Grindkey: Online To-do list Manager Task / Project Management Application Communication Platform

1. Key to the (Office) Grind
Online To-Do list manager
Task / Project Management Application
Communication Platform
June 28th, 2014

2. Why?
 Stopped checking emails once I touched
300 emails a day
 Tried Basecamp, Asana, Workflowy etc.
while running previous startup; couldn’t
stick and there was a parallel system
which I had to maintain

3. Problem 1: Emails

4. Problem 2: Project Management
Systems which can do ‘everything’

5. Grindkey
 An online Task(To Do) Management System
equipped with collaboration and project
management features
 Key Features:
◦ Consolidation
◦ Ability to drill down
◦ On the cloud
 Focus
◦ No useless features
◦ Every single detail has been thought out

6. Customer Traction
We have been using Grindkey for over 5 months internally now. It took a week or so
to implement but once it started flowing, there was no looking back.
Few things we noticed that started happening over a period of time:
1. It reduced our phone conversations from twice daily to once a week.
2. Our email interactions for internal tasks went to zero. There was no point.
3. The follow up messages reduced by 80% because of system notifications.
4. The ‘Approval’ mechanism further increased efficiency and reduced unnecessary
discussions.
5. No need for a separate platform for discussion groups, planning parties, trips or other
activities.
6. To each his own - blessing for those who love to micromanage and for those who give
‘freedom’ to employees.
Overall, the work is getting done in a smoother way with fewer disagreements (as
everybody has to put their viewpoints in writing) and the speed has increased as
well.

7. Bonus for Rodinhoods
 Free 3 month trial for startups of less
than 10 people
 Conditions apply 

8. Getting Started
 Have questions / queries
◦ Use CONTACT on Grindkey.com
◦ Assign a task to gandalf.grindkey@gmail.com
◦ Email Varun: varunbhutani@gmail.com
 Register – first 50 tasks are free
◦ Go to www.grindkey.com
◦ See the help video’s {7 mins}; necessary to
extract most out of the system
◦ Register using Gmail id