best way possible? (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, communication, docs, marketing, CRM).
Based on what you already know.

The important area is paying customers.
All the things you mention are only nice to haves.
Because money from customers allows for inefficiencies.
Good luck.

All the great ideas for starting a software company have been taken and executed.
And if you have a great idea which hasn’t been taken, it is most likely a feature that the big tech companies will just steal anyway. (e.g Clubhouse)
The competition is far too great to start a startup.

Building a new software company in 2022

If you were to start a new software company in 2022, what tools/apps would you choose to cover all the important areas in the best way possible? (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, communication, docs, marketing, CRM).Based on what you already know.

The important area is paying customers.All the things you mention are only nice to haves.Because money from customers allows for inefficiencies.Good luck.

All the great ideas for starting a software company have been taken and executed.And if you have a great idea which hasn’t been taken, it is most likely a feature that the big tech companies will just steal anyway. (e.g Clubhouse)The competition is far too great to start a startup.

If you were to start a new software company in 2022, what tools/apps would you choose to cover all the important areas in the best way possible? (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, communication, docs, marketing, CRM).
Based on what you already know.

The important area is paying customers.
All the things you mention are only nice to haves.
Because money from customers allows for inefficiencies.
Good luck.

All the great ideas for starting a software company have been taken and executed.
And if you have a great idea which hasn’t been taken, it is most likely a feature that the big tech companies will just steal anyway. (e.g Clubhouse)
The competition is far too great to start a startup.