| a Clubhouse for remote teams I am building [Tappy](https://tappy.so/?ref=hn): a Clubhouse for remote teams. When people need to talk, our drop-in audio lets them spark a conversation with a single click. Surprisingly, National Bureau of Economic Research data months into the pandemic shows that teams tried to bridge the distance by sending more emails—but that didn’t last. Instead, there’s a now desire to talk more frequently for less time: *Teams are meeting 13% more often, for 20% less time.* That’s a step in the direction of the more fluid conversation, but we’re not there yet: the average meeting is still *48 minutes long.* We’ve been inspired by the growth of remote work, but at the same time, we’ve also seen teams struggling with lack of communication, delays in productivity, and isolation. We think that a real-time, frictionless connection can solve the problem. Zoom fatigue is real. Video calls make everyone feel the way people on TV feel every slouchy, every mumble, every interruption is magnified. Drop-in audio talk lets remote teams *spark a conversation with a single click.* |