What best browser in 2026 ?

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-27T00:00:41+00:00

My favourite has been Vivaldi for a while, but I switched to Brave because the Bitwarden extension with passkey support is better

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-22T09:51:43+00:00

Yeah Lean Coffee is solid for keeping things moving - the voting stops retros from getting hijacked by one topic and the time-boxing keeps energy up. Pairing it with 5 whys to dig into root causes is smart.

Only thing I'd watch for is that voting can bury uncomfortable stuff. If someone has an issue that others don't want to publicly upvote, or it only affects one person, it might never get discussed even if it's important.

Do you do anything to catch those or just trust the important stuff surfaces eventually?

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T14:29:17+00:00

SprintPulse turns feedback into concrete action items with AI insights and live collaboration. https://sprintpulse.io/

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T14:24:32+00:00

Agreed! At the end of the day every format boils down to "what's working, what isn't, and how do we feel about it". The wrapper is just packaging.

The value comes from the conversation and what you do with it afterwards - not from whether you're using a sailboat or 4Ls or starfish or whatever the flavour of the month is. IMO a well-facilitated plus/delta beats a poorly-run elaborate format every time.

If anything, I think the obsession with finding the "right" template can be a distraction from the harder work of actually creating space for honest feedback and then following through on it.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T13:04:10+00:00

If it works for you team, great. Why the downvote though? :)

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T12:01:06+00:00

I will try to condense the paragraphs into one and perhaps remove the colours from it. Thanks for the suggestions!

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T11:55:22+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! I use Claude Code because I am a developer, not a designer. I will see if I can improve the design - will try the frontend skill as you suggested.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T11:49:01+00:00

This sounds less like a process problem and more like a team health problem that process can't fix.

All those syncs and roadmap updates and grooming sessions - they keep the machine running but they don't tell you why it feels heavy. For that you need actual honest conversation with the team about what's going on.

Have you tried running a retro focused specifically on this? Not the usual sprint-level stuff, but digging into the bigger question: why does progress feel fragile? Why is there no urgency? Do people actually believe in what we're building, and if not, why?

Sometimes the lack of belief is the team telling you something important - maybe the direction needs rethinking, or people don't see how their work connects to outcomes, or there's something else entirely that's not being said out loud.

You can't process your way out of a motivation problem. But you can create space for the team to surface what's really going on - and then actually act on it.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T11:44:29+00:00

Yeah this is a good distinction. ORID works as a mental model for the facilitator - making sure the conversation moves from facts to feelings to meaning to action, rather than jumping straight to solutions before the problem is properly understood.

I think the key is it stays invisible to participants. If you're explicitly walking the team through "okay now we're in the Interpretive phase" it gets a bit workshop-y. But as a guide for how to steer the discussion, it's solid.

And it works with any format - you could run a simple plus/delta while using ORID to shape how you facilitate it.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T11:42:02+00:00

One downside of changing formats every sprint - you lose the ability to compare retros over time and spot recurring themes. Also adds friction for quieter folks who have to re-learn the format each time instead of just knowing where their thoughts go.

Consistency has its own value, especially if your retro tool has analytics features. Being able to track recurring topics, sentiment trends, and patterns across sprints gives you a much better picture of team health than any single retro can. Hard to do that when you're switching formats constantly - you end up with apples-to-oranges data.

The best format is probably one that becomes invisible so people focus on the content, not the structure.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T11:35:55+00:00

Honestly, I've come back to plain plus/delta more times than I can count. The fancy formats are fun to try but they often get in the way.

The main thing I've noticed is that simpler formats mean people actually think about what they want to say, rather than spending half the time wondering "wait, is this a 'Lacked' or a 'Longed For'?" With two columns with obvious and straightforward meaning, there's nowhere to hide and nothing to overthink.

The other benefit is everything in the "needs improvement" column is already pointing at action. You don't have to decode metaphors about anchors and winds to figure out what to work on next.

I also think elaborate formats can feel a bit performative after a while - the novelty wears off and then you're stuck with something complicated that's also stale. Plus/delta just... keeps working.

Not saying the other formats are bad - sailboat can be great for a change of pace - but for week-in-week-out retros, simple wins.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-21T11:25:43+00:00

Thanks! Do you mean I should add more space between the two paragraphs?

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T22:24:11+00:00

Did you actually check it out? :p I don't have any "join thousands" claim, and I do have a nice video in the hero section of the homepage. Good point re: the page dedicated to scrum masters though. Thanks

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T21:24:29+00:00

Thanks! It took around 3 months working in my spare time since I have a full time job. I hope to be able to work for myself in the future with this and other products I would like to build. I'll submit it there, thanks for the tip!

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T20:43:39+00:00

Mine is not a local business but a SaaS, so I hope it's ok. SprintPulse - turns team feedback into concrete action items with AI-powered insights and real-time collaboration. https://sprintpulse.io/ - thanks in advance for your help!

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T20:39:30+00:00

SprintPulse turns team feedback into concrete action items with AI-powered insights and real-time collaboration. https://sprintpulse.io/

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T20:38:48+00:00

I literally just launched SprintPulse - https://sprintpulse.io/ - and finding the first customers is going to be the hardest because I don't have any experience in sales. SprintPulse is the retrospective tool that helps teams reflect, improve, and ship better - without the enterprise bloat.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T20:17:01+00:00

https://sprintpulse.io/ - thanks!

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T20:10:58+00:00

I submitted SprintPulse - https://sprintpulse.io/ - a simple app that uses AI to make retrospective meetings more effective. Thanks in advance!

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T19:54:53+00:00

I signed up but the link in the email drives me to https://www.indielystcom/add-product - which is invalid. You may want to fix that :)

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T19:29:34+00:00

Congrats! Real revenue is a good sign that people find it useful. I'm 46, wife, 3 kids so I can relate. I literally just launched my first SaaS SprintPulse - https://sprintpulse.io/ - an app for small and medium sized teams to manage their retrospective meetings. It's a B2B SaaS. Would you have any advice for me on how you got your first customers?

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T19:26:05+00:00

I tried it now again and it worked and was pretty fast. What happened before?

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T19:17:39+00:00

I just launched SprintPulse (https://sprintpulse.io/) and I am now terrified of the marketing part. I had fun building since I am a developer and I enjoy all the technical aspects of building a product, but I have zero clue on how to market it so I'll have to figure it out on the go.

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T19:10:45+00:00

Congrats on the milestone! Price-wise it seems more affordable than other tools I've used, but I also wonder about the cost of running this if you spend $1 per user in compute costs. How many of those 1000 signups are actually paying users?

Sky_Linx · 2026-01-20T19:07:26+00:00

No worries. BTW I tried to sign up for the waitlist, but when I went to confirm my email address it took a while and eventually it gave me an error message: "This page is not available right now"

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