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I'm pretty sure as you continue to explore this space, the offering would veer into all kinds of interesting tangents involving AR and VR, or even Minority Report esque ubiquitous computing.
I can't wait to see the evolution for one. All the best!
There are multiple services available that do this, without hardware, and with more privacy features (like being able to fuzz your camera such that people know you're there but can't actually see you picking your nose or whatever). they don't steal desk space. they let you use the same screen for other things. they're cheaper. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I've tried them with my team at a past co and people were FREAKED THE…
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I keep hearing this but it makes no sense to me. If people need to collaborate, what exactly is stopping them from doing it over video? On my team we collaborate all the time remotely.
From our experience, the best collaboration doesn't happen during planned meetings. It happens during spontaneous conversations and that's what we're trying to bring back.
This isn't to say that I disbelieve your experience, but it still baffles me there are remote teams out there that fail to collaborate at a sufficient level with tools that already exist. I hope Sidekick succeeds to a level that doesn't one day turn my home office into a remote version of Office Space.
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I'd consider using a product like this and I don't give a shit about draconian politics. The issue is that remote work has downsides. One downside is dramatically less collaboration. I like collaborating with team-mates, not just drudging away by myself. If this could help create more of a spontaneous back and forth in-person feel, that could be valuable. I don't know how it would feel, I'd have to try it and see. Bu…
> One downside is dramatically less collaboration. This is simply an excuse for why remote doesn't work. It's a dead horse. If you find yourself collaborating less as a result of remote work, then I question your remote setup and culture. > If this could help create more of a spontaneous back and forth in-person feel. I actually feel less shitty by spontaneously reaching out to my colleagues via Slack or by phone whe…
You've completely made that up.
Cynics are out of the woodwork, but as a co-founder I personally see the value in recreating that in-the-same-room feel you're chasing. After all, there is only so much slack.com, zoom.us, or tandem.chat can do. I'm pretty sure as you continue to explore this space, the offering would veer into all kinds of interesting tangents involving AR and VR, or even Minority Report esque ubiquitous computing. I can't wait to s…
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One of the harder things with the current video conferencing stuff is screen sharing. You can't just go poke over your colleague's shoulder and look at their screen (and see their hands and a whiteboard all at once). Would be nice to see how this product might address the problem.
It's way faster than setting up a Zoom. All you do is type in /screen and it starts a share!
Here's a loom we made demonstrating it: https://www.loom.com/share/f7941a18a501424db3656b4603cb1179
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> One downside is dramatically less collaboration. This is simply an excuse for why remote doesn't work. It's a dead horse. If you find yourself collaborating less as a result of remote work, then I question your remote setup and culture. > If this could help create more of a spontaneous back and forth in-person feel. I actually feel less shitty by spontaneously reaching out to my colleagues via Slack or by phone whe…
> My biggest issue with something like this is that a device is now required for remote work and you must sit at your computer from 9am to 5pm. You've completely made that up.
As the founder of a remote company this defeats the purpose for me. Benefits of remote: - No commute - No office politics - No forced schedule - Less meetings - More writing - Forced communication - No "assess in seats" culture In part, this seems to defeat at least: - No forced schedule - Less meetings - No "asses in seats" culture My hunch is that your market research consisted of only talking to companies that are…
If it defeats the purpose for you, sounds like this product isn't relevant to you? My guess is something as nuanced as a workplace (of which, there are MANY types, and you're right, a lot are just moving to remote work per COVID) will require different setups for different sets of people. I won't dispute your jab at the traditional workplace culture/politics, but I certainly wouldn't assume your personal preferences…
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There are multiple services available that do this, without hardware, and with more privacy features (like being able to fuzz your camera such that people know you're there but can't actually see you picking your nose or whatever). they don't steal desk space. they let you use the same screen for other things. they're cheaper. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I've tried them with my team at a past co and people were FREAKED THE…
We're on the same page that Sidekick isn't for everyone. It's great for those teams that want to feel like they're sitting in the same room. For these teams, that's what makes them most effective at their jobs.