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As the world collectively shifts toward remote work, it becomes a struggle to maintain our usual levels of productivity and efficiency. Evernote, the personal productivity tool designed to act as an extension of our brain, has never been as useful as it is today. As CEO, Ian Small is dedicated to doing the things that you would expect from a tool like Evernote, but doing them right.

• As CEO of Evernote, Ian Small is dedicated to continue improving “the world’s favorite tool for remembering everything and accomplishing anything.”
• Ian shares stories from early on in his journey when he was studying computer science in Toronto and how he eventually relocated to begin his career at Apple.
• Ian discusses his time at Apple during “the dark days” and how his team conceived of what eventually became QuickTime.
• How Ian made the switch from engineering to a more product-focused role and how this, in turn, set him up for his first CEO role.
• Discussion on the difference between building company culture from the ground up versus coming into a flawed system and working to improve the culture.
• Ian recounts his first few months as the CEO of Evernote and touches on the importance of listening in order to gain perspective and eventually solve the problems at hand.
• The future of Evernote and how the company plans to utilize emerging technologies to help bolster its feature set.
• Ian shares his personal tips on how to write and create lists as an Evernote power-user.
• How Evernote can help people working from home retain a sense of control over their personal and professional lives.
• Talks on the aftermath of the pandemic and how it will shape the future of the economy and of Evernote.

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• Evernote
• Apple
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