Tools & Craft – Notion Blog

Thoughts on the future of work,
from the people and teams creating it.

Inspiration

How this Youtuber got organized enough to quit his job and hit 5 million subscribers

"Youtube had always been a hobby for me," says Ahmed. "But once I got to one hundred thousand subscribers, it hit me that this was a real business. When I got to one million, I was lost. I didn't know how to keep up."

Andrea Lim

Marketing

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For Teams

The essential employee onboarding checklist for startup teams

Done right, an employee onboarding system is scalable to allow for team growth and shares continued learning opportunities to support employees — all to achieve the overall goal of reducing employee turnover.

Nate Martins

Marketing

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Pioneers

Jonathan Blow talks good design — for video games, team structure, and beyond

Creator of critically-acclaimed puzzle games Braid and The Witness, Jonathan Blow is an independent video game designer and programmer known for his thoughtful development and fiercely critical eye.

Devon Zuegel

Product

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Notion HQ

Notion for Nonprofits launches today to support more change makers

Organizations like Medic Mobile, Wikimedia, and Greenpeace use Notion to collaborate and stay organized — but we hope this is just the beginning.

Andy Rapista

Nonprofits Program Manager

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Inspiration

The title Chief Notion Officer is popping up more and more — here's what it looks like

Courteney has a job that she didn't know existed a year ago. As companies grow, their wikis and docs grow too. And hiring a Chief Notion Officer is becoming foundational to their success.

Andrea Lim

Marketing

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For Teams

What’s missing from your team’s collaboration strategy

Collaboration needs to be concrete and focused from the get-go, both of which are often missing from a startup’s collaboration strategy. Here’s how you can nail them down.

Nate Martins

Marketing

Inspiration

This early-stage startup used to have hours of meetings — until they created this async method

Time is of the essence for Erika and Arnelle, two co-founders who are racing toward the holy grail of startup success: product-market fit.

Andrea Lim

Marketing

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Notion HQ

Designing Synced Blocks

Inspired by computer pioneer Ted Nelson’s concept of transclusion, Synced Blocks allows your content to live multiple places. Edit once, and changes are reflected everywhere that block is synced.

Ryo Lu

Product, Design

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Notion HQ

Personalize your public Notion pages with a notion.site domain

Your public Notion pages now have a new home, which puts your personal branding at the front of those public pages links.

David Tibbitts

Marketing

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For Teams

Here’s why your startup needs a single source of truth

A single source of truth gives startups a single place to plan project and organize all their most vital information.

Nate Martins

Marketing