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Yac — Voice messaging for teams
Traditional calls and meetings monopolize your time and require endless scheduling. Yac is personal, asynchronous communication built for remote teams.
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@jmitch Just curious, how is this different from Voxer, which has been around for several years?
@jmitch @arosenfee Hey Alex, appreciate you reaching out!
I used to love Voxer when it first took off! People who make the switch tell us that Yac is more reliable, better speed controls, and prefer the UI/UX.
I’m currently working on a comparison page I’d love to share with you as soon as it’s ready to dive even deeper!
@jmitch @huntermoonshot Thanks, Hunter. Yes, I'd be very curious to see the comparison page. Have you guys considered integrating into Slack, too? It would be great to have asynchronous voice message capabilities within Slack and they clearly have dropped the ball on building it themselves. This is one company that I'm aware of...https://d.pr/rLtWcL.
@jmitch @arosenfee Yes! We will have the integration by mid April!
Voice messaging is catching fire in enterprise so we’re hoping to work closely with folks like Slack to make the transition seamless 😄
@jmitch @huntermoonshot One other question for you guys. Is there a way, e.g. in the settings, to opt out of the 120 second message limit?
Thanks for extending the trial, guys.
I've added Yac to https://www.producthunt.com/post....
@alexanderisora Awesome! Yeah we have a little blog explaining what we are doing and why. We've just disabled billing for now to help everyone ease into this.
@huntermoonshot thanks. Yeah, that SEO course definitely worth watching. I was happy to watch all of their videos and created detailed outlines, but I lost it lol :(
@alexanderisora oh no ha. Google docs is a work of wonders for that sort of thing.
I’ve got paper trails of all my courses still though 🤦🏼♂️
@huntermoonshot I know, I know... I just like paper so much.
>I’ve got paper trails of all my courses still though 🤦🏼♂️
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Super excited to finally share this special moment with the Product Hunt community!
It's been a long time coming, but it is officially available for download. Our team has worked relentlessly over the last year to make it be the best possible. So far we have seen folks use Yac to -
1. Stay out of meetings - Teams are cutting down drastically on meeting time. Instead of wasting time on phone calls all day, people are actually getting work done.
2. Collaborate across different time zones - It's no secret teams have spread across all different continents and time zones these days. Finding common time for a phone call can be hard. Why not just do it asynchronously and not waste time trying to schedule a call?
3. Invite LESS noise into their team - Given the nature of current tools and chat apps it's very easy to get carried away and spam 200+ messages in an instant. Frankly, that's just the nature of text. However, when using voice, folks tend to be more thoughtful bringing a sense of calm back to their team.
I could go on forever, but I'll stop there. Thank you all and to the PH team for all the love! We've been looking forward to this day for a while and it's finally here. Surreal.
Let us know what you think and feel free to add me to your Yac team with jordan@yac.chat
@yac @jordvnlwalker Just curious, how is this different from Voxer, which has been around for several years?
As a Product Manager working with a team of 50+ distributed individuals, I had to take a lot of calls. Yac reduced around 90% of the calls we were taking as a team and have resulted in more productivity in each department.
Congrats on building one of my favorite remote tools, @jmitch @jordvnlwalker @huntermoonshot 💛
Congrats on the launch guys! Been watching for a while now and you’ve built a really solid product! I like how it just floats on my desktop ready to go!
@d0b0 voice messages can be insanely fast. We even added in speed controls so it’s EVEN FASTER.
Ha let me know if I can help you in any way.
@noahmakes thanks for all of your support, Noah. Hope you and your newborn daughter are happy and healthy ❤️
Super optimistic about Yac -- I installed it a couple of weeks ago, and I find the user experience to be so damn simple that I think it's going to be a game changer for how not just remote teams -- bu all teams communicate.
I think given the comments that I'm missing something. How is this different to whatsapp voice notes?
@richard_mulholland great question! We’ve built a tool specifically for remote teams to collaborate voicr-first which means integrations to Slack, insights sent to your email, screen sharing, etc all asynchronously!
I’d be happy to give you a demo if you’d like 😄
Ah damn - I'm late to the party here but I'd be absolutely remiss not to say -
We've been using YAC as a primary comms tool here at my consultancy, TSG - interestingly, not only has it been a hit internally, but it's **beloved** by our clients, and we're folding it into service delivery more and more.
This is the answer to unnecessary meetings - this is the right way to get in touch and make it stick. WE're HUGE YAC fans, and are super thankful to ?makers Justin & Hunter for giving us back wasted time. <3
@seymourgroup thanks for the kind words. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions 😄
Thank you for your support!
Been using Yac for a few months now on our fully remote team, it's great! Seamless, quick, high-fidelity communication. Congrats on the launch 🙌
@conarro thanks, man! Appreciate the support.
Can’t wait to show you what’s in store next... maybe I’ll Yac you a preview 👀
We’ve been on the early access program and are using YAC now more than ever with our team working remote. Great product!
@bethstachenfeld thanks, Bethany! Been fun chatting with you over Yac 😄
You might want to "fix" the stats
In the landing page, it shows +3000 teams using it but on login page, it shows +15,000 teams using it.
@uxdzen Oops. Looks like someone added an extra 0 to that by accident. Just fixed it on the login page
I've worked remotely on a small team for 2 years and something like Yac would've made my life so much easier. There were even times a year ago where I'd record a voice note on my Windows PC native recording app and then send the file to a teammate, all because this kind of chat is so valuable to remote teams.
Now with Yac, my first use was getting to know my remote teammate better! We did a 20 Questions kind of game where we asked each other questions and got genuine answers that carried so much more emotion than just text while saving time. Will continue to use this Yac! It's awesome!
Shoutout to @jordvnlwalker @jmitch @saqib_muhammad1 @huntermoonshot
@jordvnlwalker @jmitch @saqib_muhammad1 @rubes_world Ha that is really cool. Glad to see you're enjoying it!
Wow good to see a product focusing on ONE feature. Excited to take it out for a spin. Wonder if you all heard of JammHQ which released last week on PH. It has this feature along with the flexibility to occasionally jump into a huddle and what not. Wonder if we remote workers want flexibility or less choice in how communicate spontaneously?
@chhaya_b Good questions. My hunch is that we'll all be voice messaging in the next 1-3 years, it's just a matter of time before everyone has a form of Airpods in at all times!
@huntermoonshot cheers good pt! Also just realized the other app is called Jamm if anyone is curious to check that out.
Super cool product and this team fully understands how the future of communication is asynchronous for efficiency and convenience. Love the sleek UX!
@drew_sheahan asynchronous is the name of the game. Appreciate the love, brotha ❤️
At Castup, everyone is remote, and Yac is literally the only app we use for internal communication. It's dope and WE LOVE IT 🤗
It’s not just a voice chat app. When working with teams you want to tell them what to fix in designs and doing through Slack is a pain. Here you can just do voice + screen share + annotation. Much faster and less chances of misunderstandings.
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