## 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

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## What email provider should we go with?

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  Alice Smith  
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  Office Admin  
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  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.

### 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.

### 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.

## 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  
- Focused, calm experience  
- Facilitates thoughtful conversations  
- Perfect for project-based work  
- Track decisions and feedback  
- Puts people before shareholders

### Slack

- Important information is lost  
- Designed for shallow, instant responses  
- Scattered feedback and lost decisions  
- Creates an 'always online' culture  
- Built for instant operational work  
- Prioritizes shareholders over people

## 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?