Exploring the Future of Productivity: A Conversation with Julien Quintard, CEO of Routine
Jan 24, 2024
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Julien Quintard, founder and CEO of Routine, a new productivity tool, discusses the need for another tool in the productivity world and how Routine plans to bridge the gaps between task management, note-taking, calendar, and contact management. He also talks about the challenges faced by digital tool creators and the importance of customization in productivity tools. Julien shares insights about what to expect from Routine in the future, highlighting the tool's unique features and approaches.
Routine aims to provide a single integrated platform that combines task management, note-taking, calendar, and contact management functionalities.
Routine plans to enhance data visualization and customization features, allowing users to tailor the app to their specific workflows and preferences.
Deep dives
Overview of Julian Quinter's background and the founding of Routine
Julian Quinter, the founder and CEO of Routine, shares his background as an engineer and his experience in decentralized data systems. After starting a previous company that was acquired, Julian transitioned into coaching and helping other entrepreneurs. During this time, he realized the need for better organization tools and methodologies. This led him to start thinking about creating the next generation of tools, which eventually became Routine.
The Focus of Routine: Bridging the Gap Between Productivity Tools
Routine aims to address the frustration of having to switch between multiple productivity tools that are not interconnected. Instead of separate task managers, note-taking apps, calendars, and contact management apps, Routine seeks to provide a single tool that can perform all of these functions. It aims to bridge the gaps between these functionalities, allowing users to easily take notes, create tasks, and manage their calendar all within one integrated platform.
Competition and Target Audience for Routine
While Routine is currently positioned as a calendar app, its future vision goes beyond that. Julian sees tools like notion, clickup, and airtable as its main competitors, as they offer a more holistic approach to project management and collaboration with a personalized touch. Routine's target audience is individuals and small to medium-sized companies who value having a single application for all their personal and professional productivity needs. By providing a tool that excels in personal organization and can seamlessly transition to team collaboration, Routine aims to serve this specific market segment.
Future Plans for Routine: Data Visualization and Customization
Routine has a roadmap for further development, with plans to enhance data visualization, querying, and customization features. The organization of data in Routine is based on a graph structure, allowing users to easily connect and explore information. The upcoming visualization features will include different calendar layouts, timelines, lists, and potentially a kanban board. Routine also aims to provide behavior customization options, allowing users to tailor the app to their specific workflows and preferences.
In this episode, the Productivity Like a Pro podcast welcomes Julien Quintard, the founder and CEO of Routine, a new productivity tool. Julien discusses his background as an engineer, his professional journey till now, and how his experiences motivated him to create Routine. We get to understand why another productivity tool is needed in the world and how Routine plans to bridge the gaps between task management, note-taking, calendar, and contact management. He also touches upon the challenges faced by digital tool creators, the importance of their tool finding a business model, and how Routine plans to customize itself according to the user's needs. Towards the end, Julien shares insights about what to expect from Routine in the future, highlighting the tool's unique features and approaches.