Volano Solutions
November 19, 2015
We simply don’t do business like we used. No one sticks around for 20 years for the gold Rolex despite a rigid schedule. Skilled employees won’t put up with a company culture that doesn’t make room to accommodate and appreciate their personal lives. Clients won’t stay loyal because you sent them a ham and a […]
November 12, 2015
We’re kind of like the Chandler Bing of companies. No one ever really seems to understand what we do, until they see it in action. So, our product is aptly named, Action Card. Action Card’s mobile and web-based solution eliminates time-consuming paper reviews adding efficiencies to field visits. It helps users identify, track and reconcile […]
November 5, 2015
The ever dreaded spreadsheet. Even though we hate them, they’re our go-to for sales management processes. In a recent survey conducted by Daptiv, it was revealed that 76% of IT organizations still rely on spreadsheets for critical decision-making purposes. At Volano, we’re all about helping organizations improve their processes; so we’re going to tell you […]
October 15, 2015
No matter where you go or what you read, you will have differing opinions on where your marketing resources should go, how to use keywords, or what SEO strategy you should use. Honestly, at the end of the day you have to develop the marketing strategy that works for you, your industry, and your audience. […]
October 9, 2015
We’ve all been witness to the public outcry when Facebook changes their interface or Apple immediately releases IOS 9.2 when everyone just downloaded 9.0. People tend to get a little miffed when you mess with their routine and they tend to get a lot miffed when you mess with their tech routine. Then there are […]
October 1, 2015
It’s not rocket science; every business has at least one process. Every process consists of steps, and your team, who is spread throughout a range of departments, is responsible for those actions. Keeping information flowing well is no easy feat. That’s where Volano comes in. We take a holistic approach to workflow management, taking the […]
September 24, 2015
What do you think of when you hear “KPI”? Do you think of a magic goal or number created by someone who has never held your job, that is meant to improve performance but what it really does is make you want to pull an Office Space on the closest piece of office equipment? Yeah, […]
August 20, 2015
CEO of Evernote, Phil Libin, not only brought us a pretty fantastic life hack tool, but he’s also known for sharing his pearls of wisdom on the topic of booting archaic workplace practices and workflows. His common sense anecdotes on improving the place we spend a majority of our time, often leave us scratching our […]
August 13, 2015
Our team at Volano is a pretty happy bunch. It’s a big part of our culture and is evident in our core values. A recent blog post on the Huffington Post talks about how Dr. Kaufman analyzed 24 traits of 517 individuals and looked for associations to happiness. It so happened that two traits were significant […]
July 8, 2015
If you follow Volano, you know we try to play a daily game of darts. Monday through Thursday is a quick game of 301, and Cricket on Friday’s. Today was special. John Stuifbergen finished the game by hitting the bullseye…three times. That’s right, a 3 bull out! We mark up the most notable achievements next […]
June 12, 2015
Volano’s Rod Smith and Don Stavneak: “Don’t undervalue your product” June 9, 2015 Ryan Pendell Silicon Prairie News In 2007, Rod Smith and Don Stavneak started Volano Solutions, a custom software development company. In 2012, they developed their first stand-alone product, Steelwool. They learned a lot from the experience. “One of the lessons we learned […]
April 8, 2015
I don’t know if the guys who have come before me know how lucky they were to have had Kelly to write their blog for them. Writing a short biography should be easy (who else has this breadth of knowledge on such a wonderful subject?) but as I sit here on my 10th attempt I […]