tabExtend transforms your new tab into a Kanban board, allowing you to offload sites, jot down notes, and strategize your day with to-do's and reminders. Schedule site visits and seamlessly sync everything with our new native mobile apps(iOS and Andriod)
Happy Tuesday guys 👋, I’m Gustav, let me tell you about two things I like.
I like building products, and I like to learn new stuff.
Above is our product, tabExtend, now in version 2.0 and beyond 🧑🚀.
The main idea is that you simply get a Kanban board where you can drop off your tabs, add notes, reminders, etc, etc. And in honor of the Kanban, here’s some interesting facts about them:
"Origin Story:
Kanban originated in Japan, and the term "Kanban" literally translates to "visual card" or "signboard" in Japanese. The system was initially developed by Toyota in the 1940s and 1950s to improve manufacturing efficiency and is part of the lean manufacturing system. Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer at Toyota, developed Kanban to improve manufacturing processes. He was inspired by the way supermarkets stocked their shelves based on what consumers took rather than by vendor pushes, mirroring a "pull" system.
Fun Fact:
When Ohno first introduced the Kanban system, he utilized actual physical cards placed in clear plastic boxes. When a worker or station needed more parts, they would send their Kanban card to the upstream station. This simple yet effective visual management tool helped workers easily determine what needed to be produced and in what quantity.
Current State:
Kanban has since moved beyond just manufacturing and has been embraced by industries worldwide, especially in software development and project management. With the rise of digital tools and platforms, virtual Kanban boards are now a common sight. Apps like Trello, Jira, and also the beloved tabExtend offer digital Kanban boards where tasks are represented by "cards" that move through columns or "lanes" representing stages of a process.
It's fascinating to think that a system inspired by supermarket stocking has transformed the way many industries, especially tech, approach productivity and workflow."
That's it for todays history lesson. Please ask away about our product, the libraries we use, bootstrapping, and maybe the most important question: who made the video? 😄. Also, follow for more product launches very soon 🙏.
Cheers!
About tabExtend 2.0 on Product Hunt
“More efficient browser workflows”
tabExtend 2.0 launched on Product Hunt on September 19th, 2023 and earned 364 upvotes and 79 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. tabExtend transforms your new tab into a Kanban board, allowing you to offload sites, jot down notes, and strategize your day with to-do's and reminders. Schedule site visits and seamlessly sync everything with our new native mobile apps(iOS and Andriod)
On the analytics side, tabExtend 2.0 competes within Chrome Extensions, Productivity and Alarms — topics that collectively have 704.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how tabExtend 2.0 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted tabExtend 2.0?
tabExtend 2.0 was hunted by Gustav Ekerot. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Gustav Ekerot