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This is really cool! I worked for a startup years ago that had a 1-way setup like this that allowed our two remote teammembers to pop into the office anytime, a
by awwstn 6y ago
This is really cool! I worked for a startup years ago that had a 1-way setup like this that allowed our two remote teammembers to pop into the office anytime, and it was great.
Bummer to see so much jeering in the comments here. No iteration of this product will be compelling to the "not interacting with people is the best part of remote work" crowd, but they aren't your market. However, I think you might be able to land on something that addresses the privacy concerns while still improving on "in the room"-like serendipity for remote teams.
I've worked on a team that used Mumble audio-chat years ago. Everyone kept it on much of the day with a global push-to-talk key, and it was mostly quiet but super helpful for spontaneous conversations. It's basically like using walkie-talkies, now that I think about it. I wonder if something like that would be compelling here (e.g. I can pop up on your screen on-demand, but I won't see you unless you acknowledge).
Anyway, congrats on the launch. Look forward to seeing where this goes!
- hzuo 6y agoThanks - super interesting to hear about your past experience, and indeed there are a bunch of privacy-preserving features on our roadmap!