Lightweight async pulses for real remote productivity signals.
Remote workers and HR teams are frustrated by invasive time tracking tools that fail to accurately capture asynchronous work, making productivity measurement unreliable.
Remote workers send 30-second daily pulses: progress update, blockers, mood. AI aggregates into team health scores replacing unreliable timers. HR gains visibility into async flow without disruption.
Remote workers and HR teams managing productivity in distributed companies
Micro-pulse sentiment analysis for early blocker detection, beyond mere logging.
friendly
Emoji + short text form for progress/mood/blockers.
Personal history with mood trends and completion streaks.
Kanban-style view of team pulses, health score.
Detect patterns like low mood clusters or blocker spikes.
Email/Slack nudges for missed pulses.
Weekly team reports with charts.
Pre-filled questions for consistency.
Optional anon pulses for sensitive feedback.
Webhook for custom tools.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| pulse_schedule | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| team_id | uuid | No |
| date | date | No |
| progress | text | Yes |
| mood | int | No |
| blockers | text[] | Yes |
| ai_insight | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/pulsesSubmit daily pulse and generate insights
/api/pulses/team/:teamIdFetch team pulses overview
/api/teamsCreate team
/api/notificationsTrigger reminders
1 team, 50 pulses/mo
20 members
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 2.5% | $150 | $1,800 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 7% | $1,890 | $22,680 |
Daily 30s updates reveal team health without timers or spying.
Share MVP in r/digitalnomad and remote work Discords for solo users; email 20 HR from GitHub remote company lists for teams; offer free month to first referrers.
Time tracking
No async sentiment
Pulses capture qualitative signals
Auto tracking
Desktop only, ignores async
Intentional, mobile pulses
Network effects from team pulse completeness improving insights.
Async work norms solidified; tools like Slack can't measure productivity.
Pulse fatigue
Custom schedules, templates
Reminder deliverability
Multi-channel + web push
Success: 80% would use weekly
Success: 70% completion rate
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