Why we built nudges before we built the dashboard (and why you should too)
The article discusses the approach taken by the author in building a workflow tool, TeamAutomation. Instead of creating a dashboard first, they focused on implementing nudges to improve the approval process. This strategy aims to change user behavior by providing automatic reminders, thereby enhancing accountability and reducing project delays.
- ▪Most SaaS founders prioritize building dashboards for their products.
- ▪The author found that approvals fail primarily due to a lack of follow-up rather than outright rejections.
- ▪Nudges, or automatic reminders, are integrated into Slack to facilitate timely approvals without requiring users to open a new app.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3949896) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Mahad Tahir Posted on Jun 3 Why we built nudges before we built the dashboard (and why you should too) #webdev #showdev #nextjs Most SaaS founders build the dashboard first. It looks impressive in demos, investors love screenshots, and it feels like real progress. We did the opposite. Here's why. The real reason approvals fail When I started building TeamAutomation, I interviewed a dozen people about their approval process.
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