Sidekick

A new hardware device to connect remote teams

4 followers

A new hardware device to connect remote teams

4 followers

Sidekick (YC S20) is a new device that lets teammates work side by side during set coworking sessions. Teams at Coinbase, Brex, and Eventbrite use Sidekick to build strong team relationships while remote.

Launch tags:Productivity•Hardware•Streaming Services

Launch Team

We use Sidekick for onboarding new, remote employees and love it. We have been able to shorten the learning curve and onboarding time by having instant, ad-hoc conversations vs. scheduling time to meeting. We have even displaced Slack with Sidekick for many conversations --- great product!

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@josh_jensen thanks! we've loved working with you guys.

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6yr ago

The Twenty Minute VC

We've been happy as customers after a few days... really making a difference to feeling presence with each other. The UI details work just right.

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@roybahat excited to have you guys on board!

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6yr ago

Score with Friends

Just ordered recently, can't wait to try out. Deeply believe in in-person communication , but there were unwanted costs to in-person work before the pandemic (the commute, co-location in hiring, terrible music at your co-working spot). I can see how a single-purpose rigid device is best way to be more like physical space, especially the "it just works" factor

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@djkgamc excited for you all to receive your devices!

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6yr ago

Slay School

@djkgamc You're gonna love it!

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6yr ago

As someone working on a remote team, this really makes sense. We generally work together on our own stuff while keeping messenger or zoom on - but this slows down my computer and takes up one of my monitors. Honestly, this sounds like a great solution.

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

Thanks Anika!

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6yr ago

Brevy Beta

This is great! Our current devices - laptop/phone/tablet - aren't really built for always-on video calling, and much less so for the remote work environment. Separating the call to a dedicated external device, while leaving you to work and use your own screens as you please, makes a world of difference. Super smart that you guys have focused your product and UX on this experience!

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@conder thanks for the support Condor - you're exactly right, without a focused product it's incredibly hard to recreate the in-person work experience

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6yr ago

I've been working remote with my teammates since COVID-19 starting, and we're either juggling endless zoom and hangout links just to cover basic questions, or were isolated from one another in a way that isn't what made working on our company fun in the first place. Instead, we've been experimenting with using always-on video services in the browser, but having my team hidden in a tab doesn't feel the same. I want the ability to say hi more spontaneously, and to feel like we're working together like we used to. I haven't actually tried using Sidekick yet (waiting for mine to arrive shortly!) but excited to try it out and looking forward to feeling like we're in the same room again!

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@joe_ahearn_withfriends Excited to have you on board!

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6yr ago

Tella

My cofounder and I have been using Sidekick for the past couple weeks and we're enjoying it more and more. Being remote affects different teams in different ways but as a small team, who are in constant written (Slack) communication with each other Sidekick helps us share ideas better and solve problems faster.

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6yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@9rantys really happy to hear that it's going well for you guys :)

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6yr ago

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