Ask HN: What are the best tools for remote work?
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Discord
If you are a solo founder it's a great way to problem-solve since you can drop in screenshots and links which get parsed instantly and clearly.
It's particularly useful because there can be total strangers on you there (most of them are) who can still help you even though they're not on your team or colab software.
Probably one of my most embarrassingly used features is the fact that Discord saves messages for quite a long time actually, depending on the server. I've gone back months, sometimes over a year looking for how I built something and found the thread. I would even find the screenshots I placed at the time and the solution. (and also the user who helped me so I can contact them again if I needed to)
If you are a solo founder it's a great way to problem-solve since you can drop in screenshots and links which get parsed instantly and clearly.
It's particularly useful because there can be total strangers on you there (most of them are) who can still help you even though they're not on your team or colab software.
Probably one of my most embarrassingly used features is the fact that Discord saves messages for quite a long time actually, depending on the server. I've gone back months, sometimes over a year looking for how I built something and found the thread. I would even find the screenshots I placed at the time and the solution. (and also the user who helped me so I can contact them again if I needed to)
Forgot to mention, text markdown, do you can post your code and format it to the specific language
I made a list of these recently, here are a few that come up often.
Slack for communication
Trello for project management
Github for engineering workflow
1Password for password security
Google Docs for document collaboration
Quip for document collaboration
Hellosign for legal contract signing
Helpscout for customer support
Donut for culture-building
Small Improvements for feedback
Lever for hiring
World Time Buddy (to manage timezones)
Typeform for feedback and surveys
Zoom for video chat
GSuite for spreadsheets & email
Zenefits for HR
Discourse for searchable communication
Okta for password management
OfficeVibe for team surveys and check-ins
CultureAmp for career growth
Zoom for video calls
Groove for customer support
World time buddy to see people's timezones
Teamweek for high-level team tasks
I'll throw in a plug for Holopod - it's a Slack add-on that improves visibility and communication for remote teams through automated status updates and message queuing.
The full list is here: https://holopod.com/blog/remote-work-team-tools
Slack for communication
Trello for project management
Github for engineering workflow
1Password for password security
Google Docs for document collaboration
Quip for document collaboration
Hellosign for legal contract signing
Helpscout for customer support
Donut for culture-building
Small Improvements for feedback
Lever for hiring
World Time Buddy (to manage timezones)
Typeform for feedback and surveys
Zoom for video chat
GSuite for spreadsheets & email
Zenefits for HR
Discourse for searchable communication
Okta for password management
OfficeVibe for team surveys and check-ins
CultureAmp for career growth
Zoom for video calls
Groove for customer support
World time buddy to see people's timezones
Teamweek for high-level team tasks
I'll throw in a plug for Holopod - it's a Slack add-on that improves visibility and communication for remote teams through automated status updates and message queuing.
The full list is here: https://holopod.com/blog/remote-work-team-tools
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Zoom: it's the only video conference platform that just works without any hassle
Google Apps(Docs, Sheets, Slides): these win over MS Online b/c you can actually work live in the docs with a team.
Figma: I've come to love this, after a steep learning curve, for sharing design ideas in an open collaborative space.
Phone: it's still the best way to break through the noise and get someone's attention right away. With all the messaging apps, it gets noisy and messages get lost. Phone cut right to the top.
Google Apps(Docs, Sheets, Slides): these win over MS Online b/c you can actually work live in the docs with a team.
Figma: I've come to love this, after a steep learning curve, for sharing design ideas in an open collaborative space.
Phone: it's still the best way to break through the noise and get someone's attention right away. With all the messaging apps, it gets noisy and messages get lost. Phone cut right to the top.
My beloved zoom no longer works in mainland China like so many things.
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And take 'some inspiration' from http://remote.tools/
thanks, already did that ;)
I think a good bare minimum setup is:
Video chat (Zoom, Slack, GoToMeeting, etc)
Text chat (Slack, Zulip, etc)
Design collaboration (Miro, Figma, Invision, etc)
Document collaboration (GSuite, Microsoft, etc)
Video chat (Zoom, Slack, GoToMeeting, etc)
Text chat (Slack, Zulip, etc)
Design collaboration (Miro, Figma, Invision, etc)
Document collaboration (GSuite, Microsoft, etc)
Any decent solutions for a whiteboard replacement?
Maybe an iPad Pro with the pencil?
Maybe an iPad Pro with the pencil?
I use a Wacom Intuos tablet because I'm good with not having to look at my hand while drawing/writing. My hand eye coordination got tuned a long time ago. Others struggle with looking at a monitor while their hand is writing. For these folks, the iPad Pro with a pencil works good.
I’ve used a Wacom tablet with zoom whiteboards and it works great.
Damewars is pretty great for virtual desktops.
Tomato timer
A laptop.
usepastel.com
You should go check Blind (teamblind.com)
Do they also have website? I use their APP normally
I'm wondering, what are your favorite ones? In return, I'll share an aggregated file here.
Thanks a lot!