Working for a start up means a ton of hard work, and the ability to soak up everything everyone has ever shared with  you about the product, turn that into something functional and add a  little bit of wow factor. All in all, it is pretty much like riding a rollercoaster while you’re trying to balance an apple on your head… and send emails (via Jott, of course!) all at the same time.

The best part of all of it is really when you get to meet people who use Jott. That’s why Tuesday night was such a great experience for everyone here. For the first time, Shree’s idea of having a Jott User Group came to fruition and it was fantastic! Thanks so much to everyone who participated for taking time on a week night to come talk to us. We cannot wait till we can put into practice the great feedback we got.

Here’s little run down of the whole thing…

4:00- Evan and I run to Trader Joe’s and pick out everything we think is yummy.

4:45- We get back to the office, Doug reports that our food selection is “healthy” but approves.

5:10- Time to clean up, set up, and get ready! Tim takes out the trash. (Thanks Tim!)

5:30- People start trickling in and conversations start.

6:00- We move into our conference room and Shree gives a little presentation of fun things to come.

6:32- Conversation really gets going. I keep scribbling notes and notice the dev team has attacked the snack table.

6:33- Evan leans over and says “The dev team has attacked the snack table.”  

7:00- Can’t believe how fast the time is going. Feedback is flying from all directions.

7:30- We wrap things up and say goodnight.

We’ll be doing this again in the future, so if you are interested in participating let us know! Thanks again to everyone who came and for those of you who couldn’t make it- there is always feedback@jott.com, or the blog, where you can share what you’d like to see, how we need to change, and the ways you love to use Jott.  And be sure to stay tuned to see what great improvements came out of JUG!

If you aren’t up-to-date on all of our Jott Links, this is the time to check them out. We now have 26 different links you can add to your account…and we’re still growing!

The newest addition to this group comes from our friends over at Smartsheet who created a new Jott Link allowing Jotters and Smartsheet users to manage projects and add tasks to spreadsheets while on-the-go. A mobile professional’s dream come true? We think so!

Last year we launched a beta version of Jott Express, an application to access your Jotts on a Windows or Macintosh desktop. We’re excited about the new version of Jott Express that we’re developing and want to make sure it’s the best darn app it can be.

That’s where you come in…

We’re feeling great about the current direction of development, but would love to know what features you’d like to see in Jott Express. Our developers say anything is fair game: pie the sky feature requests, bugs you noticed in the previous version, impassioned pleas about keeping the download as small as possible, or anything else that’s on your mind.

What do you want to see in the next version of Jott Express? Comment below to let us know, or shoot us an email at feedback@jott.com.

For those of you who resolved to make 2008 the year of productivity and organization, you are in luck. We’re happy to announce that we have added Backpack and Nozbe to our Jott Links!

Connect your existing Backpack or Nozbe account using Jott and access your projects, calendar appointments, ideas and more while running errands, when you are in the car, or any time you’re not near your computer.

To add these new Jott Links to your account, log on at Jott.com, visit the Jott Links tab, and select the Add button next to the Backpack and/or Nozbe icon. For more information about Jott Links and how they work, check out our How To section.

Did you know you can add Jott’s alternate number to your fave five?
Jott away with 347-523-8843!

 

Wouldn’t you just be oh so organized with a little   there every time you opened your phone? Not only would you never forget that great idea, that doctor’s appointment, or when your library books are due… but you’d never forget to remind yourself either!

Hey everyone! Sorry for not posting for a while, between the holidays and the plague of a cold going around the office we’ve been a little short staffed.  We are back though, and running full steam ahead on some really great new features for you all. Stay tuned because 2008 is going to be one exciting year!

In the meantime, we hope everyone has resolved to stay safe on the road this year. Washington just enforced a new law making texting while driving illegal, so we’ve been in the news a bunch lately. Check out John’s interview on Washington’s KOMO news.