No Such Thing As A Monday

July 6th, 2012 | Posted by Quixey in Culture - (0 Comments)

This post was written by Jason Prosnitz, Director of Strategic Initiatives. He wrote an impromptu piece on why he loves working at Quixey and we decided to share it here.

I love my job.

Can you say that too? Most people in the working world feel a constant pressure to get their work done faster. Whether it is due to sales quotas, bugs in the code, customer service complaints, or a different issue, there is always pressure top down (from management) to get more done by the end of the each day, week, month, or quarter.

Quixey is different.  There is a very different type of pressure for us to succeed and it is not imposed from the top down; it comes from within.  We are already moving fast; the challenges that we face every day are so interesting, engaging and fun that there is no need to apply pressure from above.  From the minute I roll out of bed in the morning, I am so amped up and excited about what the day is to bring, I just GO. I completely forget about the expectations of others because my own usually surpass them.  Make no mistake, I’m not a unique Quixier in this way, which is another great reason to love working at Quixey: the people. At Quixey, we’re all excited about what we are doing. I get to collaborate with the smartest people that I know, and to solve the most interesting challenges that I’ve ever come across – what other motivation is necessary?

Another aspect that I love about Quixey is our vision for the future. Nowadays, people agree that with the number of apps out there and the rate at which that number is increasing, finding the right one presents a serious problem. Not that long ago, we had to work harder to explain the need for app search. There were only a few platforms, and people seemed satisfied with the results they were getting by using categories and top-ten lists. Quixey has always known that the app ecosystem was growing too quickly for categories, top-ten lists and directories to last, and it’s rewarding to see users jump on board with our vision. It’s a great feeling to know that we are helping to shape the app ecosystem of the future and that Quixey enables us to have such a significant impact.

Most people in the working world dread Mondays – the restart button of a miserable workweek. At Quixey, Mondays don’t exist – every day is as fun and as exciting as the last.  Every day is a Friday.

 

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Quixey’s Favorite Apps: Rapportive

June 30th, 2011 | Posted by Quixey in Favorite Apps - (1 Comments)

We stumble across new apps all the time at Quixey. Understanding apps is our job, so we constantly find apps that change how we operate.

One app that has spread through our office like wildfire is called Rapportive. Rapportive is a really cool tweak to the Gmail interface that allows you to connect with your contacts in other social networks.

If you’re in sales or business development it can be a pain to remember to friend or follow everyone you meet. Unfortunately, complete dedication seems to be the way to make the most of sites like LinkedIn or Facebook.

That’s where Rapportive comes in. In a business context, the best thing about Rapportive is being able to immediately connect with your contacts on LinkedIn. Rapportive turns the “infrequent frenzied adding” LinkedIn technique into a more dependable strategy that doesn’t require special attention. Just click the right button, and you’re done.

It can also be a good idea to install Rapportive if you want to restrict what others can see. When you install Rapportive, you choose which of your social networks you want to sync with the program, limiting how much access you allow.

Rapportive is essentially stitching together multiple planes of the internet to make your life easier. Instant access to the major social networks from your Gmail terminal has proven to be indispensable.

Most of us use Rapportive in the office. At Quixey, we’re huge fans of innovative apps, and so Rapportive comes highly recommended.

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