Why this template

Most productivity systems sound great in theory. Promising endless focus and efficiency. But they’re rarely built for real-world use, and often too feature heavy, too complex and fail under the pressure of startup life.

In a startup, you’ve got a lot to do and not enough time to do it. You need to stay organised, capture scattered notes and half-formed ideas, and hold onto insights you pick up along the way.

The system has to evolve with you, not force you into a rigid framework that slows you down.

This template (available here) for Obsidian started with many productivity frameworks, but has been adapted over two years of actual startup use to keep things organised, prioritised, and visible.

It’s made for startups wanting to work in Obsidian get started right away, but to later adapt further to suit your exact needs.

Designed by a founder

This template wasn’t created as a side project. It was developed while running a startup – tested during deadlines, decision-making, team growth, and everything in between. It was designed from the bottom-up.

Every feature exists as a response to something that was needed. It’s not theoretical- it’s stress-tested and shaped by what actually helps keep your team organised.

Structure refined to what’s actually useful

Many templates give you an attractive design and some ready-made queries. But this gives you a tested working structure and system for working in Obsidian.

You can quickly store tools, articles, insights, and notes – and find them again when you need them. Smart capture buttons and simple prompts make it easy to log different types of information without disrupting your workflow.

Every Hub and Deliverable has its own dashboard. Add a task or document, and it links automatically to the right place. Dashboards update on their own. Worklogs track what’s been done. Archive hides what you no longer need to see.

Templates, features, and connections all configured

You don’t need to build custom flows or invent a system from scratch.

The template includes ready-made structures for sprints, meetings, planning, and reflections — built to support the kind of thinking startup teams already do. It’s designed to be usable immediately and easy to adapt.

Fully customisable

The template works out of the box, but nothing is locked in. You can edit templates, update task filters, or remove anything you don’t use.

You can edit templates, change task filters, adjust folders, or remove whatever you don’t need. It gives you a starting point – not a rigid framework.

Use what’s useful. Ignore what’s not. Add what’s missing.

Clean and minimal

The layout is simple and focused – Notion was a heavy influence in how it looks.

Dashboards keep everything in view. Reflections ensure nothing is forgotten. Navigation becomes intuitive.

This template isn’t a theory or a framework. It’s a practical, working setup designed to support you through the reality of building something – with structure when you need it, and flexibility when you don’t. The template will save you weeks of trying to figure Obsidian out.