productivity 
68 posts and columns on productivity
Seven Questions for Evernote CEO Phil Libin
Building a “Nike for the mind.”Microsoft’s Sculpt Keyboard Makes Ergonomic Desktops Cool
Microsoft’s newest keyboard adds a dash of style to ergonomics.
With $15M From Benchmark, Former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor’s Quip Aims to Take Productivity Mobile
Former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor is now on a mission to “build the productivity suite for the mobile era.”Dropbox CEO Drew Houston: We’d Love to Integrate With Google Docs
Houston was enthusiastic about direct integration with Google Docs. “That’s something we would love to do,” he said.News Byte
Paper App Draws $15 Million in Funding From Andreessen Horowitz, Jack Dorsey
FiftyThree, the New York-based company behind the popular iPad sketching app Paper, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Chris Dixon of Andreessen Horowitz. Other investors include Shana Fisher of High Line Venture Partners, Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital, Ron Conway and Jack Dorsey. FiftyThree is comprised of ex-Microsoft designers and engineers who created Paper to enhance productivity on the iPad. The app is free to download, and includes in-app purchases for utility tool kits. The company plans to hire talent and expand the collaborative features of the app with the fresh funding.With iPad Mini Keyboards, It’s (Literally) the Little Things
Tablet users are finally starting to accept the iPad as a productivity device. Can the iPad mini be one, too?On the Road to Self-Betterment, Apps That Keep You on Track
Setting goals is easy. Keeping them is the hard part.News Byte
