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" Historically, software for business was seen as unsexy because the products were seen as so poor - they provided such a poor user experience. "

Justin Rosenstein

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" When I ask people how much time they spend not doing their job - time spent on 'work-about-work' or phone calls or e-mails - people regularly tell me 60, or even 90 percent. So if Asana could take that down closer to zero, we could potentially double the effectiveness of humanity. "

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