Beta · 5 teams · Week 6

Kill the
standup.
Keep the sync.

Record a 60-second video update when you're ready. Your team watches when it works for them. No scheduling. No time zones. No meetings.

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3 hours saved per team per week
Works across 4 time zones
Replaces your daily standup entirely
Watch at 2× speed
The product

Your team feed,
not another meeting.

One place to post updates, watch your team, and stay in sync — without a single scheduled call.

pulse.app · Helix Team Feed
Workspace
📹 Team Feed
👤 My Updates
🔔 Digest
Teams
🛠 Engineering
📦 Product
📣 Marketing
M
Marcus
Today, 8:42am
🔴 Blocked
Shipping auth refactor today — blocked on staging env config. Need DevOps eyes on it by noon.
1:24
👁 4 views
👍 2
💬 1
P
Priya
Today, 9:15am
✅ On track
All 5 beta interviews done. Synthesizing with Claude Code now — sprint priorities by EOD.
0:52
👁 6 views
🔥 3
💬 2
S
Sarah
Today, 7:58am
✅ On track
Q3 design review — two rounds of feedback left, targeting sign-off by Thursday.
1:08
👁 3 views
👍 1
Team · Today
M
Marcus
posted
P
Priya
posted
S
Sarah
posted
J
James
pending
12
day posting streak 🔥
This Week
📹 18 updates posted
⏱ 4.2h meetings saved
👁 94% watch rate
💬 12 async replies
How it works

Three minutes a day.
Full team visibility.

Here's exactly what happens — from the moment you open the app to the moment your team is in sync.

A real day on Pulse
8:42am
Marcus records
Opens Pulse, hits record, posts his update. He's blocked on a dependency and flags it. Done before his coffee cools.
60 seconds
9:10am
Sarah watches
Reviews the team feed over breakfast — watches 4 updates at 2× speed. Sees Marcus is blocked, leaves a comment with a fix.
8 minutes
12:30pm
James catches up
Back from deep work. Watches the remaining updates during lunch. Nobody had to interrupt him. He's fully up to speed.
6 minutes
6:00pm
Yuki posts (Tokyo)
Her team is asleep. She records anyway. Her update will be there when they wake up — no 6am call required.
60 seconds
01
🎙️
Record
When you're ready — not when someone scheduled you.
Open the app, hit the red button. A 60-second timer starts. It auto-stops when you're done. No editing, no retakes required — just talk like you're catching up a teammate in the hallway.
The 60-second limit is intentional — it forces clarity. No rambling, no padding.
No camera anxiety? Record audio-only with your profile picture shown instead.
A practice mode lets you rehearse before it counts. No pressure.
02
📤
Post
One tap. It's live in your team feed instantly.
Hit post and your update appears in the team feed. Your teammates get a single daily digest — not a ping every time someone posts. You'll see a view count grow as people watch.
Tag your status: On track / Blocked / Heads up needed.
Visibility is always clear — you choose: team only, or whole company.
Auto-transcript generated immediately after posting — searchable and accessible.
03
👀
Watch
When it works for you — not when it works for everyone.
Browse the team feed at your own pace. 2× speed playback means 5 team updates take under 10 minutes. You know who watched yours. Nobody posts into the void.
Prefer reading? Switch to the transcript view and skim instead of watch.
View receipts show you exactly who's watched your update — by name.
Search across your team's entire history by keyword or person.
04
💬
Respond
In context, at the exact moment that matters.
Pause a video and leave a comment at that exact timestamp. "At 0:43 you mentioned the deadline — can you clarify?" No more going to Slack to discuss something you heard in Pulse.
Text comments or emoji reactions — your choice.
Reply threads stay attached to the video, not buried in Slack.
Blocked? Flag it. Your manager sees it surfaced in their digest automatically.
Two perspectives
Works differently for ICs and managers.

Same product. Different superpowers depending on your role.

J
James — Individual Contributor
Senior Engineer · Thornfield Analytics
🎙️
Records his update when he's ready — not at 9am when he's deep in code
⚡
Watches team updates at 2× speed during lunch — fully in sync in 8 minutes
👁
Sees exactly who watched his update — never posts into the void again
🔒
Controls who sees each video — team only, or broader audience. Always clear.
😌
No more on-the-spot performance anxiety. Introverts thrive in async.
S
Sarah — Team Lead
Team Lead · Meridian Software · 9 direct reports
📊
Dashboard shows who's posted today and who hasn't — no manual chasing
🚨
Blockers surface automatically in her digest — she never misses a dependency issue
🔔
One smart digest at 9am — not 27 pings for 9 people posting throughout the day
📝
Weekly AI summary she can paste directly into a VP email — no doc writing
🌍
Full visibility across 4 time zones without scheduling a single cross-timezone call
How is this different from Loom or Slack video?
The question everyone asks. Here's the honest answer.
Pulse
✓Built for daily standups — team feed, streaks, digest
✓View receipts — know exactly who watched
✓Timestamp comments — reply in context
✓Manager dashboard — who's posted, who's behind
✓Smart digest — one notification, well timed
✓Auto-transcripts — searchable, accessible
Loom
~Great for async explainers and walkthroughs
✗No team feed or standup rhythm built in
✗Comments exist but no timestamp threading
✗No manager view or posting accountability
~Viewer analytics available on paid plans
~Transcripts on paid plans only
Slack Video / Huddles
✗Clips buried in channels — no dedicated feed
✗No view receipts for video clips
✗Comments are just thread replies — no timestamps
✗No standup workflow or manager visibility
✗Notification chaos — mixed with everything else
✗No transcripts for video clips
Notifications done right.
The biggest complaint from beta users was notification overload. We redesigned it from scratch.
The old way — notification chaos
💬
Slack: Marcus posted an update
8:42am
📧
Email: New update from Marcus on Pulse
8:42am
🔔
Pulse: Marcus posted — tap to watch
8:43am
💬
Slack: Priya posted an update
9:15am
📧
Email: New update from Priya on Pulse
9:15am
🔔
Pulse: Priya posted — tap to watch
9:16am
Sarah turned off all notifications after week 1 — then missed a blocker that needed 5 minutes of her time. The tool that was supposed to help her team was actively making her worse at her job.
Pulse digest — one notification, once a day
📋
Your 9am Team Digest
4 updates today · 1 blocker needs you · James hasn't posted yet
9:00am
nothing else all day
Choose your digest time. Set it once. Pulse surfaces what actually needs your attention — blockers, people who haven't posted, and highlights from your team. One notification. Everything you need.
Why Pulse

Standups are broken.
We fixed them.

The old way
😫 Everyone online at 9am — 6am for your Portland teammates
🧠 Interrupted mid-flow for a 30-minute call that should've been a message
😶 Quiet people never speak up. Introverts freeze on the spot.
🌀 Updates forgotten by noon. No record, no search, no thread.
🏢 Built for offices in one time zone. Breaks for distributed teams.
With Pulse
🌍 Record when you're ready — 7am or 7pm, wherever you are
⚡ Watch at 2× speed. Five team updates in under 10 minutes.
🎙️ Everyone gets a voice. Quiet teammates suddenly have a presence.
📚 Every update searchable. Find what Marcus said about the bug last week.
🌐 Built for distributed teams first. Time zones are not your problem.
Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

🎙️
60-second updates
The limit is the feature. Short videos force clarity. Record straight from the app — no editing, no friction, no performance anxiety.
⚡
2× speed playback
Get through your whole team's updates in under 10 minutes. The same information, in a fraction of the time a live standup takes.
👁
View receipts
Know exactly who watched — by name, not a number. No more posting into the void and wondering if anyone saw it.
🔔
Smart daily digest
One notification at your chosen time. Blockers surfaced automatically. No 27-ping days. No missed messages.
💬
Timestamp comments
Pin a question to the exact second in the video. Context stays in Pulse, not buried in Slack three threads later.
📝
Auto transcripts
Every update transcribed automatically. Skim instead of watch. Fully searchable. Accessible to teammates who are hard of hearing.
Beta users

Real feedback.
From real teams.

★★★★★
"It killed our 45-minute weekly all-hands. We moved everything async. People actually watch the updates now because they can do it at their own pace."
P
Priya
Product Manager, Crestview Health
★★★★★
"I hate live standups. I freeze up when someone puts me on the spot. Recording at my own pace is so much better. That alone is worth it."
J
James
Senior Engineer, Thornfield Analytics
★★★★★
"My team is across 4 time zones. This is the first tool that actually works for everyone — nobody has to be on a call at 7am anymore."
M
Marcus
Co-founder, Helix

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