On September 26th, we will start charging for Focusmate. You’ll be able to choose between a limited free plan and an unlimited paid plan. Why are we starting to charge? Our vision is to build the most supportive community on earth; to reach as deeply as we can into people’s lives to support them in […]
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[This is a guest story written by Focusmate user Rachel Morgan-Trimmer.] I walked in the door, the weight of disappointment heavy on my shoulders. “Oh, you had your hair cut!” said my husband. “Yeah,” I replied, “But I don’t really like it. All of us have had a bad haircut of course, and mine came a the time that Macmillan (a well-known cancer charity)
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Our team recently went through the slight agony of crafting something called a strategy and then making a plan on that basis. I have four intentions in sharing this: To craft a strategy that is good enough we are not ashamed to post it publicly To make it obvious to you as users that we
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Focusmate was one of 36 startups selected amongst thousands of applicants to pitch on Season 2 of Meet The Drapers. The episode airs this Saturday, December 8th, at 6pm ET / 3pm PT, to millions of viewers ???? in 167 countries. What is Meet The Drapers? Meet The Drapers is a TV show produced by
I hope you all in the U.S. had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Recent Updates Database architecture. From a user perspective, our recent work might feel a bit boring or irrelevant. That’s because most of it is happening on the back end, where we’re making the way that bookings happen more flexible. This will enable a
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Below are the latest product updates and plans, as of today, November 6, 2018 (go vote!). New Updates Session titles. You can now add a title or name to your sessions. Watch a short tutorial. Upcoming sessions area. The upcoming sessions area has new logic: it will show sessions today and tomorrow. If you have
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Dear Focusmate fam, Below are the latest product updates and plans, as of today, October 22, 2018. We missed one Product Update due to [insert excuses here… Mike’s baby was born!] but we’re back on track and looking forward to your feedback in the comments! New Updates Jitsi fixes ongoing. We removed several Jitsi features that
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[Oct. 18th crowdfunding update] A huge thank you to those who have invested, helping us surpass 150% of our goal and reach nearly $40K already! If you’re interested in investing in Focusmate, you can learn more on our crowdfunding page. Launching our crowdfunding campaign has spurred some great questions and conversations. I thought I’d take the
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Dear Focusmate fam, Below are the latest product updates and plans, as of today, September 20th, 2018. Let us know your feedback in the comments! New Updates Video service provider change: Replacing Appear.in with Jitsi Effective Saturday morning at roughly 10am Eastern Standard Time, we’ll switch from using appear.in as our video provider to Jitsi.
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