Practical advice on managing company equipment, from offboarding checklists to warranty claims. Written for founders and office managers, not IT departments.
We read 4,085 job listings from 1,440 YC startups. Only 5.3% say what equipment you get, and the newest batches mention AI tool budgets more often than equipment.
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We read 103,462 job listings. At best about 1 in 10 companies says what equipment you get. What the best listings say, with a four-line template to copy.
Set up a daily Claude task that reads new receipts in Gmail and adds the equipment to AssetJay, labelled so nothing goes in twice. Needs a paid Claude plan.
Reftab is $125/month with MDM sync and a 50-asset free plan. AssetJay is $24.99/month with AI that reads your receipts. Features, pricing and fit compared.
A simple way to name computers, phones and monitors in a small business: prefix, type and number, matched to the asset tag. Examples and rename steps.
How to retire company laptops, phones and monitors without an IT team: wipe them properly, resell, donate or recycle, and keep the right records.
What IT asset management is, what a small business should track, the five stages of a laptop's life, and when a spreadsheet stops being enough.
Seven Snipe-IT alternatives compared by the reason you are switching, from no self-hosting to MDM sync. Pricing checked on vendor pages in September 2026.
Remote and hybrid staff are 17% more likely to keep company equipment. What to record, how to hand over by post, and how to get it back when someone leaves.
AssetJay and BlueTally both track assets for small teams, but they solve different problems. Compare features, pricing, and workflows to find your fit.
Asset tracking software for small businesses: compare the top tools, what to track, and how to choose based on your budget and team size.
Spreadsheets work fine for tracking 25 assets. At 50, errors compound and equipment goes missing. A diagnostic guide to knowing when to switch.
A practical equipment policy template for growing teams. Covers ownership, acceptable use, damage, returns, and remote work. Adapt it in 30 minutes.
A former employee kept their laptop. How to ask for it back, lock it, whether you can deduct it from final pay, and how to stop it happening next time.
A practical checklist for outfitting new employees with equipment. Covers hardware, software, remote workers, and how to track what you gave them.
A practical guide to employee equipment agreements for small businesses. What to include, a free template to adapt, and when to start using one.
Connect AssetJay to Claude from the connectors directory, then add kit from receipts, ask who has what and get a morning brief, all by chat. Free for 25 assets.
How to track shared equipment that moves between people. From clipboards to spreadsheets to dedicated tools, and when each level makes sense.
How to run an equipment audit with asset verification in under an hour: check every item against the list, confirm who has it, fix the gaps.
A practical laptop refresh policy for IT and ops teams. Covers 3, 4, and 5-year cycles, replacement triggers, and how to budget per device.
71% of HR pros report unreturned equipment. The average cost is $2,000 per person. Here is why tracking needs to start before someone gives notice.
A 6-step guide to building an equipment tracking system when nobody on your team is in IT. From building your first asset list to making it a habit.
Most asset management software is built for IT teams. These tools are built for everyone else. A guide for founders, office managers, and ops leads.
Free IT asset management tools compared. What each tool does well, where it falls short, and which is best for a small business team.
How small teams track laptops, monitors and phones: 7 equipment tracking tools compared on price, setup time and who each one is built for.
Itemit offers RFID, GPS, and offline mobile. AssetJay offers AI receipts, warranty alerts, and offboarding. Compare features, pricing, and fit.
EZOfficeInventory has maintenance and work orders. AssetJay has AI receipts and offboarding. Compare features, pricing, and who each is built for.
Asset Panda is quote-only and built for mid-size IT teams. AssetJay is $24.99/month for small teams without IT. Pricing, setup and features side by side.
Sortly is a visual inventory tool for any industry. AssetJay is built for company equipment. Compare features, pricing, and which fits your small team.
Shelf.nu is free for one user, $67/month for a team, and now has an iPhone and Android app. How it compares with AssetJay at $24.99/month.
Snipe-IT is free if you can host and patch it, or $39.99/month in the cloud. AssetJay is $24.99/month with nothing to install. Features, pricing and fit compared.
A practical guide to building an IT asset register for your small business. What fields to track, common mistakes, and when to move beyond a template.
A practical guide to tracking who has what equipment in your business. Covers assignment models, remote workers, and equipment return at offboarding.
Still tracking company equipment in Google Sheets or Excel? Here's an honest comparison of spreadsheets vs AssetJay and when it's time to switch.
What insurers need to see after a theft or disaster, and how to build an equipment documentation system before you ever need to make a claim.
Outgrown the Google Sheet? Here is when a spreadsheet stops working for equipment tracking, the warning signs to watch for, and what to use instead.
Step-by-step guide to filing warranty claims for company equipment. Find receipts, check coverage, and avoid paying full price for replacements.
What an asset tag is, what to put on one, how to tag laptops, and how to print asset tags on label sheets or a label printer. Free tag generator included.
From missing receipts to offboarding gaps: five practical equipment management lessons that small business owners learn the hard way.
I ran a smart home company with 25 people and hundreds of IoT devices. We had no idea what we owned. So I built the tool I wished existed.