Podio supplies a web-based platform for creating no code solutions and automated workflows. The feature set includes organizing team communication, business processes, data and content in
project management
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workspaces according to project needs.
History
Podio was founded in
Denmark
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as Hoist by Jon Froda, Anders Pollas and Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen in early 2009. Thomas Madsen-Mygdal joined as chairman. The company signed up its first customers in August 2009 and was joined by Kasper Hulthin as co-founder.
In August 2010, Danish entrepreneur
Tommy Ahlers, best known for the mobile social site ZYB, joined as CEO and
angel investor
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.
Podio officially launched in March 2011. As part of the launch, Podio briefly opened a storefront in
San Francisco
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where people could walk in for help with building apps.
In September, 2011, Podio launched mobile apps for
iPhone
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and
Android.
In April 2012, Citrix acquired Podio.
In June 2015, Podio added two additional plans: Podio Plus (Advanced project processes and workflows) and Podio Premium (Priority support) to offer them to its expanded customer base. The application's basic version is still free but needs to be upgraded after reaching an entry threshold.
Reception
PC Magazine
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Overview
''PC Mag ...
has given Podio an Editor's Choice award and selected it as one of ''The Best Online Collaboration Software of 2016'', saying "Podio is an extremely flexible and highly customizable online hub for work and communication. Because it's so user friendly and scales easily for growing businesses, it's an Editors' Choice.".
See also
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Software as a service
Software as a service (SaaS ) is a cloud computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources. SaaS is usually accessed via a web application. Unlike o ...
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Collaboration software
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Project management software
Project management software are computer programs that help plan, organize, and manage resources.
Depending on the sophistication of the software, it can manage Software development effort estimation, estimation and planning, Schedule (workplace) ...
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Comparison of file hosting services
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Cloud storage
Cloud storage is a model of computer data storage in which data, said to be on "the cloud", is stored remotely in logical pools and is accessible to users over a network, typically the Internet. The physical storage spans multiple servers (so ...
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Cloud collaboration
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Enterprise social software Enterprise social software (also known as or regarded as a major component of Enterprise 2.0), comprises social software as used in " enterprise" (business/ commercial) contexts. It includes social and networked modifications to corporate intranet ...
References
External links
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{{Citrix Systems
Citrix Systems
Web applications
2012 mergers and acquisitions