And here it is – the last episode of the first season of “Ask Michael!” Today Michael answers two questions we get all the time: After the previous episode, you already know that we run Nozbe with Nozbe – and without an office. Why do we only work remotely? Who else follows that approach? And where, actually, can you visit us? Watch the new episode! What now? We’re wrapping up the first season of “Ask Michael.

As a tech company, we’re armed with many apps to run our business. Some of you are curious about which apps we use and how. That’s where “Ask Michael” comes in!

Since we’re in No Office model, we have no other choice than using the best available services and applications to get our work done, to communicate and to discuss our efforts. But that’s just one side of the coin. In fact, playing with new things and upgrading our toolset is our passion. :)

Did you know that you can always restore completed projects and tasks? If you don’t remove them, we keep them on our servers. So you can bring them back! You don’t appreciate it until you need it. That applies to health and… data backup. With Nozbe, you can be confident that you can restore all uploaded files and written comments (unless you intentionally delete them). Today Michael explains: Why do we store all that data?

Let us introduce another episode of Michael’s weekly video series! This time, he talks about the security and privacy of the data that you input and store with Nozbe. We’re not paranoid. We don’t believe in Earth-threatening aliens. But if they existed, we would be ready for that. There are, obviously, much more predictable accidents that could destroy or compromise our databases. And if you have read any news about enormous data leaks and password hacks, you might be reasonably concerned.

10 years in business – and just as many years listening to customers. We get feature requests every single day. And that’s what the latest “Ask Michael” episode is about! You might be curious what we do with your requests. Are they stored somewhere? Does anyone read them? First, we carefully review your requests. Then we save them in a special Nozbe project. And use them while planning future releases. But our experience tells us that (usually) simply adding new features isn’t actually what you really want.

Nozbe isn’t the only app we use to get things done. We also use Slack. The natural question is: is integration between these apps on the way? Although we strongly prefer asynchronous communication because it doesn’t disrupt deep work, we need more “live” and less action-focused field too – to keep a healthy balance. Slack handles this very well. Check out what Michael has to say about Slack, its role on our team and the future of integration between Nozbe and Slack:

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nozbe, Michael comes back with extra insight from our team! Watch to find out how he manages the whole company within the Nozbe app. It’s actually an extremely common question: how do we use Nozbe on a daily basis? The truth is, we’re just one of our own customers, using exactly the same product that we offer to you. Check out how a structure of shared projects and good habits can keep your team action oriented:

A new episode of the Ask Michael series is chock-full of facts and conclusions from 10 years of Nozbe. Michael speaks for himself about how he got started and what has changed since 2007. Recently we’ve shared the history of the Nozbe app. Today Michael presents his own point of view. How did he meet David Allen? What was the first book about Nozbe? What’s next? This video is a bit longer than usual, as the history of Nozbe can’t be told in a few minutes.

Nozbe is a living and evolving organism. It changes with our fresh ideas and your generous feedback. As we’ve said, we keep listening to your opinions. Watch the latest episode of “Ask Michael!” We can’t count all the changes and fixes that have been possible thanks to your messages. Actually, we love them, whether they are expressly positive or have some criticism. We’re open to your suggestions, so today Michael talks about start/completion date, one of the features you’ve requested (and asks you for something too):

How easy would life be if every challenge was achievable in just a few steps! But that’s a dream. The reality, though, is that everybody has to cope with complex projects. So keep calm and watch our new episode! In today’s episode (hopefully you’ve already watched the previous one?) Michael shares how to manage non-trivial projects within Nozbe. With these proven tips and real examples, you’ll know how to succeed (and impress your boss!