> meet every single day first thing in the morning and go over open issues, blockers, eta, and priorities... every effective organization i've been in does this

> meet every single day first thing in the morning and go over open issues, blockers, eta, and priorities... every effective organization i've been in does this I was going to counter this and say not everyone works best with daily meetings... until I saw your username, "Beach Startup"? Because remote work is the counter-example I would have given. Do you work remotely / from a beach & still have these synchronous morning meetings every day? I agree it's important for team members to always be aware of open issues / blockers / eta / priorities, but I'd suggest that's what project management software is for. Team members can work in their own timezones / schedule and still check the issues / priorities themselves daily. Curious to hear if your experience is different.