Great teams fail when commitments don't become action.
Tether exists because we've watched too many leadership teams lose momentum. Not because they lacked talent, but because they lacked a system for following through.
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”- David Allen
We've sat in leadership meetings where everyone nodded along to quarterly goals, then went back to their desks and did... something else. We've seen OKRs live in documents that get opened twice: when they're written, and when the quarter ends.
The pattern was always the same: smart people making real commitments, then losing track of them in the chaos of daily work. Not because anyone stopped caring, but because there was no system to hold it together.
David Allen called it “psychic RAM”: the mental overhead of trying to remember everything you've committed to. For individuals, GTD solved this. For leadership teams, nothing has.
Teams don't fail because they lack strategy. They fail because commitments don't translate to weekly action.
The gap we're closing.
There's a gap between “what we said we'd do” and “what actually happens.” Most teams try to close it with more meetings, more check-ins, more spreadsheets.
That doesn't work. It just creates more work. What teams need is a system that captures commitments automatically, organizes them by what matters, and follows up relentlessly until things get done.
That's what Tether does. It's GTD for teams: capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage. Applied to the promises teams make to each other.
So we built it.
Tether is the system we wish existed. It listens to your meetings, extracts commitments using AI, and creates shared accountability across your leadership team.
It's not a project management tool. It's not a task tracker. It's the operating system for teams that want to execute like the best.
What we believe.
Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.
The GTD principle applies to teams too. When commitments live in heads instead of systems, things slip. Tether captures everything so your team can focus on execution.
Transparency creates accountability.
When everyone can see who committed to what, ownership happens naturally. No finger-pointing. No surprises. Just shared visibility into what matters.
Weekly reviews are non-negotiable.
The best leaders review their commitments weekly. Tether makes this effortless with automated digests, clear status, and nothing lost in the shuffle.
The next action is always clear.
Vague commitments create vague results. Every commitment in Tether has an owner, a deadline, and a clear next step. No ambiguity, no excuses.
Systems beat willpower.
Great teams don't rely on heroics. They build systems that make follow-through automatic. Tether is that system for leadership accountability.
Async beats sync.
Most status meetings could be a 2-minute written update. Tether captures status asynchronously so meetings can focus on decisions, not updates.
Who we built this for.
Leadership teams that move fast.
You're making decisions in every meeting. Commitments fly. Without a system, half of them get lost in Slack threads and forgotten docs.
Founders who want to scale themselves.
You can't be in every room. You need a system that tracks what your team committed to, so you can trust and verify without micromanaging.
Teams tired of status meetings.
Going around the room asking “what's the status on X?” is a waste of time. Tether surfaces status automatically so meetings can be about decisions.
Anyone who's read Getting Things Done.
If you believe in capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage, then Tether is GTD applied to your whole leadership team, not just your personal system.
We're building this now.
Tether is in early access. If this sounds like the problem you're facing, we'd like to work with you.