In an exclusive interview conducted by
Website Planet, John Furneaux, the visionary CEO of Hive, delves into the intricacies of how Hive is reshaping the landscape of project management. At the heart of Hive’s success lies its commitment to being user-built, a philosophy that empowers teams to shape the platform based on their unique needs.
Furneaux emphasizes Hive’s unparalleled affordability, offering the best-in-class project management tools at the most competitive prices. The unique 90-day success guarantee, coupled with a flexible pricing plan, not only reflects Hive’s confidence in its product but also highlights its dedication to customer satisfaction. Furneaux sheds light on Hive’s adaptability, showcasing a democratic project management platform that involves users in decision-making, ensuring the tool remains attuned to evolving workplace dynamics.
Looking ahead, Furneaux envisions a groundbreaking transformation in the industry, where task management transcends into task execution, aligning with the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Join us in this in-depth conversation as we explore how Hive.com is at the forefront of revolutionizing project management and redefining the future of work
Can you provide a brief overview of Hive.com, including its mission and key values?
Hive is a leading project management platform that helps thousands of teams work faster every day.
Our leading principles:
- User-built: Hive has all the tools you need for work – if not, we will build them for you.
- Success guaranteed: Try out Hive for 90 days – if you don’t love it, we’ll pay you back.
- People-friendly: Whatever team size, you deserve our attention.
What unique products does Hive offer, and how do they address specific user needs?
Hive offers a full suite of project management and team collaboration tools, including:
- Task management: Assign tasks to other teammates, set due dates, create recurring tasks, nest sub-actions under tasks
- Time-tracking and resourcing – Automatically log time spent on any action card across any project, Track time spent by the project to ensure accurate billing and projections, manage project budgets and team bandwidth
- Collaboration and messaging – Connect with your team, no matter where you are working from. Hive offers a built-in team chat tool, collaborative note-taking, and @mention commenting features
- Automation – Save time by automating your routine work tasks. Create workflows in Hive to automate activities within Hive or across other common workplace apps
What separates you from other similar companies?
When it comes to project management software, Hive offers the best product at the lowest price on the market.
1. Built by users – Hive is built based on user feedback. Users can request new features and vote for the ones they’d like to see in the application via Hive’s roadmap forum.
2. Affordability – Hive offers the best product for the lowest price on the market. Hive’s flexible pricing plan lets teams pay for add-ons that provide more advanced project management functionality – meaning you only pay for the features you need.
3. Adoption Guarantee – If a team doesn’t love Hive and successfully adopts the product in 90 days, we will give them their money back.
How does Hive stay adaptable to changing market trends and evolving user needs, and what strategies are in place to ensure the platform remains relevant in a dynamic business environment?
As the world’s first “democratic project management platform,” Hive lets users vote on features that would improve their workday. Users can also submit their own ideas, helping our engineers stay on top of changing workplace needs.
This direct line of communication helps us understand how our users are working on a daily basis. As more and more project management tools emerge on the market, Hive is committed to providing the absolute best product at the absolute best price.
How do you envision the future of your industry?
Non-existent, because task management will become task execution. With the rise of AI, it’s going to be important to provide more value for users than ever more – in the future, it’s not just about helping someone manage their work, it’s about doing their work for them.
Website: hive.com
