Google Docs, Office and other document creation 📄 collab tools!

Google Docs, Office and other document creation & collab tools!

Today we take a look at Google Docs, the ubiquitous document writing solution that was the first to nail browser-based, online-first & collaborative writing! It went toe to toe with Microsoft Office, but may now be competing at a grander stage with fresh new players like Notion…

— Agenda —

• What are we doing today?
• What was happening in the world when Google Docs launched in 2006?!
• Why does Google Docs exist?
• What could have been the first Google Docs Feature Creeps?
• Famous Google Docs alternatives: Office, Final Draft, Ulysses, Notion
• Top Google Docs features!
• New features to take Google Docs to next level?

— HAVE FUN —

No affiliations whatsoever: whenever we show something, you know you're hearing our unfiltered thoughts 😄

— Highlighted software —

Google Docs: https://docs.google.com Microsoft 365 / Office: https://www.office.com/ Notion: https://www.notion.so/ Ulysses: https://ulysses.app/

Joao’s website: https://jvmartins.com/

Johnny’s website: https://magrippis.com/ Johnny’s other channels: https://www.youtube.com/@johnnifytech & https://www.youtube.com/@jmagrippis

— TIMESTAMPS —

0:00 - Coming up! 1:57 - Intros & Agenda 3:08 - What was the world like in 2006? 4:34 - Why does Google Docs exist? 6:08 - Browser-based vs Native apps 8:44 - Why something like Google Docs was needed in 2006? 13:08 - Cost of Google Docs vs Microsoft Office back in the days 13:54 - Bundling App Strategy of Microsoft Office 15:40 - What was the MVP for Google Docs and original Feature Creeps 19:28 - How much things have changed for Google Docs? 21:19 - Notion: what would you use nowadays for document collaboration? 25:43 - Why is Notion more fun? 28:53 - Other competitors 33:17 - Best Features of Google Docs in 2023 37:07 - Auto-save and sync are everywhere 40:25 - Feature Creeping: taking Google Docs to the next level 41:17 - Feature Creep: Generative Video Summarisation 43:31 - Feature Creep: "Make this doc beautiful” 46:50 - Feature Creep: AI writer assistant, but everywhere! 49:08 - Feature Creep: Auto-complete my Story 54:35 - Feature Creep: AR Immersive Reading 57:28 - Feature Creep: 5-minute Video Summarisation as Prep for Meetings 01:01:53 - Feature Creep for Notion: AI critique 01:04:12 - Is Microsoft Office still relevant 01:05:39 - Which Feature Creep would we pitch to a Google board? 01:07:05 - Wrap up and Final Thoughts