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Ask HN: How do you communicate in a remote startup?

243 points aml183 | 2 comments | 15 Nov 24 19:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.599s | source

We are a remote company. Everything is going well. No plans to be in person, but I’d say we can do a better job at communicating. Any tips or articles to read?

1. quectophoton ◴[15 Nov 24 21:35 UTC] No.42151398[source]▶

>>42149938 (OP) #

If you find yourself constantly trying to explain stuff visually, invest on a graphics tablet. Even a "cheap" <100 EUR goes a long way.

As for the "whiteboard", just opening Excalidraw when you need it is very low friction in my experience. Google Jamboard and Miro were okay-ish, I guess, but for me the simplicity and responsiveness of Excalidraw is still better.

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2. beAbU ◴[15 Nov 24 21:53 UTC] No.42151593[source]▶

>>42151398 (TP) #

I've integrated draw.io into our Confluence. We can now create inline diagrams right in the page being edited. Resulted in higher quality documentation, with a lot more diagrams for even mundane things. I generally work in pictures, so it's great for me.

But I do agree, excalidraw is great. I recon its an importan skill to be able to confidently and quickly whip up a diagram while in a call. I worked with an engineer who preferred MS Paint, but he was really good at it, and it resulted in him explaining tricky concepts really elegantly.