Platform
API migration waiting on review
espresso
Early accessInstall in Slack
Pulled fresh
Short, strong standups for people who run teams.
Espresso gives managers one blockers-first morning read so they know where to step in before Slack gets noisy.
Built for the first manager read of the day: what is blocked, who needs a follow-up, and where attention should land first.
Today's board
Command center
The board is only doing one job: making the next action obvious.
8:45 AM
Blockers first
API migration is waiting on review before Platform can ship.
2 blockers
Growth
Launch copy needs approvals
Blockers first
See the riskiest blockers before the morning turns into thread triage.
Coverage
Read coverage across teams without stitching together separate check-ins.
Slack-native
Keep standups in Slack while the manager brief happens somewhere calmer.
The problem
Async standups still leave the manager doing the assembly work by hand.
The hard part is not getting people to post an update. It is getting a usable read on risk, coverage, and momentum before the day starts scattering into replies and follow-ups.
01
Standups drift into threads
The useful part of the update gets buried under replies, context switches, and follow-up pings.
02
The signal still has to be stitched together
A healthy standup should tell you what is blocked, what changed, what needs attention, and where to help next without a manual scan.
03
Multiple teams need one clear view
When you are running more than one team, you need the command center to do the scanning for you.
How it works
From Slack replies to a board you can act on.
Slack stays familiar. The manager gets one read on coverage, blockers, and the follow-up that matters first.
Step 1
Answer in Slack
Teams keep the habit simple with quick morning updates where work already happens.
Step 2
Surface the blockers
Espresso turns those updates into a manager brief that puts risk and stalled work at the top.
Step 3
Scan the board
Open one morning board for coverage, blockers, and the first follow-up that matters.
Free while in early access
Install Espresso and start with your next standup.
Early teams are helping sharpen the manager brief: where it should feel lighter, where blockers need more context, and what makes the first decision faster.
Start with one team, run the next standup in Slack, and see whether the board makes the first follow-up feel easier.
What happens next
Install Espresso in Slack.
Run tomorrow's standup with your team.
Open one morning board instead of stitching together replies by hand.