Gordon Hempton

Spot 3.0 - Remote work doesn't have to feel remote

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Spot is virtual workspace that combines all the things you miss about being in the office with all the benefits of remote working. Simply walk up to people to have conversations, easily share screens, whiteboards, and other apps, and feel like a team again.

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Gordon Hempton
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Hi Product Hunt! We are back once more! At a time when we are seeing lots of companies attempt to push their workforces back to the office, here at Spot we are more bullish than ever on remote work. By using the right tools, companies can achieve the best of both worlds: the culture and engagement of an in-person office as well as the cost efficiencies and productivity boosts that comes from working from home. That's why we are super excited to announce our latest iteration of Spot. We have been busy the last couple of quarters working on features to make the remote employee experience better than ever. Many of these feature were driven directly by customer feedback and the experience of workers within the more than 30,000 virtual offices that have been created: πŸ“† Spot Meetings - This release finally brings the native calendaring integration that everyone has been asking for! You can now schedule meetings within Spot directly from Google Calendar. Meeting rooms within Spot can also be equipped with intelligent panels that shows upcoming meetings and room activity (the digital equivalent of a Zoom-Room!). πŸ“ Whiteboarding & Apps - Bring back impromptu hallway whiteboarding sessions with the best-in-class whiteboarding experience. Easily create and share as many whiteboards as you want on any panel, surface, or room. These whiteboards are fully featured with flow-chart capabilities, undo/redo, and many other advanced features. This release also brings many other apps such as polls, timers, and a whole lot more. 🧠 AI-Drive Space Design - How can you release something on Product Hunt these days that doesn't involve AI?! We have integrated some of the latest in generative AI technologies to make space customization more powerful than ever. Users can easily customize the textures, images, and other aspects of the space through natural language. Want an exposed brick wall? Simply ask for it. 🐞 Bug fixes & core enhancements - We have spent lots of time improving the core experience to create the best virtual office experience on the market. These things include performance enhancements, auto-opening the desktop app, tons of new assets and items, floorplans, and a whole lot more. We have built a special space just for this launch. Come chat with us now here https://spotvirtual.com/@spot-co... and experience Spot first-hand or leave us your feedback below, we'll be here all day to answer your questions! Cheers, Gordon
Leo Chen
@spot @product @gordon_hempton Congratulations on your launch & welcome back! I really like the workspace and UI design, it makes me feel like I am in the game!
Swapnil D Puranik
@spot @product @gordon_hempton Congratulations on the launch! This is super interesting and now I am wondering should I hire team just to experience Spot in action!? All the best!
Mikko Alasaarela
@spot @product @gordon_hempton congrats on the launch! I'm curious to see how the virtual workspace market evolves, and how solutions like yours are moving the needle!
Margaret Borak
@spot @product @gordon_hempton Congratulations on the launch! Spot 3.0 looks interesting! Best of luck with the launch, and I'm excited to see how your product grows and evolves in the future!
Elli Kim
@spot @product @gordon_hempton Congrats on your launch, and I love your space! I'm a remote worker myself so I really appreciate new developments in this space.
Dongho Lee
Congratulations on the 3.0 release of Spot! @spotvirtual is truly amazing. It's the world's only web-based 3D, real-time, interactive virtual space platform. It's highly productive and perfect for work, training, events, fairs, festivals, parties, and casual gatherings. There are so many features that make it 3D and productive interaction on the web. Once you try it, you'll never use any other platform. If I could buy shares in Spot right now, I would! We are currently serving a large number of schools, businesses, and public organizations in Korea, and everyone is very happy. We can't wait for you to try out this irreplaceable platform. @spotvirtual @gordon_hempton
Graham Ralston
@spotvirtual @gordon_hempton @lifeskilz_dl Thank you for your partnership and support since the start! You create some very innovative spaces on Spot. We are happy you are part of the community and for your comments :).
Dongho Lee
@spotspot @weshather @stefan_sundin @srmagura @gordon_hempton Thanks, Spot team, for building such a great platform, and Graham, keep up the good work late at night!
Gordon Hempton
@spotvirtual @lifeskilz_dl Thanks Dongho. See you in Spot!
Wes Hather
@spotvirtual @gordon_hempton @lifeskilz_dl Dongho you've been an amazing partner to work with, thanks for all your support and feedback!
Stefan Sundin
@lifeskilz_dl Thank you Dongho. Love having you as a partner. πŸ₯³
Joo, Banghyun
I have been using Spot since Spot1.0. The advantage of Spot is its simplicity. Although Spot is English-based, there are many users in non-English speaking countries like Korea, which shows how user-friendly it is. Spot continues to evolve, with productivity tools being added as in-app features. For example, the whiteboard and recently, an image generation AI. With just internet access, we can create our own virtual office just for our team, without any hassle. The community for Spot users is also available, allowing us to receive support from the Spot team and share and communicate with other users. The weekly "Shared Office with Spot" on Wednesdays also offers an opportunity to network with diverse individuals.
Graham Ralston
@contenjoo Thank you for your partnership and continued support! We are happy you are part of the Spot community since "Spot 1.0"! You build great community and create innovative spaces :)
Gordon Hempton
@contenjoo @spotspot One of our OG users :)
Wes Hather
@contenjoo Thank you Joo!!! You've been a big part of Spot's success
ZHENG Haibo
@spot @product @gordon_hempton Congrats on the launch! looks very compelling ,Good job on Spot. The biggest challenge of a virtual workspace always comes from switching between virtual space and real work, as it is basically impossible to cover all the tools needed. I wonder how Spot thinks about this challenge?
Graham Ralston
@oe_zheng Great question. The addition of a 3D immersive environment on top of traditional communication needs reduces times spent on traditional forms of communication because people already feel connected through their 3D space. New functionality like a headphones mode on your avatar or developing cultural standards in your virtual workspace on where to place the avatar can help people find those "heads down" moments.
Gordon Hempton
@spot @product @gordon_hempton @oe_zheng Our goal is to be the default place people alt-tab to when working remotely. To do this, we've done some consolidation of various tools into one. Spot has channels, statuses, whiteboarding, etc. in addition to it's immersive office experience.
Yonghwa Kwon
I've been using Spot since 2022 to deliver lectures and various workshops. I love being able to collaborate in a 3D environment, teach classes, and create my own online office. The Spot team is constantly upgrading to make it more efficient and productive. It's a really cool service. Congratulations on your launch on Product Hunt. I love Spot.
Graham Ralston
@yonghwa_kwon Thank you for being an early adopter and supporter of Spot! :) We appreciate your comments and that you are building community and helping others on Spot.
Dmitry Sytsevich
Howdy people . Great job on getting your project on Product Hunt! It looks amazing! I'm going to check out this product. Goodluck!
Graham Ralston
@dmitry_sytsevich Thank you! What is your question? :)
Dmitry Sytsevich
@spotspot Are there any plans for a version without a login?
Graham Ralston
@dmitry_sytsevich they exist right now :) You don't need a login for public spaces or guest invites. If you join our Product Hunt space we created for today (public URL) you can see that you don't need to login: https://spotvirtual.com/@spot-co.... Let me know what your thoughts on this process to join, please :).
Paul Okhotin
As a lover of teamwork and office work, I fully support your idea and product! I hope you will be able to do your work at home more efficiently without the cost of the office and the way there. Congratulations on the launch and good luck with such a cool project! 😎
Graham Ralston
@paulokhtn Thank you for your support :)
Laura Galvis
I love Spot because it is making the remote work experience more enjoyable. I have some friends already using it and have heard great comments like: it make you feel closer with your coworkers and that the interface is very interactive and customizable. I'm excited to try it out soon!
Graham Ralston
@laura_paola Thank you Laura, let us know when you try and would be great to connect in Spot!
Andrew Mewborn
Holy crap the pace at which y'all ship new features is INSANE! Can't wait to get in there :)
Graham Ralston
@andrew_mewborn thanks for the support!
Stefan Sundin
@andrew_mewborn Hey Mewborn! Let me know the next time you pop into Spot. Would be great to catch up!
Jay Song
Wow, this looks super cool! My team is async-first, but I think I can try this approach for certain occasions.
Graham Ralston
@jaythesong Thank you :)
Gordon Hempton
@jaythesong We have a lot of async functionality as well, including channels, statuses, etc. Our goal is to accommodate both working styles in a single seamless experience.
Wes Hather
@jaythesong would love to hear any specific use cases you have in mind. Happy hours, team all-hands, culture building events?
Ivo Scherkamp
Great! Finally, something that upgrades the one-dimensional Zoom screen into something more dynamic and engaging. Congrats to the team!
Graham Ralston
@ivo_scherkamp #ZoomFatigue. Thank you for the support!
Pavel Evteev
Wow, this one is really exciting. Great idea. Good luck, team!
Graham Ralston
@pavel_evteev Thank you! :)
Usama Ejaz
Congratulations on the launch of Spot 3.0! I'm so excited to experience the new features and see how they help us stay connected.
Graham Ralston
@usamaejaz Thank you -- connect with us from inside Spot!
Talha bin kafeel
As an agency owner with employees spread out in 3 countries and multiple city i did not find a better solutions. The product really brings the real office experience to virtual. After using multiple virtual office solutions, we landed on SPOT we are here ever since. it really is a complete solution. From the chat features to client meetings to internal announcements - managing and having meetings on the go from the phone app . spot covers it all. @spotspot Thank you for awesome on boarding.
Gordon Hempton
@spotspot @toetoe Thanks Talha!
Graham Ralston
@toetoe Great working with you and appreciate the support! Need to come visit your space to see what innovations you've come up with in the product.
Sufiyan Ghori
We were the early adopters of Spot and have been using it for a while now. Our team simply love the product.
Gordon Hempton
@sufiyan_ghori1 glad to have you guys on board!
Vidya Kumari
I love that Spot combines all the benefits of remote work with the things you miss about being in the office. It's the best of both worlds!
Shakti Rao
The ability to easily share screens and collaborate on projects is a huge benefit. It saves so much time and makes remote work much more productive.
Graham Ralston
@shakti_rao multiple users can share screens at the same time -- no more asking people for control -- power to the people :)
Soph
Spot is AWSOME!! Staff are super kind and the platform itself is efficient and easy to use.
Graham Ralston
@bubblesophtea Thank you for joining the community -- you make some amazing spaces!!!
Stefan Sundin
@bubblesophtea Great seeing you here Soph. We hope you enjoy the new features. :)
Alicja Radzimska
Looks awesome!! Our Adstra's team is working remote, and it can get very frustrating pretty easily. This looks like it would resolve a lot of that frustration, and make remote work easier
Graham Ralston
@alternative_potato Thank you Alicja! What frustrates you the most right now working remotely?
Shubham Pratap Singh
Congratulations on the launchπŸ’―πŸŽ‰
Graham Ralston
@shubham_pratap Thank you! :)