What is "office hours?" From context it sounds like a conference call timeslot?
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#12What is "office hours?" From context it sounds like a conference call timeslot?
When the user holds "office hours," they inform everyone who follows them that they're available to accept calls. It's like a conference call timeslot, but in real time. For example, if you decide to go grocery shopping at 2 PM on Saturday, you can make your timeslot available to everyone who may want to reach you as soon as you walk into the grocery store. You don't need to plan ahead of time.
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#13This seems great, and honestly like the type of thing that could and should just be integrated into iOS/Android natively for anyone in your contacts etc.. I hope if they steal it from you they make it worth your while.
Totally agree that it should be a feature that is already integrated into your phone.
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#14This is a very cool idea. I'm officially a mentor in a couple communities and suffer the same pain with regards to scheduling. I'm also mentored and I'm always debating whether if now is a good to talk and I won't bother my mentor. It could also be used in a paying context. I do a bit of consulting about the saas solution we sell and its ecommerce ecosystem. We are of course happy to reply our customers but sometimes…
I love the idea of an "omnichannel availability indicator." Thanks so much. I live in NYC, and you can't take phone calls during a 30 min subway ride, but you can definitely answer texts. So it's fitting. And yes, I'll ping you.
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#15Hey this looks really cool. I could see this potentially being useful for communities that have guests do public office hours but might have issues getting the word out to interested people who don't regularly visit the forums for updates (thinking of IndieHackers). Good work :)
Great idea. I'll try to ping some folks at IndieHackers to see if they're interested. And other forums too.
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#16I really like this idea. What's the tech stack?
Thank you! Ionic + Firebase + Twilio
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#17Great idea. You should add the ability to create groups. For example, if you join a startup incubator’s group, you will see which of its mentors are available at any given time. You will be able to pitch your app as a way to enhance the value of non-digital networks by making it easier to utilize said networks. I also think it would be nice to have a “drop-in” feature where the person with office hours would put their phone on speaker and allow anyone to connect without even calling. Let me know if you ever need help brainstorming.
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#18Awesomesauce
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#19Great idea! Can we follow a person for a limited time only? Say I want to talk to a professional mentor this week. It would be annoying for me to keep getting notifications of their availability after a week. Just a thought!
Yes. You can unfollow them whenever you want. Or simply turn off notifications whenever you want.
Great feature!