April 22, 2024
New research and company practices challenge the following productivity myths, showing the complexity and nuance behind long working hours and well-being.
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April 16, 2024
Here are some simple strategies to stop ruminating and start living—thinking, engaging, and creating—in the present.
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April 12, 2024
Honing and trusting one's intuition can lead to quicker, more effective decision-making. Here's how to harness the power of listening to your gut to make the best choices.
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April 9, 2024
When we think about great leaders, we often imagine individuals who gravitate toward the spotlight. But as it turns out, some of the best leaders dedicate themselves to helping others shine.
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April 8, 2024
If adulthood and work routines tend to dampen curiosity, games can help to restore it. Here, the benefits of incorporating some play into the office, and some strategies that have worked for me and my team at Jotform.
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April 5, 2024
The utility of ChatGPT begins with the prompt, which has become a craft itself. For founders, the right prompt can empower AI to handle more tedious tasks and free them to focus on more meaningful tasks, ultimately boosting the type of productivity that matters.
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March 27, 2024
Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, discusses how in order to engage and motivate employees, leaders need to adapt to Gen Z.
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March 26, 2024
Wellness has entered the workplace. The pandemic was a catalyst for reconsidering how organizations fare in terms of supporting their employees’ mental health. At the same time, the dialogue surrounding wellbeing at work often focuses on what individuals can do to make sure they’re in a good headspace...
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March 18, 2024
Why Today’s Employees Crave More Authentic Leadership
For leaders, being authentic is even more crucial than being charismatic. Not only that—if you are a leader, showing your true self might even boost your personal wellbeing.
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March 6, 2024
Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, shares three tricks that can help you work more efficiently.
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February 28, 2024
Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, explains how leaders can use specific strategies to encourage employees to explore and take risks.
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February 8, 2024
Small interruptions have an outsized impact on productivity and creativity, often measured in hours each work day.
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February 7, 2024
Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform explains how to keep your team motivated—without burning anyone out.
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February 1, 2024
Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, argues that when it comes to employee development, entrepreneurs can’t afford to ignore soft skills.
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January 25, 2024
How I adapted my company to AI: 5 key insights
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank explains how he successfully embraced and deployed AI.
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January 3, 2024
Time is short. Here are the creative benefits of becoming an obsessive planner.
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December 21, 2023
3 simple strategies to improve morale—and motivation—during the holiday season
A CEO argues that even though the holidays are around the corner, finishing critical projects and spending quality time with the family should not be mutually exclusive.
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December 13, 2023
Silent Retreats Are Expensive — But Effective. Here's How to Recreate the Benefits of One From Anywhere.
Even if you don't have the time or budget to set off on a physical journey of self-discovery, there are proven strategies for cultivating mental quiet…wherever you are.
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November 27, 2023
Turn Your Work Stress Into Creative Fuel Using These 3 Expert-Backed Tips
Workplace stress isn't just a hindrance. It's also a source of energy you can transform into creative fuel.
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November 17, 2023
Is Your Relentless Pursuit of Efficiency Actually Hurting Your Business? Here's How to Tell When You're Taking Productivity Too Far.
A fanatical eye to the leanest and most productive systems can sometimes have diminishing returns.
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November 15, 2023
Malcolm Gladwell Says It Takes 10,000 Hours to Master a Skill — But That's Wrong. Here's How to Quickly Learn Something New.
Breaking the mold of the 10,000-hour rule: Explore innovative strategies on how to rapidly learn new skills.
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October 24, 2023
Why leaders should be responsible for creating fulfilling jobs
Unlocking the true potential of organizations: Discover why leaders must take responsibility for crafting fulfilling jobs in this insightful exploration
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October 19, 2023
The Science-Backed Case for Embracing Boredom in the Workplace
Research shows that for entrepreneurs, a dash of ennui can actually be an asset. Here's how to turn boredom into an engine for creativity.
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July 29, 2023
Interview with Aytekin Tank, author of Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff recommends some of the best smart thinking books.
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June 28, 2023
Automating busywork in the office
Jotform CEO urges you to automate your work to become faster and more efficient.
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June 16, 2023
Reclaim Your Time with UB Alumni Aytekin Tank’s New Book, Automate Your Busywork
Now over 17 years old and home to more than 500 employees, it’s needless to say that Aytekin’s ingenuity and perseverance have secured Jotform’s success. For Aytekin, the bumps in the road have merely been part of a greater journey. “In many ways, I’m grateful to have had challenges like this. It’s what ultimately led to us building a better company.”
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June 6, 2023
How AI-Powered Virtual Assistants Can Automate Repetitive Tasks and Free up Mental Energy
Virtual assistants are the automation tool you never knew you always needed.
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June 5, 2023
3 Mundane Tasks You Should Automate to Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff
As CEO of Jotform, I take the same approach to my daily work. Rather than toil for more hours at half-capacity, I'd rather shine bright and shut down early. But this wasn't always the case.
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June 5, 2023
How Hyper-Automation Technology Is Democratizing Innovation
When it comes to innovation, our modern-day hustle culture tracks the traditional version of the fable. Great innovators are tireless toilers. More is more. But after 17 years of running my company, I'm convinced that what distinguishes great innovators is not a matter of quantity, but rather, the quality of the work they do and their commitment to giving their brain a rest.
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June 5, 2023
3 Mundane Tasks You Should Automate to Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff
Automation is one way to cut through the noise: daily check-ins, circle-backs, status updates, etc. — and leave mental space for the big stuff.
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June 2, 2023
5 Expert-Backed Strategies for Setting Boundaries at Work
More than 16 years ago, I was that same young entrepreneur, embarking on this massive dream to start my own company, Jotform. I was eager to learn but also very lax when it came to setting limits both personally and professionally.
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June 1, 2023
Episode 301: Horror Con, Aytekin Tank
Welcome to the first episode of year 7! This week we'll talk about Kevin's long-ish weekend, his new work laptop, and how he's on-call some more this week. We'll also catch up with Ursula on her latest progress both with writing and signing things, as well as her latest video games obsession. After that, we'll have a discussion with Aytekin Tank about how he stays productive!
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May 30, 2023
How to Tame Your Inbox and Free Your Mind for Your Most Creative Work
The average professional spends a whopping four hours a day sifting through and replying to emails.
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May 29, 2023
Want to Break Bad Habits and Supercharge Your Business? Use This Technique.
As a CEO, I've also noticed that entrepreneurs often underestimate how habits influence our businesses. Unless we're talking clichéd green juice and cold plunge routines, we think our changeable workdays give us a free pass in the world of habits. Yet, research shows about 40% of our daily activities are habitual. That includes founders, too.
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May 29, 2023
Automate Your Busywork: Unlocking the Power of Workflows
Your to-do list is surprisingly misleading. Here’s why.
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May 25, 2023
Why scary hour is the worst productivity hack yet and what you should do instead.
By cutting out busywork from your day, you won't have to try to hack your productivity with a self-imposed scary hour.
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May 24, 2023
It works for me delegating and automating what you can
This time, around, we hear from Aytekin Tank, founder and CEO of Jotform. He argues the biggest difference to his life has been learning what to delegate and automate. So much so, that he written a new book on the subject Automate your Busywork which came out last week.
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May 23, 2023
63: Mastering Efficiency Through Automation with Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform
In this episode, Aytekin shares his entrepreneurial journey and the ongoing growth of Jotform, named one of the "Best Privately-Owned Companies in America" by Entrepreneur Magazine. As an automation enthusiast and author of the upcoming book "Automate Your Busywork," Aytekin provides insights into optimizing time and leveraging no-code automation tools. Discover how Jotform's powerful features make people's lives easier and free up valuable time. Don't miss this captivating conversation with Aytekin Tank on "In Systems We Trust."
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May 23, 2023
#232 - Automate Your Busywork with Aytekin Tank
In this episode, Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, shares how he manages his priorities so well that his company is beating Google. 500 Employees and 20 million customers strong, Jotform is thriving when other companies have been crushed by goliath corporations like Google, Microsoft, Facebook/Meta, etc.
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May 23, 2023
Why You Can’t Get Anything Done (And What to Do about It)
The planning fallacy explains why even the simplest tasks take longer than you expect — and it happens to the best and brightest.
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May 18, 2023
5 Ways to Overcome Your Fear of Asking for Help
These methods create a personal mindset and company culture that regards both asking for and offering assistance as an admirable strength.
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May 16, 2023
Author Interview with Aytekin Tank
Today Aytekin Tank joins me to chat about his latest novel, Automate Your Busywork. I’m excited to learn more about his latest release and how he narrowed down the most essential things for you all to know to save time.
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May 16, 2023
Productivity expert Aytekin Tank releases new book
Automation plays a critical role in the overall efficiency of an organization as business leaders look to streamline processes and boost productivity. In the new book, Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff launching today and available now Jotform founder and CEO Aytekin Tank explains how any professional can use automation to eliminate tedious busywork.
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May 16, 2023
Productivity expert Aytekin Tank releases new book
Automation plays a critical role in the overall efficiency of an organization as business leaders look to streamline processes and boost productivity. In the new book, Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff launching today and available now Jotform founder and CEO Aytekin Tank explains how any professional can use automation to eliminate tedious busywork.
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May 16, 2023
Productivity expert Aytekin Tank releases new book
Automation plays a critical role in the overall efficiency of an organization as business leaders look to streamline processes and boost productivity. In the new book, Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff – launching today and available now – Jotform founder and CEO Aytekin Tank explains how any professional can use automation to eliminate tedious busywork.
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May 16, 2023
Productivity expert Aytekin Tank releases new book
Automation plays a critical role in the overall efficiency of an organization as business leaders look to streamline processes and boost productivity. In the new book, Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff – launching today and available now – Jotform founder and CEO Aytekin Tank explains how any professional can use automation to eliminate tedious busywork.
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May 15, 2023
3 Reasons to Celebrate Small Wins in Your Business
I've witnessed this over and over again during my time as CEO of my company, Jotform. We've weathered many ups and downs, especially over these past few years of the pandemic, and even when it didn't feel like there was anything to celebrate, I've made it a point to congratulate teams on smaller victories.
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May 15, 2023
How the Automation Flywheel Can Help You Achieve Greater Peace and Productivity at Work
“Pick up the pace!” my trainer barked, turning up the resistance on my spin bike. It was a typical morning at the gym. Sweat glazed my brow as I willed myself to pedal harder. My legs and lungs began to burn from the effort.
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May 11, 2023
Automation: 3 ways it boosts productivity and reduces burnout
Layoffs are impacting all employees—even those left behind, who often suffer surging burnout. Here’s how automation can help.
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May 9, 2023
Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff: Why You Need to Automate Your Busywork — Starting Today
Over the last 17 years, I’ve tried every possible tactic to eliminate the repetitive, manual tasks that come with running a growing business. Only one thing has consistently worked.
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May 8, 2023
How Automation Can Help Solopreneurs Achieve More Aytekin Tank
Aytekin Tank is the founder of Jotform, an automation enthusiast, and the author of the book, Automate Your Busywork.
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May 4, 2023
354: Automate Your Busywork
Aytekin Tank is the founder and CEO of Jotform and author of the new book, "Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff".
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May 2, 2023
Your to-do list is sabotaging your true productivity. Here’s what to do instead
Spending time on meaningless tasks only makes us less productive.
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May 2, 2023
Your to-do list is sabotaging your true productivity. Here’s what to do instead
Spending time on meaningless tasks only makes us less productive.
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May 2, 2023
Why Lazy People Are More Productive
Adopting a lazy mindset isn’t really about being lazy.
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April 30, 2023
3 Bad Habits Most Entrepreneurs Are Guilty Of — And the Simple Solution for Stopping
These habits commonly trip up entrepreneurs, but there's a tool that can help with all three.
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April 26, 2023
How an Automation-First Mindset Can Eliminate Procrastination
Understanding the ‘why’ of procrastination is the first step toward beating it.
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April 24, 2023
3 Ways to Automate Your Busy Work and Boost Your Productivity
Research has found that knowledge workers spend an average of 41% on unnecessary tasks. You are not the problem: Busy work is.
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April 24, 2023
3 Ways to Automate Your Busy Work and Boost Your Productivity
Research has found that knowledge workers spend an average of 41% on unnecessary tasks. You are not the problem: Busy work is.
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April 21, 2023
Why workers are experiencing resenteeism' and how leaders can tackle it
If leaders don't take action, resenteeism can spread among staff members, sabotaging team morale, culture, and productivity.
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April 18, 2023
To-Do Lists Were the Ultimate Productivity Weapon: What Happened?
Today is a great day to quit your to-do list.
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April 13, 2023
4 Steps New Entrepreneurs Can Take to Simplify Their Work Days
Every newly minted entrepreneur can attest to experiencing the same: In the beginning, things feel especially insurmountable. Here are a few steps you can take to start simplifying.
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April 11, 2023
Why Productivity Is 1% Effort and 99% Battling Your Biology
Here’s why you can’t get anything done (hint: it has nothing to do with effort)
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April 4, 2023
The Power of Carving Out One Hour for Impactful Work Every Single Day
Not creative? Not a problem! You can train your brain to get the creativity flowing.
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March 23, 2023
It’s not easy to keep remote teams connected. Here are 5 tricks to help bridge the distance
Leaders need long-term strategies to effectively manage remote and global teams.
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March 8, 2023
Leaders need to take responsibility and stop giving quiet promotions. Here’s how
When you hire an employee, you accept responsibility for their career growth too.
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March 3, 2023
Digital transformation: 3 guiding principles for 2023
Looking to do more with less in the coming months? Let these key transformation concepts guide your strategy
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March 2, 2023
5 Reasons Why Strategic Planning is Vital for Entrepreneurs
Envisioning a framework for the future helps to ensure that everyone's on the same page, among other success essentials.
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February 28, 2023
How to succeed in the age of automation: 3 rules for modern work
Don’t get stuck doing busywork. Three rules for success in the automation revolution.
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February 23, 2023
How to Master the Art of Public Speaking, Even If Your Anxiety Is Through the Roof
Nerves are fine, but falling apart not so much.
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February 7, 2023
3 Expert-Backed Strategies for Blowing People Away With Your First Impression
Nothing is more important than a good first impression. The first five seconds are everything.
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February 6, 2023
This Wise Advice From Jim Carrey's Commencement Speech Will Teach You How to Tackle Fear as an Entrepreneur
Fear is a tool. Here's how to use it.
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January 26, 2023
4 ways automation can help your team succeed rather than replace workers
There may be advantages to automation.
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January 24, 2023
No Code Low Code will shine in 2023
Driven by the need for no code low code technology, in 2023, we'll see significant market expansion and some interesting innovations born from this new market need.
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January 19, 2023
New Entrepreneurs and Seasoned Pros Won't Succeed Unless They Hone This One Skill
Staying in your bubble will only make you more rigid. Improve your reasoning instead.
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January 12, 2023
Make Better, Faster Decisions Using This Simple 3-Step Framework
As a leader, don't get caught up in perfectionism. Adept leaders should know when to take action.
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January 11, 2023
Tracking employees doesn't work. Here's how to move beyond productivity paranoia
Eight of the 10 largest private U.S. employers are using some form of bossware.
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January 9, 2023
3 Ways You Can Be Successful Without Falling into the 'Hustle Culture' Trap
Don't buy into the hype. Here's why you need to push back on the temptation to overwork
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January 2, 2023
The 3 Questions Every Entrepreneur Needs to Be Able to Answer
What's your competitive edge? Leaders should continually ask what goals they want to achieve.
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October 4, 2022
Jotform extends leading form digitisation with eSignature solution
Jotform, a leading online forms SaaS vendor, has added Jotform Sign to its platform. Jotform Sign is a complete eSignature solution that automates the final part of completing a legally binding document, the signatures. In developing the solution, Jotform ensures a seamless workflow throughout the completion and signature process.
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September 21, 2022
Aytekin Tank Interview
There’s so much media buzz about founders who get millions of dollars from venture capital firms, but once they get funding, the pressure intensifies to grow and be profitable.
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March 16, 2022
Making Something From Nothing: Aytekin Tank Of Jotform On How To Go From Idea To Launch
Start slow. No one told me to start my company slowly. In fact, the popular opinion in tech is to go fast. I decided against this path and to take the slow route, which allowed me to play the long game and be successful over time without giving up control of my company.
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April 27, 2021
Jotform Announces Approvals, a No-Code Approval Flow Automation Solution
Jotform, a leading online form software provider, announced Approvals, a no-code tool designed to empower teams to automate approval processes and streamline workflows with ease.
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August 21, 2020
Lessons From Leading Remote Teams
I recently spoke to Aytekin Tank, the founder and CEO of JotForm, a full-featured online form builder used by more than seven million people worldwide.
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October 25, 2019
Jotform: A Form Building Platform for Everyone
While working as a developer in New York back in 2006, Aytekin kept stumbling across a pain point at work – coding online forms. Even though he had the necessary technical skills, it took considerable time and effort to make a good online form.
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August 27, 2018
The to-do list method for people with busy lives and short attention spans
Productivity science is generally unkind to standard to-do lists. We’re told that they feed the impulses of our faulty brains in all the wrong ways.
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July 30, 2018
How one CEO increased his company's success through "the power of doing nothing at all"
Our culture treats busyness as a badge of honor. One CEO says he found success by doing less.
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April 6, 2018
How to bootstrap a company while fully employed
I’m excited to have today’s guest because he’s the kind of person who’s been on all those forums that I’ve been on forever, building his company quietly and making it into something really big. He did it without ever having that big TechCrunch moment where they say, “Look at me, I raised so much money.”
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September 20, 2017
Why This CEO Trained His Employees To Do His Job
Aytekin Tank wanted to take a three-month paternity leave, but he didn’t expect that the time away would make him a better leader.
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February 13, 2017
5 Reasons Why This CEO Leverages Cross Functional Teams For Better Business Performance
Teams—and specifically, cross functional teams, enable faster communication, which brings faster decision making. By working through teams as opposed to large departmental silos, you not only cross-pollinate perspectives and experiences (which help shape creativity and innovation) but also align daily behaviors with business strategies.
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November 4, 2016
This Engineer-Turned-Entrepreneur Spends Half His Workday Hiring the Right People
JotForm's founder and CEO created the easiest online form builder, has grown his company to millions of users and powers forms around the world.
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January 12, 2016
How Aytekin Tank Built a Software Company with Over 2 Million Users
Is achieving and maintaining a healthy work-life balance a priority for you? In this interview, Aytekin Tank CEO and Founder of JotForm reveals how he got to the point where he could work on his business instead of in it, and how that has restored his work-life balance.
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October 5, 2015
Bootstrapping with a Paycheck: Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform
Aytekin is a Turkish entrepreneur who has bootstrapped his company with a paycheck. He has used a freemium business model, and a virtual team strategy to scale.
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April 15, 2015
Three Keys To Success When Bootstrapping A Startup
To bootstrap a start up successfully you must: 1. Provide a valuable benefit; 2. Communicate that benefit to those that need it; and 3. Manage your cash flow. If you do those three things well, your chances of success soar. If you miss any one of the three you have no chance of success. None. Give up. Quit now and get a real job. While these are true with any start up, what’s different about bootstrapping is that you must do them with extremely limited resources.
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