## Today - ### Mike Thompson mentioned you @Rob Hough - Would love your thoughts on the color palette changes we discussed - ### Daily Standup - March 15 Wrapped up the authentication refactor, moving on to API optimization today - ### User feedback session Resolved Cushion: The team decided to focus on the top 3 feedback insights on the onboarding flow. The overall sentiment was positive and the updates will be done next week. - ### October social media content planning Sarah: It'd be great if we could re-use the content from the blog posts for the social media content. - ### Alice requested your feedback Feedback Needed Hey guys! I'm looking for feedback on the new component library. I've made a few updates to the dark mode variants and also the DropdownMenu component. Take a look! ## Yesterday ## Last Week ## This Month Resolved # What email provider should we go with? by Alice Smith in 🏢 Office Admin on 30 Apr 2026, 19:18 Hey team! I've been researching email providers and have some recommendations. Here are the key features and pros/cons for each: **Gmail** - Free tier available - Excellent integration with Google Workspace - Strong spam filtering - Real-time data visualization - Custom report builder - Export functionality - Team performance metrics **Outlook** - Excellent integration with Microsoft 365 - Strong spam filtering - Real-time data visualization - Custom report builder - Export functionality - Team performance metrics **ProtonMail** - End-to-end encryption - Privacy-focused - Excellent security features - Strong spam filtering ### Try posts instead of instant messages Posts are threaded conversations designed to keep everyone on topic. Ditch chaotic, off-topic Slack chats for wonderfully focused threads. David Hawkins 1h ago Janet Walker 2h ago Carol Williams 3h ago ### Checkins to keep your team aligned Checkins are short updates written on your own time. Visible to everyone in your team, you'll never have to dial in for a standup again. Alex 2h ago Hey! How's the new feature coming along? You 2h ago Pretty good! Just finished the API integration. Still need to work on the UI components though Alex 2h ago Nice! How's the performance looking? You 1h ago So far so good. The caching is working well. Should be ready for testing by tomorrow ### Instant messaging when you need it Don't miss out on those private, one-on-one conversations with Cushion's instant messaging feature. ## Hey, Rob 👋 Here's what happened on Cushion yesterday: ### Emails to keep everyone in the loop Keep your team in the loop with daily or hourly email summaries of what's happening in your team. A new async Slack alternative ## There's a better way to work. While Slack thrives in operational work, Cushion is built for deep work and more thoughtful conversations. Cushion is for teams who need time to focus. It's a modern workplace communication tool purpose-built for deep work. Whether you're a startup, agency or enterprise, we think if you spend the majority of your day distracted by Slack, you owe it to yourself to try something different. It'll help your team get aligned, and build faster. Cushion is purpose-built for people building products, doing project-based work or doing deep work. ## Slack vs Cushion Discover why Cushion is the best Slack alternative for people who ❤️ async communication. ### Cushion - Threaded conversations that stay on topic - Built for deep work - Facilitates thoughtful conversations - Perfect for project-based work - Puts people before shareholders ### Slack - Important information is lost - Designed for shallow, instant responses - Built for instant operational work - Creates an 'always online' culture ## How's this different from Slack, Discord, Teams? ## How hard is it to switch from Slack? ## I've been burnt switching apps before. How stable are you? ## How much does it cost? ## What is async communication? ## Is Cushion good for remote and async teams? ## Who's behind Cushion? ## What if I have more questions? 30 day free trial. No credit card required.