David Allen's getting things done hands down. You don't even need to read the book to implement it, although it's a great read. here's the 15-minute summary that will get you going right now - https://hamberg.no/gtd/ - I have used Trello to implement it - here's a screenshot. http://i.imgur.com/dbH8yGq.png
specifically answering your question - this framework makes you regularly review your task list and ensures that you have a quantifiable next action for every large scale (1-year project) that you can do to reach your final goal.
Well I built the backend of 3 startups pyoopil.com, zapprep.in, playable.in - they are all going to go bust in 30 days. these are products I've written and tested over a year. the startups will simply die. there is no way to port! The least they could at least release the source and allow self hosted version of orchestrate. but where is the sadism in that right?
Hi Sam. Ours is an education marketplace (Pyoopil), still looking for a product market fit. Any advice for us? -- now that you guys have acquired imagine-k12. Will there be a special focus on ed-tech startups?