SoapBox
| File:Soapbox-logo.png | |
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Business Productivity |
| Employees | 26 (2018) |
| Website | soapboxhq.com |
SoapBox is a B2B cloud-based software for people managers. SoapBox is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and with over 750,000 users worldwide.[1] including companies Intercom, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, BMO, and Walmart.
History[edit]
SoapBox was founded in 2010 by Brennan McEachran while he was an undergrad at Ryerson University [2]. At the time, Ryerson University was about to open the Digital Media Zone, Canada's first University incubator for Startup Ventures. [3] It was there that Brennan met Co-founder Graham McCarthy, who was working as faculty at the time, and they started building early prototypes of what would become SoapBox[4]; an app used to collect ideas from the entire student body, prioritize them based on votes from the community and enable University officials to act on them. [5]
In 2016, SoapBox made a shift from enterprise idea management software, to a freemium app providing a central place for one-on-ones, team meetings and employee feedback[6]
- 2009, app is created as a student project by future CEO & Founder Brennan McEachran at Ryerson University
- 2010, app is admitted into Ryerson's DMZ
- 2010, SoapBox Innovations company is founded[7]
- 2014, SoapBox is funded [7]
- 2016, SoapBox is awarded top prize by Great Places to Work in Small Business Category[8]
- 2017, SoapBox Teams launches as a free product[9]
- 2018, SoapBox launches in Microsoft Teams[10]
- 2018, SoapBox introduces their "Pro" paid feature set[11]
- 2018, SoapBox releases Season 1 of their podcast: People Leading People
- 2018, SoapBox is featured in Wired Different magazine as top startup to watch in 2019
Software[edit]
SoapBox is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product that enables its users to manage one-on-one meetings, team meetings and employee feedback in one place.[12] It also allows users to collaborate with one another. The primary goal of the software is to facilitate meaningful conversations and relationships between managers and direct reports.
Features[edit]
SoapBox is a freemium app. Free features include: unlimited one-on-ones meeting agendas, unlimited team meeting agendas, commenting, note-taking and meeting summaries.
SoapBox paid features, in their Pro package[13] include: next steps action item tracker and discussion kits.
Mobile[edit]
SoapBox is available as native Android and iOS apps.
Integrations[edit]
SoapBox integrates with a number of other systems. These include:
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- ↑ "Choosing start-ups over school - Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ↑ "Ryerson University Opens Digital Media Zone, Student Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-19. line feed character in
|title=at position 75 (help) - ↑ "Justin Trudeau visits Ryerson DMZ". IT Business. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ↑ "SoapBox Official Employee Handbook" (PDF).
- ↑ "Portfolio". Golden Ventures. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "SoapBox | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "SoapBox Receives Top Honour From Great Place to Work®".
- ↑ Slack. "SoapBox". Slack App Directory. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "New apps in Microsoft Teams - May update". TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ↑ Hayes, Chris. "SoapBox Pro - An all in one app for managers 🚀". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ↑ Martinez, Juan; Duffy, Jill (July 17, 2017). "Wrike". PC Magazine.
- ↑ "SoapBox Pro Makes Being a Manager Easier - Press Release - Digital Journal". www.digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ↑ "What's new in Microsoft Teams - June Roundup". Betach Solutions. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ↑ "5 new apps to streamline communication". Several People Are Typing. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
