The Accompany app combines smart calendar services with cloud-computing mail applications to ensure executives have all the information they need throughout the day.
Named one of the most interesting startups to watch in 2017 by Venture Beat, Accompany provides "meeting cheat sheets to help you shine." Described as your personal chief of staff, the application gives you all the details you'll need before going into a meeting, such as news reports on relevant topics, previous conversations with other meeting attendees and related files and documents. Hours of research helps you get briefed and up to speed in just minutes.
As other smart calendar apps have been acquired by giants like Salesforce and Microsoft, the Accompany app could hold people's interests because it caters to a niche demographic.
Meeting Briefing Apps
The Accompany App Gets Executives Prepared Before Going Into Meetings
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