FOUNDING COMPANIES
Help shape Sano through real operational use.
Sano is working with a limited group of growing organizations that want clearer ownership, more consistent operational work, and better visibility. Founding Companies get an early opportunity to use Sano in a real operating environment and provide practical feedback as the product continues to develop.
What the program is built around
Real operational use
Evaluate Sano against actual recurring work—not artificial test scenarios.
Practical feedback
Share what works, where friction remains, and what would make Sano more useful in practice.
Thoughtful implementation
Start with a focused operating area rather than trying to move the entire organization into Sano at once.
WHO IT'S FOR
A fit for organizations feeling the limits of informal operations.
The Founding Companies program is intended for growing organizations where operational complexity has begun to exceed spreadsheets, inboxes, meetings, and individual follow-up.
Recurring work matters to the business
Important processes happen repeatedly and need to run consistently.
Ownership crosses people or teams
Work depends on clear responsibilities and reliable handoffs.
Visibility takes too much effort
Leaders have to collect updates to understand what is moving or stuck.
There is a real process to evaluate
The organization can identify an operational area where Sano can be used against actual work.
WHAT TO EXPECT
A focused evaluation built around real work.
The goal is not to recreate every process in the organization at once. Founding Companies begin with a focused operating area where Sano can be evaluated against real responsibilities, workflows, and day-to-day execution.
01 — Identify the operating area
Choose a recurring process or area of operational work where clearer ownership, structure, or visibility would be valuable.
02 — Set up the foundation
Translate the relevant Teams, Roles, Responsibilities, and workflow structure into Sano.
03 — Run real work
Use Sano in the selected operating area and evaluate how the system supports actual execution, handoffs, and visibility.
04 — Share practical feedback
Discuss what worked, where friction remained, and what would make Sano more useful in a real operating environment.
THE RELATIONSHIP
Early access with a closer feedback loop.
What Sano brings
A real product environment
Access to Sano for the agreed evaluation area.
A focused starting point
A practical scope designed to make evaluation manageable.
Direct product feedback opportunities
A closer channel for sharing observations from real use.
What we ask from Founding Companies
Use Sano against real operational work
Evaluate the product in the context it is designed for.
Share candid feedback
Tell us what is useful, confusing, missing, or creating friction.
Help us understand the operating context
Give enough context to distinguish a product problem from an organization-specific process.
WHY PARTICIPATE
A closer look at Sano while it is still being shaped.
Founding Companies have an opportunity to evaluate Sano earlier, apply it to real operational work, and contribute practical perspective while the product and its operating model continue to mature.
Early product access
Evaluate Sano in a real organizational environment before broader availability.
Closer product dialogue
Share observations directly from real use and provide context that can inform Sano's development.
A chance to improve the operating system around your work
Use the evaluation process to examine how ownership, recurring workflows, and operational visibility are structured in the selected area.
IS IT A FIT?
Founding Companies should be ready to use Sano—not just explore it.
The strongest evaluations come from organizations with a real operational problem, a defined area to start, and people willing to use the system consistently enough to provide meaningful feedback.
Likely a good fit
You can identify recurring operational work that needs more structure.
Ownership or handoffs involve multiple people or Roles.
Leadership visibility currently requires manual follow-up.
Someone can own the evaluation internally.
Your team is willing to provide candid feedback from actual use.
Probably not the right fit yet
You're primarily looking for personal task management.
You need a traditional project-management platform.
You need payroll, benefits, or HRIS functionality.
You're looking for employee surveillance or productivity monitoring.
There isn't a real operating process available to evaluate.
START THE CONVERSATION
See whether Sano is a fit for your organization.
Tell us a little about your organization and the operational work you're trying to improve. We'll use that context to understand whether Sano and the Founding Companies program may be a good fit.