Comments on: PlanHQ Still Tiny, But Getting A-List Attention

By: IT News and Information » Wellington start-up PlanHQ gets heavyweight support

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By: Make it Happen » Blog Archive » Strong DEMO for PlanHQ

Make it Happen » Blog Archive » Strong DEMO for PlanHQ — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:18:10 +0000

[...] We’ve had some great reviews and from press that we’ve been able to connect with and DEMO to here on the ground, theres plenty of people to thank, but special thanks to Dan Farber who had a great perspective on PlanHQ on ZDNet and Mike for his Review of PlanHQ on techcrunch. [...]

By: Phillip

Phillip — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:29:53 +0000

maybe their exit strategy is to get bought out by the guys at 37 signals, seems like it wouldn’t be a big leap since it already looks the same

By: Rod Drury > On a world stage

Rod Drury > On a world stage — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:22:50 +0000

[...] PlanHQ Still Tiny, But Getting A-List Attention [...]

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:22:59 +0000

thanks guys I knew it looked familiar but couldn’t place it, basecamp copy definitely!

By: Philippe K. Chrun

Philippe K. Chrun — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:37:33 +0000

Looks cool.. but it’s a rip-off from http://www.basecamphq.com.

By: Mick Liubinskas

Mick Liubinskas — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:33:28 +0000

Great tool and a great bunch of guys. Interested to see if they expand their offering or just stick to doing a simple thing well.

I hear that Josh Kopelman from First Round is a big fan.

By: Tim Norton

Tim Norton — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:02:42 +0000

Thanks for some of the feedback here, businesses that are getting a bit lost in operational project management and personal GTD tools, are getting where PlanHQ can help them start working on their business and not just in it.

We’ve chatted to 37signals, they are quite comfortable that we sit in our own space, a slightly closer looks shows what we’re doing, we’re all pretty experienced web people and have our own inspiration and direction, love their work ofcourse.

Enjoy and let us know anything thoughts, live in feedback and moving forward.

cheers,
Tim

By: Skyler

Skyler — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:39:22 +0000

“’37signals-esque’ and ‘eerily similar’ are understatements - it’s looks like PlanHQ ripped Basecamp’s stylesheet. Even using HQ in the name is a little dicey, given the url for Basecamp - basecampHQ.com.”

That was the first thing I thought of. Completely copied.

By: Tim de Jardine

Tim de Jardine — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:26:09 +0000

I have been using PlanHQ since it was in beta a year ago. Its also applicable for entrepreneurs who are narrowing down their big idea to a workable solution. One thing that distinguishes this from all their competitors is the fact that it ties action into the framework of a business plan with a getting things done (gtd) approach that can get you day to day progress. Give it a try, I had several accounts on trial till I found my big idea then signed up.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:34:02 +0000

I’m going to give this a shot today and sign-up for their basic plan with 3 users. I’m hoping this can help alleviate some of the issues with having a virtual staff.

By: phenom

phenom — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:02:14 +0000

good site though…but I can’t pay
http://vidsonly.blogspot.com

By: Drew M.

Drew M. — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:43:10 +0000

“37signals-esque” and “eerily similar” are understatements - it’s looks like PlanHQ ripped Basecamp’s stylesheet. Even using HQ in the name is a little dicey, given the url for Basecamp - basecampHQ.com.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:08:04 +0000

Congrats to Tim, Nat and the team in NZ. Always good to see great things happening to even better people. I applaud Tim on his transparency and information sharing that is rarely found in stateside start ups of this ilk. Definitely a “non-37sigs” attribute that should be embraced and followed by others.

By: Jon Wheatley

Jon Wheatley — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:13:52 +0000

Seems like an interesting project. I’m sure its only a matter of time until someone launches a decent free option.

By: Hashim Warren

Hashim Warren — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:40:51 +0000

I wanted to try PlanHQ with the last business plan I was writing with friends, but the service was just too expensive and too restricting considering the flexibility and price of Basecamp.

I emailed their team and asked them to consider a free option or lower prices.

By: Ross Parker

Ross Parker — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:15:23 +0000

You’ve stopped linking to CrunchBase - thank heavens! I can read this blog safely again.

By: Nick Bolton

Nick Bolton — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:52:00 +0000

I’ve tried this and while it takes a bit of investment of your time to input all your data, it’s a really nice implementation and well worth trying out.

By: Aaronontheweb

Aaronontheweb — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:48:19 +0000

IMHO, rename this article “The Little Startup that Could”

By: Bryce Sutherland

Bryce Sutherland — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:25:43 +0000

As Evan alluded to above, I can’t help but see HUGE similarities between the interface of Plan HQ and that of Basecamp.

Eerily similar…

By: Darren Stuart

Darren Stuart — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:50:56 +0000

its a great little service. Are there enough coffers in the techcrunch bank to buy this one

By: Tim Copeland

Tim Copeland — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:24:00 +0000

We’ve been users of Plan HQ for since the start of the year and love it. It does make you change the way you think of a business plan. Prior to using Plan HQ, business planning was an annual activity, now it’s a weekly activity, which really helps us focus.

Using specialised software for this sort of thing is akin to using having a todo list in a paper note book, or using task management software to help keep you managed. Personally I’ve found software solutions to be the more effective.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:17:54 +0000

ffwd is not a First Round Capital company, but I’ve been using PlanHQ since MAy and love it. I recommend it to other diligent CEOs regardless of whether your investors demand it. It is useful as a general repository of information like a business plan folder on steroids, a way to track “big picture” milestones that would get lost in my Entourage task list, and map out the industry landscape. I’ve even had occasion to use the “convert to Word Doc” function when a potential strategic investor asked for a old-school paper business plan.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:09:57 +0000

This is a pretty cool tool, we have been using it recently and have been stoked. Only problem I can see is that web apps like this can be copied so easily and provided for free (e.g. basecamp -> activecollab). Then again, for the security, speed, and potential pay-off offered by PlanHQ, it is an awesome product. Silicon Welly rules!