Thread by @yoheinakajima

The Unbundling of Google Workspace

With the rise of remote work, we saw a huge uptick in collaboration tools, a space I'm tracking closely.

Sharing some interesting trends/startups 👇

First trend is seeing docs/spreadsheet/calendar being integrated w each other, which led to the rise in @NotionHQ.

Similar tools that are picking up pace include @clickup and @coda_hq. @SliteHQ is similar.

@navigator @Rendezview_io pulls notes/agendas/etc into mtngs.

Ppl want more efficient note taking, want to capture all of their thoughts, and want to be able to access it easily.

@RoamResearch has a cult following here. @supernotesapp feels like a less intense version of Roam. @AlmanacDocs claims to be the fastest collaborative doc editor.

(Notes cont.) Taking it further, you have @cloverappco for quick note taking. @verbzai for note taking w voice and @GrapevineAI for the same thing but specific to CRMs.

For decks, no more PPT, ppl want to build online. I've seen more ppl using @canva these days. Another clean deck creation software is @Pitch. Then there's @decksetapp which designs decks for you using AI.

Calendar scheduling is the bane of everyone's work day apparently.

@tryamie @sunsamaHQ @reclaimai help you block time for work.

@CommandDot_ @SuperpoweredApp @undockhq help you schedule mtngs.

Not surprisingly, gmail seems to have the least competition. @Superhuman is great but it sits on top of gmail. There was the other email client that was picking up steam but... you know.

Not all of these are necessarily "unbundling" google workspaces as some of them sit on top of G's solutions.

What's clear though is that ppl aren't content w the status quo.

Exciting to see how things will evolve!

Oh, and forgot Google Sheets.

@airtable is crushing it. I'm pretty excited about @RowsHQ too.

If you want to use a back-end database, you can use @Basedash as the front-end.

I'll do whole 'nother thread on no code data management and piping which is relevant here.