Seems very cool. Honestly, the biggest selling point for me would be the historic data.
Having a place to check in and to look at from time to time would be great. It would allow to evaluate progress, direction, etc.
Looking for something like this for some time!
Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
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Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#82This is great. We faced similar challenges as our team grew. Since our organization was already on MS Teams, we designated one person on each team to transcribe each standup into a channel on Teams. The feedback I've seen on this thread about taking too much effort for a dev each day is odd to me. Just as it's not wise to dive head-first into code before understanding problem, I think spending 5-10 minutes planning o…
Thanks for the feedback! Curious to hear your thoughts after trying it out
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#83"crush your daily standup" - I am not sure that will be appealing to audiences outside America (assuming the target is dev teams worthwhile). If I knew the first few mins of a standup were going to be a round table like "what's your all time fav book?", I would just join late.
Thanks for the feedback!
Icebreakers are totally optional. Some teams do it and like it, others skip.
Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#84Why is this called "Spinach"? Is it a play off of Popeye the Sailor Man?
We aim to create healthier work habit, Spinach is good for you :)
Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#85Firstly, congrats on launching. Hard work is hard. I don't want to be negative on your launch day, but at the same time feedback is important. 1. I couldn't see myself or the many agile/lean teams I've been part of using this. I don't feel enough of a burden when walking the board for this to be worth the money. 2. A user in spinach.io costs effectively the same amount as a user in Slack, the difference is that I'm g…
You've shared many of my thoughts as well.
Congrats on the launch, but from the website I even struggle to see what Spinach really does. I guess I have to watch the video to get a good impression, but "running standups" doesn't feel that complicated that the website couldn't be a bit more clear on which parts of a standup Spinach is going to help me with.
I also wonder if this is something that engineers will enjoy. Feels more its targeted at Agile consultants and old school big corps. I don't know a single engineer who likes standups or agile, especially not if its "structured" as it's kind of the opposite of agile.
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Also I never understood what the point is of a recorded standup history? To me that is a massive huge red flag and evidence that Scrum/Agile ceremonies are just a way for management to manage. It serves no purpose to the actual team. Yesterdays standup is completely irrelevant today. If there is still something important to discuss then it will be discussed today. It's actually quite counter productive to suggest that someone has to go through old notes to get informed about somethign they need to know. That is not in the spirit of what standups were originally meant to be.
Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#86You say you're YC W22 - when did you apply and when did you get interviewed, and approved? I thought submissions were closed only recently.
We went through YC earlier this year, W22 was January-April of 2022
Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#87Seems very cool. Honestly, the biggest selling point for me would be the historic data. Having a place to check in and to look at from time to time would be great. It would allow to evaluate progress, direction, etc. Looking for something like this for some time!
Thanks for the feedback, would love to hear your thoughts after giving it a try!
Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#88Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#89It would be really great if team members / OP were highlighted in these Launch HN threads. It would really help understand the official nature of responses vs community discussion.
totally agree. I'm of the team!
Re: Launch HN: Spinach.io (YC W22) – Better daily standups
#90"crush your daily standup" - I am not sure that will be appealing to audiences outside America (assuming the target is dev teams worthwhile). If I knew the first few mins of a standup were going to be a round table like "what's your all time fav book?", I would just join late.
Same here, this kind of "go-getter, overachiever" tone of voice in marketing seems a bit odd to the European audience.
Before I saw this comment by the parent, my impression was that the action-packed verbs (such as crushing) indicate that the subject mater is challenging and involves hardship. This attitude seems to come from a very stress-prone perspective, which, again, is a bit alien over here.