Monday.com

monday.com is a cloud-based Work Operating System (Work OS) that allows teams to create custom workflow apps to plan, run, and track their processes, projects, and everyday work. Its key differentiators are a highly visual and flexible interface that can be adapted for a wide range of use cases beyond project management, and its powerful no-code/low-code framework for building custom automations and integrations.

https://www.monday.com

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Key Features of the Platform

  • Boards: The core of the platform, boards are highly customizable grids where users manage everything from tasks and projects to sales pipelines and content calendars. Boards are comprised of groups, items (rows), and columns.
  • Customizable Columns: Users can choose from over 30 column types to store and visualize data, including status, timeline, people, numbers, text, formulas, and more.
  • Views: Data on boards can be visualized in multiple ways to suit different needs, including Kanban, Gantt chart, calendar, workload, and chart views.
  • Automations: A no-code automation builder allows teams to eliminate manual work by creating “if-this-then-that” rules for recurring tasks, notifications, status changes, and item creation.
  • Dashboards: Users can build custom dashboards that pull real-time data from multiple boards, providing a high-level overview of key metrics, project progress, and team performance using various widgets.
  • Integrations: monday.com integrates with dozens of popular third-party tools, including Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Salesforce, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
  • Workdocs: A collaborative document feature that allows teams to create and edit documents in real-time, connecting them directly to boards and other workflow elements.

Brief history of the product

monday.com was founded in 2012 by Roy Mann, Eran Zinman, and Eran Kampf. The company was initially launched as “daPulse” and operated out of Tel Aviv, Israel. In November 2017, the company changed its name from daPulse to monday.com to better reflect its mission of helping teams manage their work week. The company grew rapidly, securing significant funding rounds before going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol MNDY in June 2021.

Executive team

  • Roy Mann: Co-founder & Co-CEO
  • Eran Zinman: Co-founder & Co-CEO
  • Eliran Glazer: Chief Financial Officer
  • Daniel Lereya: Chief Product Officer
  • Shiran Nawi: Chief People & Legal Officer
  • Yoni Osherov: Chief Revenue Officer
  • Robbie Ferrara: Global Creative Director

Competitors

  • Asana: A leading work management platform focused on team collaboration and project tracking, known for its clean interface and task-oriented features.
  • Smartsheet: A platform that blends the familiarity of a spreadsheet with project management features like Gantt charts, automated workflows, and reporting.
  • ClickUp: An all-in-one productivity platform that aims to replace multiple apps with a single, highly customizable solution for tasks, docs, goals, and chat.
  • Trello: A popular Kanban-style project management tool known for its simplicity and visual card-based interface, primarily focused on organizing tasks and workflows.
  • Wrike: A robust project management software designed for enterprise and marketing teams, offering detailed planning, resource management, and analytics features.
  • Airtable: A low-code platform that combines the functionality of a spreadsheet with the power of a database, allowing users to build custom applications and workflows.

References

  1. monday.com. (n.d.). About Us. Retrieved from https://monday.com/p/about-us/
  2. monday.com. (n.d.). Leadership Team. Retrieved from https://monday.com/p/leadership/
  3. Lunden, I. (2017, November 12). DaPulse changes its name to Monday.com, grabs $25M to expand its team collaboration platform. TechCrunch. Retrieved from https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/12/dapulse-changes-its-name-to-monday-com-grabs-25m-to-expand-its-team-collaboration-platform/
  4. Levy, A. & Bursztynsky, J. (2021, June 10). Monday.com closes up 15% in Nasdaq debut, valuing project management software company at $7.5 billion. CNBC. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/10/mondaycom-ipo-mndy-starts-trading-on-the-nasdaq.html
  5. G2. (n.d.). monday.com Competitors. Retrieved from https://www.g2.com/products/monday-com/competitors/alternatives
  6. monday.com. (n.d.). Features. Retrieved from https://monday.com/features/

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