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My new boss cried on his first day
I'm not sure what to do...
This month, I got a new boss, and he hasn’t stopped crying since joining the team.
He demands 24/7 availability, screams through meetings, and has a very messy approach to operations.
He’s a month old and weighs 4kg.
Time has now dwindled into naps, nappies, and bottle prep.
So naturally, the question running through my head for the past 9 months has been:
How the hell am I going to do all the things I was doing before?
Raise funds?
Hire more people?
Throw more AI tools into the mix?
None of that helps when you're half asleep and barely able to keep your inbox above water.
So here’s this month’s Rectech Secrets — a few tools I’m using (or waiting for) to stay productive, sane, and keep running the business while my new boss spits out his dummy.
TL;DR 📝
3 email inbox management tools for busy founders
How much of recruitment is marketing?
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3 inbox management tools you should try
Inbox chaos is real. When you're trying to run a business and keep everything else ticking along, email can start to feel like a full-time job on its own.
Here are three tools that can help you take back control.
1. Superhuman
If you prefer staying hands-on with your emails but want to move through them more efficiently, Superhuman is worth considering. It’s built for speed. You get read receipts, priority inboxes, and keyboard shortcuts that actually make email feel manageable.
2. Fyxer
You don’t need someone replying to your emails for you. You just need to know which ones are worth your time. Fyxer sorts the junk from the important stuff and labels what needs your attention. So when you open your inbox, you can actually get things done.
3. Kinso (waitlist)
Kinso pulls together your inbox, calendar, and contacts so you can stay focused on what matters. It helps you plan your time based on priorities, not just what’s shouting the loudest. Still early days, but it looks like one to watch.
We’re still on the lookout for something that can manage WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and email in one place. If you’ve found a decent one, let us know.
How much of recruitment is marketing?
Probably more than we give it credit for.
Every message you send, every profile you share, every bit of outreach, you're not just recruiting, you're marketing.
You're trying to get someone's attention, build trust, and make something stick.
But most of it still runs on PDFs.
Static, flat, hard to track.
The kind of thing that gets buried in an inbox or glanced at once and forgotten.
Imagine if estate agents worked like that.
You ask to see a house, and they send you a PDF.
No video. No photos you can click through.
No idea who else is looking or how long it’s been on the market. Just... a document.
You’d probably ignore it.
Or log in to Domain.
So it’s worth asking, why are we still marketing our best people like this?
What could it look like if we didn’t?
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We’ve been shipping a bunch of new AI features based on user feedback. One of the most requested features from Floats users was having links that could be put into their ATS, LinkedIn, Apollo or MailChimp.
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