I made a unified productivity OS for teams

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I made a unified productivity OS for teams

Context: In the last decade, the B2B SaaS landscape has expanded exponentially. As a result, businesses today often find themselves juggling between 150-250 different SaaS tools to operate. Such a hyper-fragmented work environment raises the question: is it time for SaaS consolidation? Consequence: * Employee Productivity Concerns: The frequent switching between different apps and contexts results in a notable 10% drop in productivity, as reported by HBR. * SaaS Financial Impact: Companies often allocate funds for SaaS features that remain underutilized. Such expenditures can unnecessarily strain budgets. * Data Modeling Challenges: Every SaaS platform introduces its unique interface, adding another layer of complexity to how business data is structured, often leading to data redundancy and confusion. * Operational Demands of SaaS: Introducing a new SaaS solution means setting up and managing one more user system, data labeling system, and file organization structure. AI increases the need for a clean, centralized data AI an be seen as an accelerator for the importance of having centralized, clear, and coherent business data. Streamlined and well-labeled data sets enhance the quality of AI-driven insights. However, even for the best AI, if key information, like a work-related note, is locked away in personal tools, its value cannot be harnessed for business insights. I decided to take on SaaS fragmentation by creating a unified collaboration OS for teams. In a Nutshell: Frame comes with 5 apps: Notes, Tasks, Wiki, Whiteboard and Goals Our design principles are: Minimalism: we go back to the core of what you need in each app (think Apple Note or Medium.com) Interoperability: seamlessly refer docs across apps (e.g., insert a link to a note from the whiteboard) Collaboration: co-create in real-time docs in every app Frame comes packed with super-powers: Cross-apps search (Cmd-K bar): search content across all apps & team members Templates: leverage powerful templates for any department and apps (e.g., a sprint review template for PMs on the whiteboard app) AI magic: from automatic labeling of docs to summarizing any text - we got you covered Blazing fast: Lightning-fast navigation using shortcuts for the ultimate Superhuman-like experience Advanced filters: easily retrieve docs with a unified labeling system across apps (e.g., find my notes and whiteboard docs created by John or Adam, last month with the label ‘Fundraising’) Real-time co-creation: co-create docs in any app in real-time with your teammates Our Vision: Frame’s vision is to create a unified way of working across the company. We value minimalism and a unified interface, ala MacOS. Our long-term vision is to create a one-stop shop for your team so they can access any business data from Frame and get business insights. What’s coming next: More apps: Contacts, Dashboard, Processes - we’re only getting started Advanced AI interaction: get better insights on your business by having all your business data in one place, with a unified labeling system. Video real-time co-creation: Launch video calls while co-creating docs. Beyond Frame: access Frame from anywhere on the web Data import: easily import your data from your most popular apps Integrations: Google for Work, Slack, Figma: integrations are coming soon We’ve managed to ship this under $700K using open source tech and are looking for feedback from developers & PMs