Mark Mader's blog

Introducing the #1 Feature: Linking Between Sheets

Mark Mader — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:54:53 +0000

Smartsheet released a host of new features today, including what could considerably be the most important, and anticipated, feature we’ve introduced in the last year: linking information across sheets. As the #1 most requested feature to date, we’re thrilled by the impact this will have on our customers’ productivity.... Read more

Smartsheet Completes Three-Peat of Triple Digit Growth

Mark Mader — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:39:26 +0000

By every metric, 2011 was another banner year for Smartsheet as we saw significant growth across the board -- and we thank our customers for their continued loyalty and vocal support!... Read more

SharePoint Who? The Box-Smartsheet Combination Takes Hold

Mark Mader — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:58:39 +0000

We recently announced several enhancements to Smartsheet and one in particular deserves more attention: the Smartsheet integration with Box... Read more

Resellers Take to The Cloud

Mark Mader — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:29:04 +0000

We hear from existing and prospective resellers every week that the volume of client requests for proven web-based solutions continues to climb.... Read more

7 Reasons We’re Giving Thanks

Mark Mader — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:01:42 +0000

With Thanksgiving only hours away, it gave us the opportunity to walk the halls here at Smartsheet and ask the team “What is Smartsheet thankful for this year?”. Aside from a few clever one-liners, the answers were thoughtful, with these seven coming up most frequently.

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Checklist for Cloud-based PM Tools

Mark Mader — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:40:37 +0000

Last month I was invited to speak at the Puget Sound's Project Management Institute (PMI) meeting in Seattle. The topic: “Project Management in the Cloud: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” The audience, a couple hundred PMO professionals, was primed to learn how cloud computing is ushering in a new, more virtual way of doing business.... Read more

Join Smartsheet and Hold On

Mark Mader — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:55:36 +0000

With the Smartsheet team nearly double its size since the start of 2011, it was high time to take a break for the 2011 Summer Team BBQ the weekend before last. An opportunity for everyone and their families to rally for some good 'ole fashioned summertime fun. ... Read more

Smartsheet Inside Salesforce: 100,000 Companies Rejoice

Mark Mader — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:32:00 +0000

Did you hear that? Was it the collective exhale of 100,000+ Salesforce admins who have been asking for a solid integrated project management tool for Salesforce? ... Read more

Trust me, There’s a BIG Difference

Mark Mader — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:16:20 +0000

I participated in a roundtable panel sponsored by Focus Research yesterday with several online project management solution providers.... Read more

Make your data snap- crackle- and POP

Mark Mader — Fri, 20 May 2011 06:43:26 +0000

Building a rich web-app is more than having density of information in an easy-to-read layout. Rich also means delivering an interactive experience in the browser -- dragging and dropping rows and columns, and setting dependencies with a click and drag between tasks.

It also means making your data look the way you want it to look.... Read more