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Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Re: Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Post by pj_mukh »

rajivayyangar wrote: post #47
papa_bear wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this different from what Slack and Zoom can do already? Not trying to knock it, just curious. My office is about to get a little more remote, and I was considering getting everyone into Discord, so I'm very interested in trying this.

Compared with Slack and Zoom, it's way faster - just click and start talking! Think of it as push-to-talk, 2.0, with a richer sense of presence (seeing what work app, so you know if you're interrupting anything).

Push-to-talk was the killer feature for us. We've been using it extensively.

There are no silver bullets in managing (and being) remote teams, but Tandem helps a lot along the way!

Re: Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Post by rwc »

ryacko wrote: post #37
rajivayyangar wrote: post #9

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Interesting - can you say more?

Yes, I can. Paper is the best form of asynchronous communication, requiring neither electricity or complex authentication schemes. By placing a piece of paper on the side of another person’s desk as quietly as possible, one would ensure that the person will be alerted to a necessary matter when they have the time to inspect their physical inbox. It also indicates the matter is important enough for the original person…

But obviously this is impractical for remote workers. Tandem is designed for remote teams.

Re: Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Post by bernatfortet »

austinsharp wrote: post #39
bernatfortet wrote: post #34

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This is really cool. It reminds me of Sococo but way more integrated with the tools out there. Any chance I could give it a try? What happens when you click the slack button in the team list? You can send a direct message to that teammate?

We used to use Sococo and got frustrated and abandoned it a couple years back, actually. If you hit the Slack button it opens a link to that Slack chat. If you are in a room with a group it'll open a group DM to the other people present. (I personally rarely use the Slack button because any given DM or channel in Slack is only ever alt+tab and ctrl+k away, but that's just me.)

That makes sense. What was frustrating with Sococo?

Re: Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Post by bernatfortet »

batoure wrote: post #44
bernatfortet wrote: post #14

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That's a great idea. We'll create a video of us using it. Also, you could try signing up with Google and create a personal team. Then, if you like it you can use Slack for your team.

I was also going to leave a comment about the lack of a simple demo I get the idea but want to see it in action. Requiring login to see the tool work for real is a big turn off.

Thanks for the feedback. We'll add the video. That being said, the video (which are actual React component + animation) in the home page are pretty much the same as the app.

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Post by davidthewatson »

Firefox/Linux doesn't seem to like tandem.chat:

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to tandem.chat. PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR

    The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
    Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

Re: Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Post by bernatfortet »

davidthewatson wrote: post #56

Firefox/Linux doesn't seem to like tandem.chat: Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to tandem.chat. PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified. Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

Oh! Yikes. We'll investigate it right now. Thanks

Re: Launch HN: Tandem (YC S19) – A Virtual Office for Remote Teams

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Post by bwaine »

I recently read Carl Newport's "deep work". One of the points he made that struck home the most was that a leading indicator of success for most knowledge workers was the number of hours spent doing deep work. Ie - the number of hours spent doing uninterrupted work that makes use of your differentiated skills.

As a remote worker the thing I treasure most is the opportunity to organise my schedule to spend the majority of my time doing deep work. Frequently communicating and getting feedback on my work asychronously rather than constantly being interrupted and dragged into synchronous interactions as in an open plan office.

The thought of allowing anyone to contact me at any time, at the push of a button feels like a huge step back.

There are lots of challenges around communication in a remote company, however I don't think the solution is recreating an open office online.

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