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by pimlottc 1805 days ago
First impressions from the landing page: it took me a while to realize what the product was. It’s basically a real-time location status dashboard for hybrid and remote teams? With an admin side that lets you set policies for remote schedules?

The initial messaging wasn’t super clear and it takes a while to get specific:

> Figure out where to work from.

Okay, it’s a tool to find remote working spaces? Like cafes and coworking spaces?

> A simple and flexible tool for hybrid teams.

Okay, it’s a tool, but what does it do?

> Essential to your hybrid workforce

Puffery, still vague.

> Spreadsheet aren't a suitable solution for organizations. Café was designed as a foundational tool for any hybrid team.

Spreadsheets? What spreadsheets are we talking about? And more vague and flowery words about how great it is.

> Help people decide where they work from.

> [diagram of two working spaces with user avatars]

Okay, again sounds like it’s going to help me find working spaces?

> Engaging & simple to use

I get it, the tool is awesome and easy to use…

> Set your schedule in seconds and see who's where today and in the future.

Ahhhh, okay, so this about sharing information about where people are. And the way I used it is by setting my own schedule.

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Wow, thanks for the details in your feedback.

We'll rework the wording & landing page based on all the feedback, it's awesome, thanks again!

Lol, thanks for this comment, I glanced at this and thought it was a search engine for finding remote working spaces (like coffee shops).

The header is literally "Figure out where to work from." but it's really "Decide if you want to work from home", as far as I understand.

"An easy[0] way for hybrid teams to see who's going to work where, to better coordinate shared work and foster team interaction"

[0] "delightful", "charming", substitute to one's taste for startupy-language.

[edit] improved significantly.