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Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#51

Really like the idea. What about android and iOS version? It would make everything even more easier.

Hey imnotjoel! We provide a similar product that's mobile first, has a deep Slack integration, and supports other elements of Agile (https://agile.trytape.com/).

I'd love to hear your feedback! (dave [at] trytape.com)

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#52
Hi JP, I love the website. Great job.

I'd start collecting email addresses at the bottom of blog articles to reengage with the visitors in the future. You can do it unobtrusively and actually it also helps users. For example, I would like to get an email update when you publish a new content but couldn't find any way for it.

Good luck!

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#53

This looks very well done from the product side of things, but how is it better than having a slack channel for the team to post async standup updates in? Seems a lot simpler than using another service, and more flexible since you can add links or tag other people.

I really didn't want to make another async chat/text-based bot. I wanted to bring a bit of the on-site feeling / face-time human contact to teams that are remote, specially those that are very distant, with a big timezone difference. Working remotely is amazing, but it also has some problems, and I just wanted to help solving the issue of loss of real human touch, (people's expressions/smiles, etc), so that teams get daily face-time regardless of location.

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#54

I really like the idea. I work in a partially remote team and organising the standup in the morning can be tricky. There're a lot of low tech solutions to this problem but what I like about this service is that it takes the simple "story" approach from Instagram and uses that to solve the standup problem. Nice. Good luck!

Hey terhechte - we've built a similar mobile-first, story-based product focused on tackling elements of Agile and improving workplace communication (https://agile.trytape.com/).

Check it out for free. I'd love to hear your feedback (dave [at] trytape.com)

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#55

Hi HN! I'm JP, founder of Standups.io. Last March, I resigned from my full-time iOS job with the idea of making a web/mobile app for async video standups. I did some traveling (China/Vietnam) while I started to work on the app, but eventually ended up back in Germany, escaping South Asia's rainy season :) The idea of async video standups started to grow on me since last December when I was in the north of Brazil. I w…

Very cool! Did you build this completely by yourself?

Hola :) Super glad you find it cool, really! Yes, it took me a couple months since March, but I got it running, and so far the whole stack is behaving super well!

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#56

Hi HN! I'm JP, founder of Standups.io. Last March, I resigned from my full-time iOS job with the idea of making a web/mobile app for async video standups. I did some traveling (China/Vietnam) while I started to work on the app, but eventually ended up back in Germany, escaping South Asia's rainy season :) The idea of async video standups started to grow on me since last December when I was in the north of Brazil. I w…

I like the concept but I do struggle with the price point for 1.5 minute videos per day.

Hey brightball - if you're looking for an alternative that's free for HN users, is mobile first, and has a deep slack integration, I'd love to hear your feedback on Tape (https://agile.trytape.com/)!

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#58

Really dig this idea. Love the time box aspect. Is that an editable feature (duration)? Wish I was in a remote team to try this out. GL!

I'm happy to hear you like it! Glad that I finally could launch.

Sure, timebox for now is fixed, but I will soon be pushing a change to make it toggleable and editable :)

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#59
post #37

The best SCRUM master I ever worked with had strong opinions about standups. Standups, he said, were an attempt to address the principle of constant communication. He said most places held to standups too literally and the updates weren't useful to most of the people in the room, which negated the whole purpose.

Interesting! So how did he run the standups?

Re: Show HN: Standup tool that works like Snapchat stories for remote teams

#60

There must be an audio only version too. I'm pretty sure no one in my team wants to see my face.

Thanks for mentioning that because I've had audio on my mind since the beginning, and it's definitely gonna come soon! Please follow https://twitter.com/@standupsHQ for updates on this, and feel free to try it out :) I'll be happy to hear your feedback :)
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