Russell Mix CEO Co-Founder

This month marks a new chapter on so many levels. A new year, a new administration, a new path forward. Yet while the terrains of business, the economy and geopolitics (to name a few) remain uncertain, new key terms will become part of our vernacular. We've needed them for years, and our new president trumpeted their arrival in his inaugural address. Transparency and accountability. In the business world, the integration of those two terms creates a state that is essential to success - confidence.

Several years ago, my business partner and I were running another company called Prolific Publishing. We had the best developers and artists scattered across the country.

With misfires in communication, constant changes, and even resource conflict among our teams, the lack of

accurate visibility into our process was impacting output and efficiency, and our bottom line. We set about creating a better work environment.

The tool we developed was Qtask, a web-based, unified collaboration environment that integrates virtually everything a company does. It allowed us to produce more and in turn our confidence grew to the extent that we decided to make what started as a "self-help" tool, our primary business.

The bridge from hope to confidence can be fragile, and we are witnessing it across the board today. From macro to micro, from the Middle East to Washington, from Main Street to Wall Street. Even here in Burbank. We at Qtask know the change sought by so many in the business world and other sectors can be realized in great measure, through the integration of a collaboration environment that insists on transparency and accountability.
Confidence - its time has come.

Lisette Sutherland Product Manager

The Legendary Pink Dots has been one of my favorite bands since I was 15 years old. In Nov 1995 I went see them play in 3 cities, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. I got to meet Niels, the saxophone player. We hit it off instantly and have been friends ever since.

Funny... I didn't mean for my life to revolve around this band. But when they asked me to go on the road with them as their merchandiser last year... well... destiny beckoned.

Since Qtask really does have that virtual office thing down (although I do believe I'm the first to work from a van) I pleaded my case. And they more than said yes. Qtask lent me a laptop with a wireless access card. Trust in hand, I set out to make this experience as fruitful as I could for everyone.

Working from the road presented some unique challenges. Certainly, working from a van with 5 other people around at all times is...well, challenging, to say the least. But respect was plentiful and I was able to do it!

We looked for hotel deals wherever we went. The room quality didn't vary

much across the US, but the competence of the employees did. There is nothing like being exhausted and getting to a motel at 2am, only to be told that the confirmed reservation had been given away... again.

The steady barrage of email I receive only seemed to increase while on the road. It became apparent very early that in order to succeed in getting any work done, I would need to just prioritize Qtask and deal with email when I got home.

In this regard, Qtask Discussions is pure bliss. It was so easy to prioritize, sort, and quickly read through conversations. Even if I only had 15 minutes, I could log into Qtask and see what was going on across all of my projects, allowing me to keep up with and have input into everything that was happening.

By the end of the tour, it's pretty much all about survival... just get to the next place... find food... try and sleep. And yet, somehow, I still had a smile on my face every day. I loved the music, the fans and being a member of the band made it all worth it.

I am so grateful that Qtask was willing to work with me to allow me to have this experience. Thank you, once again. "Sing while you may!"