{"id":265,"date":"2015-10-08T16:40:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T20:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/?p=265"},"modified":"2015-10-14T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T15:18:13","slug":"a-new-blissbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blissbook.com\/blog\/a-new-blissbook\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Blissbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Blissbook launched in late 2013, we felt pretty good about what we knew and what we were launching. We combined our knowledge of the policies and procedures industry that we acquired over 1-2 years of research with the momentum we saw behind engagement initiatives and the growing sentiment that company culture is something companies should invest in.<\/p>\n

It made a lot of sense. Unfortunately, the real world often doesn\u2019t make sense. In the real world, people don\u2019t act rationally. It may seem like they do from the outside, but if you dig deep enough, you\u2019ll find it\u2019s usually an illusion.<\/p>\n

Looking back with that knowledge, we realize we knew a lot less than we thought. I\u2019d say we were at the beginning of the \u201cI\u2019m an expert\u201d phase shown below.<\/p>\n

\"knowledge-expertise-graph\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In late 2014, after an intense 6 months of startup engineering education, we decided that we knew nothing. Or, at least, not enough. Not only that, we were burned out. So although we remained committed to serving our existing Blissbook customers, we weren\u2019t sure what to do next. We took a break and in addition to taking on some consulting work with Home Depot (our team has deep, real expertise in designing and building software), we built a completely unrelated product in a totally different market.<\/p>\n

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And a funny thing happened. During our time away, we realized we were wrong. We didn\u2019t know nothing. We knew a whole lot more than nothing. Once we had the time to reflect, we realized that although there is still much to learn, we do know something and we do have a unique perspective on the market Blissbook is in. We\u2019re somewhere in the beginning of the \u201cI know nothing\u201d Expert phase from the chart above.<\/p>\n

What This Means<\/h2>\n

It means Blissbook is back, and it\u2019s about to get a whole lot better!<\/p>\n

One of the main things we learned from the 400+ people we talked to during our startup engineering education is that people in HR are often asked to be a guide and a gatekeeper at the same time. This is a problem because the two roles are often mutually exclusive. How can you be an employee\u2019s guide and partner if your job is to say no?<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s what we\u2019re working on. Our mission is to help you protect your company and show employees that you care and your company cares \u2013 at the same time.<\/p>\n

What does that mean for Blissbook?<\/p>\n

It means we\u2019ll be making sure:<\/p>\n

(1) Your move to a digital employee handbook doesn\u2019t put your company at risk.<\/h3>\n

This means you should be able to do everything with a digital handbook that you used to do with paper (and more). Features like e-signatures, robust reporting, being prepared for an audit, different content for different groups of people, and more should be powerful yet easy to use.<\/p>\n

(2) You can create a digital employee handbook yourself<\/h3>\n

You shouldn\u2019t have to go through IT, marketing, or an external graphic design company to create or maintain a beautiful, on-brand employee handbook that your employees can access 24\/7 from any device.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next<\/h2>\n

Monday, we\u2019ll be posting some new features that are a part of our latest release. But they\u2019re just the beginning. If there\u2019s anything YOU’D<\/strong>\u00a0like to see in the new Blissbook, please let us know<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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