The end of pointless meetings

We’ve all been in a meeting that should have been an email. Some information is just more efficiently shared asynchronously. That doesn’t mean that all meetings are pointless. They’re a necessary part of working life, but the misplaced meeting notes, back and forth scheduling, forgotten action items, and open agendas are frustrating (especially right before lunchtime 😋). Luckily there are now plenty of tools available to make meetings better. We’ve seen an increasing number of products emerge in this space. Here are a few: Rate the meeting helps with scheduling and gathering feedback after each meeting Hugo turns your calendar into a collaborative note-taking tool Navigator creates a collaborative workspace for each meeting Jottie brings note-taking, to-do lists and decisions making to meetings Tooqan collects honest feedback post meeting from attendees Loom kills the meeting (we love and use it at Product Hunt) Veed is an alternative to Loom that records your screen and webcam side by side Range visualizes your team’s daily standup asynchronously in Slack Meetingbird means you can avoid the back and forth when scheduling a meeting And when you’re stuck in a painful meeting, use Callback to fake an "emergency call". We won’t tell. 😉 (Image credit: reddit /Vizzer97/) [View Online]( [Product Hunt]( [A2c3237a 7035 47cf 8cc4 ffa0d1dec8a1]( We’ve all been in a meeting that should have been an email. Some information is just more efficiently shared asynchronously. That doesn’t mean that all meetings are pointless. They’re a necessary part of working life, but the misplaced meeting notes, back and forth scheduling, forgotten action items, and open agendas are frustrating (especially right before lunchtime 😋). Luckily there are now plenty of tools available to make meetings better. We’ve seen an increasing number of products emerge in this space. Here are a few: [Rate the meeting]( helps with scheduling and gathering feedback after each meeting [Hugo]( turns your calendar into a collaborative note-taking tool [Navigator]( creates a collaborative workspace for each meeting [Jottie]( brings note-taking, to-do lists and decisions making to meetings [Tooqan]( collects honest feedback post meeting from attendees [Loom]( kills the meeting (we love and use it at Product Hunt) [Veed]( is an alternative to Loom that records your screen and webcam side by side [Range]( visualizes your team’s daily standup asynchronously in Slack [Meetingbird]( means you can avoid the back and forth when scheduling a meeting And when you’re stuck in a painful meeting, use [Callback]( to fake an "emergency call". We won’t tell. 😉 (Image credit: reddit /Vizzer97/) [Rate your meetings]( Liven up your desk with [GIF TV]( 🔥📺 [Twitter button]( [Facebook button]( [Promoted Product ?]( [D684b65c 3fa9 471d a90f 110569d4cdd0]( [Morning Brew]( [There's a reason over 2 million people start their day with Morning Brew — the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense. Make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Check it out.]( [▲ 5659+ Upvotes]( Yesterday’s Top Hunts [E197bac3 eb2b 424c 9fbd e1f4f0a3b6ac]( [Range app for Slack]( [Run your team check-ins with Slack]( [▲ 674+ Upvotes]( [522d7bb6 72d8 460d 84ee 80546b8da788]( [Cheerble Board Game]( [The only toy you need for your cat]( [▲ 769+ Upvotes]( [D9544c52 0ffb 447a 8907 afcb0626cfdb]( [75 Ways to Get New Clients]( [75 actionable ideas to secure your next client by tiiny.host]( [▲ 565+ Upvotes]( [86437fdc bbcb 49b4 91e1 aafd605e1507]( [Coinseed Savings]( [Invest your spare change in crypto and earn interest]( [▲ 724+ Upvotes]( [F49e01f9 5f45 4653 a489 c20e7aa51360]( [Ad Pages]( [Daily curated showcase of winning ad pages]( [▲ 333+ Upvotes]( [544e54f2 e3d6 433e a9ea 0c68430f1b0f]( [Wavium]( [Start a blog and newsletter in under 5 minutes, totally free]( [▲ 484+ Upvotes]( [Ba3b65c6 577b 4294 bceb ee1ae5730daa]( [SignalFire's Guide To Distributed Work]( [20 tips & 100 tools for remote hiring, comp, & culture]( [▲ 173+ Upvotes]( [D7fca89e a72d 4e58 b158 888e3a8c2938]( [AskMakers 2.0]( [Ask experienced makers questions💡]( [▲ 262+ Upvotes]( [68041d2d 4023 441c 9198 f609fc12e769]( [Everything Marketplaces]( [A community for marketplace founders & operators]( [▲ 224+ Upvotes]( [C1bad973 7cfb 4816 89fa a09247752f2a]( [Makerlapse]( [Document your journey in a timelapse video]( [▲ 158+ Upvotes]( [Eceb0e67 674a 4abb 9771 057915fc3849?auto=format&auto=compress&codec=mozjpeg&cs=strip&w=80&h=80&fit=crop&dpr=2]( [Ship - A toolkit for makers to ship awesome products]( [Build an audience for your product. The best product launches are supported by engaged communities, so we've built a suite of tools to help every maker engage with and learn from their most passionate fans]( [build an audience]( We send this email daily. Feel free to [switch to weekly]( or [turn off]( these emails any time. [Advertise](, [Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Stories](