We have a core suite of tools we use every day, plus additional platforms that we integrate for specific reasons. We use software that is best-in-class and choose carefully.
📏 Rules for Software
✅ We Do…
- Implement new tools when there is a specific benefit that makes it worth the extra logistical effort of adding a new tool
- Suggest that we eliminate tools when they are no longer solving a specific problem or that problem could be solved better with another existing tool
- Use tools you like on your own without suggesting that they be rolled out to the company. Try new things all the time. Request a Ramp card for anything you need to pay for.
🚫 We Don’t…
- Implement new tools if there is no pressing reason
- Argue for tools just on the basis of personal preference – this is a group decision
- Use client tools, unless client has Enhanced Core Coverage
Our Tools
Our “Core Tools” are ones every Cantilever core team member and contributor is likely to need or encounter. The Secondary tools are required for specific projects and roles.
| Name | Purpose | Internal Owner |
|---|---|---|
Managing Tasks and Projects |  Cantilever Operations | |
Communicating with teammates and clients | Cantilever Operations | |
Working documents, Handbook, Databases | Cantilever Operations | |
Setting up meetings and blocking Focus Time | Cantilever Operations | |
Writing traditional documents | Cantilever Operations | |
Keeping track of time spent, invoicing | Cantilever Operations | |
Keeping all of our credentials and secrets organized, safe, and easy to access for the right people | Cantilever Operations | |
Credit Cards & Reimbursements | Cantilever Operations | |
For content creation and editing help | Cantilever Operations | |
Recording meetings | Cantilever Operations | |
| Cantilever Operations | ||
Spreadsheets | Cantilever Operations | |
File storage | Cantilever Operations | |
Conducting meetings | Cantilever Operations | |
Payroll & HR | Cantilever Operations | |
Our accounting software | Cantilever Operations | |
Our payroll tool for International Contractors | Cantilever Operations |
