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This is exactly what Focusmate does (founder here). If you check it out I'd love to know what you think!

wow, love the honesty of some of these, killer compilation really liked this --> "From the start, I was aware that I was taking on a huge project that other companies have devoted …

Great feedback, thank you. We're still learning how to use our email tool optimally, and we have some fixes to implement, which will help reduce/elimiate the confusion you're talki…

Hi! Thanks for your questions. We have many users who use it in public or semi-public places. You are only interacting with your Focusmate at the start and end, and that for just 3…

How it works: you and another user video-conference for 50-minutes to hold each other accountable and keep each other company. Focusmate makes it easy to find a partner 24/7/365.

Taylor here. I welcome your feedback on how we do email campaigns.

Hi, got your tweet/email, chat soon!

Is working at a coffee shop "surveillance"? The experience on Focusmate is akin to working with a buddy at a library or cafe. As far as pre-commitment: I think you've got your beha…

Hi! Founder here. See my comment above on the reasons why we haven't published a pricing page yet. We just started charging, and will add a pricing page soon. BTW we could charge 1…

Founder of Focusmate here. I'm sorry to hear the effect that not having a pricing page has had on you. Thanks for sharing your feedback. A few thoughts: 1) Focusmate IS free to use…

Hi HN, Working solo can be liberating, but it is also hard. I’ve been working from home for 7 years, and let’s just say it’s been a long and winding journey The big change for me h…

The combo is a great idea. As a founder who has contemplated both paths, pure equity would be a potential deterrent because it could require a level of dilution that might make it …

Agreed. In my experience, the core challenge with most tasks is just that we don't spend enough time working on them. I can easily ignore a bot nagging me, and eventually just turn…

Haha I built this, it's called Focusmate [1]. Having an accountability partner is one of the only things that can almost guaranteed get me moving. [1] https://www.focusmate.com

I think we also have to be willing to push back. Answering emails provides a nice dopamine hit (check something off + people-pleasing), so it's both cultural and internal. One of t…

For me many of these techniques can be bundled by doing virtual coworking sessions with an accountability partner. I'm able to block off big chunks of time, I'm accountable to show…

Focusmate is a middle ground of sorts - social but without leaving home. https://www.focusmate.com/ The core of the UX is the Focusmate session, a structured, 50-minute video inter…

Practice. I repeat versions of these mantras in my head:' - Always do your best work - It's not done until it's done 100% I also find it's helpful to chunk things down so that I ca…