Hi everyone! My name is Logan. I'm the maker behind Story — thanks for checking it out! I started building Story because I felt that all the major productivity tools and project management apps seemed to have a fundamental problem. Which is that while many of these tools do a great job at helping you organize and control "WHAT" you are doing. (Creating and prioritizing tasks, making assignments etc.) None of these tools seemed to be built from the ground up to help you connect with "WHY" your work really matters. That's what I felt was missing from so many of the work experiences I was a part of, "Why do these tasks matter?" I built Story because I think meaningful work is less about "creating tasks and making assignments" and should be more about feeling like you're playing a necessary role in a bigger story. So I spent 10 years working to deeply understand what's wrong with our current paradigm for work, and how it could be changed to make work more meaningful for everyone. I founded my company (The Elkadeo Way) to build resources and tools to help people learn and apply the principles I discovered in work and life — and Story represents one of the biggest efforts of this mission that I'm excited to share with you! Story will be launching in Private Beta soon, which you can join by becoming an early supporter. By joining you'll also get access to other amazing perks and resources that you can start using right now, including my flagship course on how to build and run the teams of the future: "The Unstoppable Team Builder." This is a highly rated and "must-take" course for any founder or builder, and you can get instant access to it today! To celebrate the launch of Story, make sure you use the coupon code PH25OFF at checkout to save $25 on becoming an Early Supporter! 🎉 Here's what you get: 🥳 — Life-time access to Story! 🔬 — Early access through the Private Beta! 🎓 — Instant access to the game changing course "The Unstoppable Team Builder." 🙏 — My eternal thanks and gratitude. To become an Early Supporter visit www.storyteams.app You can also learn more about the course and read reviews by visiting www.elkadeo.com/teams (but for the best deal possible make sure you sign up on the Story Teams website 👍) Thanks for your interest and support, I'm excited to see what ideas you make real when you use Story!

If I was part of a larger team, I'd 100% buy this. No brainer. I love your video on your page, I'd love to hear how you made it! I didn't listen with audio but was able to get the point. This feels like something really important as I see everyone move towards gig economies. Probably not fitting for a comment here, but while I'm thinking about it... Maybe we're seeing a move towards (as a founder/owner): Full time employees - Desperate need for this type of tool, huge alignment needed to avoid principle/agent issue. Contract workers/freelancers - Don't need this tool, hired for a job. Agencies - Hired specifically for X or Y, nothing else. - Thanks for the launch and creating such a thought provoking tool!

I love how Story app zeroes in on how each team member starts with vision and the why behind their role for the shared goal. 25 years, working for 7 different managers, all with varied styles of assigning tasks has always felt it was missing the key elements to stay engaged. Story truly feels different. I am really excited to see how this tool changes how my team connects and works towards our shared vision! This is seriously unique app! Thank you

Whoa! This seems interesting. It's like giving a meaningful purpose to regular activities. Tech savvy HRs and product managers would probably love it. Best wishes!

Very intriguing. Purchased the lifetime membership. Think it will work great for my marketing business throughout its growth. Love the concept and looking forward to exploring it in depth!

I’m excited to try out story with my photography business and also for my growing family too. The video is great as well. Congrats on the launch!

Last week I went to a meeting for an activities committee that I am a part of. We are planning a Christmas musical program and a New Year’s Eve party etc. An app like this would really come in handy for helping a large group of people manage, who is doing what, and when!

What a fantastic introduction video. The animations at the start were nice and the explanation you provided in a clear and concise way really brought it home. I'm keen to explore the early access and see how your story continues to play out.

This tool is amazing! It's helped me turn my ideas into reality and I can't wait to see what else it can do! Congratulations on the launch of this incredible product!

Congratulations on the launch! I had been hoping for something like this! I'm convinced that this tool will change the world for the better!

First, I must say, what a refreshing take on the "why" behind productivity! Few apps that enable storytelling and taking the team on a journey ... would have loved sth like this in my previous positions. Quick curiosity: In Story, do team members see how their tasks fit into the broader narrative? Like, a visual representation of the bigger picture?

This looks amazing! 🤩 Can't wait to try it out! I've been head of product twice and even though I'm super nerdy about all things process and automation, it's VERY difficult to find a solution that really works. This looks pretty promising. Looking forward to the launch guys! Great job!

What about Basecamp?

Your video is really well done! I can really see how versatile this tool would be as I could use it for my business, but also with another organization that I’m apart of.

Finally, a project management app that actually makes me excited about working on a project! In my years as an illustrator I’ve had experience using Monday.com, Teams, and Slack, and I’ve hated every single one. I wish that we had this product sooner!

Such a high-end video! Would LOVE to use this. I definitely feel some of the gap in my existing tools that Story is attempting to solve. I’m excited to support!

Congrats on the launch! Your product has a fancy UI design. Are you planning to have a mobile app?

Story seems like a fantastic tool for team management. The focus on both teams and projects is a balanced approach. I'm curious, do you have any plans to incorporate AI-driven insights to help teams make data-backed decisions?

I really like this idea! I'm a developer and sometimes it's hard for me to understand the big picture of task changes. Your way of creating a Story can help people understand the big picture 👏👏👏

@logan_bean Looks awesome. How is team management & tiers going to work? Can an early-supporter who purchases manage a small team that can join the space for free? (Essentially, can I purchase to try with a few other people without having to get them to purchase?) Is there going to be medium & enterprise team tiers where you pay per seat or per company size, etc? Is hosting/managing a space/organization the only "purchase" necessary? What about integrations? What if any are available? (Hopefully code hosting services like GitHub & design tools like Figma for sure.) Will your development team be building some of these or relying on open-source developers & outside companies to build these on their own agendas? Will Story strive to provide many common services built-in so it doesn't turn into an integration madhouse? Many people hate switching between platforms for different tasks that use the same company data (Slack vs Teams vs Zoom, JIRA+Confluence vs Notion/Trello/other PM solutions). Will Story include all the usual features people tend to switch between platforms for (chat/messaging/meetings, documentation, tasking, tracking/analytics, version/change control, user feedback/bug reporting, etc.) or does Story intend to be a focused solution for a specific need, rather than a one-stop shop for everything? Even if it's focused right now, do you anticipate it becoming a one-stop shop for everything based on feedback down the road?