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Tips and thoughts from Pesto
Miami Onsite Hackathon Projects
Katherine Luo
May 12, 2022 - 3 min read
May Avatar Pack
Katherine Luo
May 3, 2022 - 2 min read
Announcing our pricing plan
Doug Safreno
Apr 28, 2022 - 2 min read
We went to Miami for our third team onsite
Katherine Luo
Apr 27, 2022 - 5 min read
Creating a COVID protocol for in-person events
Katherine Luo
Apr 21, 2022 - 3 min read
Our updated stack for responding to outages
Vivek Nair
Apr 14, 2022 - 4 min read
April Avatar Pack
Katherine Luo
Mar 31, 2022 - 1 min read
The speed improvements from upgrading to Vite
Doug Safreno
Mar 22, 2022 - 2 min read
I Went Viral on TikTok
Katherine Luo
Mar 10, 2022 - 3 min read
March Avatar Pack
Katherine Luo
Mar 1, 2022 - 2 min read
Pesto is now SOC 2 Compliant
Daniel Liem
Feb 23, 2022 - 3 min read
Pesto raises $5M to make remote work more human
Doug Safreno
Feb 1, 2022 - 2 min read
February Avatar Pack
Katherine Luo
Jan 31, 2022 - 2 min read
Introducing Waiting Room Lobbies
Vivek Nair
Jan 27, 2022 - 2 min read
Referral Bonus Program
Daniel Liem
Jan 26, 2022 - 2 min read
We dramatically improved our web app performance by making SVGs use way fewer DOM nodes
Doug Safreno
Jan 20, 2022 - 3 min read
Guest Blog: How So Contented uses Pesto for hybrid working
Katherine Luo
Jan 13, 2022 - 6 min read
Cold Winter Returns!
Doug Safreno
Jan 5, 2022 - 2 min read
Pesto's 2021 in review
Doug Safreno
Jan 4, 2022 - 2 min read
User Wish List Avatar Pack
Katherine Luo
Dec 16, 2021 - 1 min read
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[Updated 2022-03-09] Performance and stability progress
Doug Safreno
Dec 14, 2021 - 6 min read
Icebreakers for Virtual Teams
Katherine Luo
Dec 10, 2021 - 1 min read
Virtual Office Hours
Katherine Luo
Dec 10, 2021 - 1 min read
Pragli is now Pesto
Doug Safreno
Dec 5, 2021 - 2 min read
Winter is Here ☃️
Katherine Luo
Dec 2, 2021 - 1 min read
Fall Fashion is Here 🍂
Katherine Luo
Nov 18, 2021 - 1 min read
My difficult transition to remote work changed my life
Katherine Luo
Nov 11, 2021 - 3 min read
Announcing Our Real-Time Data Engine
Doug Safreno
Nov 3, 2021 - 4 min read
4 Tips to Effectively Manage Your Remote Team
Katherine Luo
Oct 28, 2021 - 3 min read
We Worked From A Boat
Katherine Luo
Oct 21, 2021 - 6 min read
Our second "onsite" trip to Boulder, Colorado
Daniel Liem
Oct 14, 2021 - 6 min read
Is it possible to work from the top of a mountain?
Katherine Luo
Oct 7, 2021 - 2 min read
👻 Spooky Avatar Items are Here...
Katherine Luo
Oct 4, 2021 - 1 min read
Our Customer Support Process at Pesto
Daniel Liem
Sep 30, 2021 - 6 min read
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Katherine Luo
Sep 20, 2021 - 3 min read
Working From Anywhere: My 5 Month Road Trip
Katherine Luo
Sep 16, 2021 - 4 min read
Introducing: Pesto Pets 🐶🐱
Katherine Luo
Sep 9, 2021 - 1 min read
Our Work Trial Process at Pesto
Daniel Liem
Sep 2, 2021 - 8 min read
Introducing: Pesto Avatar Store 🛍
Anna Kazannik
Aug 25, 2021 - 3 min read
How the Pesto team uses Pesto
Katherine Luo
Aug 18, 2021 - 7 min read
What gaming can teach us about making work more fun
Daniel Liem
Aug 11, 2021 - 4 min read
Introducing: Spatial Rooms
Doug Safreno
Aug 4, 2021 - 2 min read
Setting up GKE autopilot with custom Datadog metrics
Sean Callahan
Jul 28, 2021 - 4 min read
Is Your Team Ready for Remote Collaboration?
Katherine Luo
Jul 21, 2021 - 3 min read
Pesto Community Guidelines
Katherine Luo
Jul 19, 2021 - 1 min read
Introducing: Team Administration
Katherine Luo
Jul 14, 2021 - 3 min read
Limited Edition Summer Items: How To Get Them
Katherine Luo
Jul 12, 2021 - 1 min read
The budgeting and logistics behind our remote team's trip to Hawaii
Daniel Liem
Jul 8, 2021 - 5 min read
How to Effectively Take Calls in a Loud Room
Doug Safreno
Jun 30, 2021 - 2 min read
Introducing: Lofi Rooms 🎧
Vivek Nair
Jun 23, 2021 - 3 min read
The Pros & Cons of Being A Remote Worker
Katherine Luo
Jun 16, 2021 - 4 min read
How to Set Up a Stack to Instantly Respond to Critical Outages
Vivek Nair
Jun 2, 2021 - 6 min read
How To Integrate Google and Microsoft Calendars With Pesto
Katherine Luo
May 26, 2021 - 2 min read
Is Your Hybrid Model Remote-first or Office-first?
Doug Safreno
May 19, 2021 - 2 min read
🦥 Great Sloth Race
Doug Safreno
Mar 20, 2021 - 3 min read
Careers
Doug Safreno
Jan 14, 2021 - 3 min read
Introducing 🌬️ Cold Winter 🥶, a team building game
Doug Safreno
Dec 9, 2020 - 2 min read
Introducing Pesto in Japanese
Vivek Nair
Nov 9, 2020 - 1 min read
👻🦇🎃 DARK MODE 💀🧛🧟
Doug Safreno
Oct 21, 2020 - 1 min read
Introducing Discussions
Doug Safreno
Oct 17, 2020 - 2 min read
Introducing 🌴 Battle Islands 🌴, a team building game
Doug Safreno
Oct 3, 2020 - 1 min read
Building the Slack for Conferencing
Doug Safreno
Sep 16, 2020 - 2 min read
Introducing the Pesto Tray Mode
Vivek Nair
Sep 14, 2020 - 2 min read
More Startups Should Launch with Linux Support
Doug Safreno
Sep 3, 2020 - 3 min read
Introducing the Pesto Command Palette
Vivek Nair
Aug 31, 2020 - 1 min read
The Case for Video Off
Doug Safreno
Aug 31, 2020 - 3 min read
Introducing the Pesto Weather Integration
Doug Safreno
Aug 26, 2020 - 1 min read
Fixing high usage with Firebase real-time database
Doug Safreno
Aug 25, 2020 - 3 min read
Introducing Direct Messages (DMs)
Doug Safreno
Jul 30, 2020 - 2 min read
Introducing Screen Drawing in Pesto
Vivek Nair
Jul 22, 2020 - 1 min read
Introducing the Pesto Scheduler for Google Calendar
Doug Safreno
Jul 6, 2020 - 2 min read
"I can't breathe"
Vivek Nair
Jun 6, 2020 - 1 min read
Introducing Pesto's New Presenter View
Doug Safreno
Jun 4, 2020 - 1 min read
Announcing Pesto mobile web support (early access)
Doug Safreno
Jun 3, 2020 - 2 min read
What we learned from our coverage in the Washington Post
Doug Safreno
May 1, 2020 - 6 min read
Introducing Pragli, a virtual office for remote teams
Doug Safreno
Apr 14, 2020 - 3 min read
Frequently Asked Questions
Doug Safreno
Apr 14, 2020 - 6 min read
Pesto Press Kit
Vivek Nair
Apr 14, 2020 - 2 min read
Loneliness is Distracting
Doug Safreno
Mar 20, 2020 - 5 min read
The Pesto Pitch
Doug Safreno
Mar 10, 2020 - 6 min read
Asynchronous communication is also distracting
Doug Safreno
Feb 27, 2020 - 6 min read
We worked remotely on top of a U-Haul
Vivek Nair
Feb 12, 2020 - 11 min read
Social Signals #4: Using audio channels to signal status
Vivek Nair
Feb 5, 2020 - 4 min read
The 6 categories of remote teams
Doug Safreno
Jan 30, 2020 - 7 min read
Building a walkie-talkie for remote work
Doug Safreno
Jan 23, 2020 - 4 min read
How we hired a part-time QA Tester for $40 / session
Doug Safreno
Jan 21, 2020 - 7 min read
Firebase as a React Hook
Doug Safreno
Jan 15, 2020 - 3 min read
How to authenticate with Google Oauth in Electron
Vivek Nair
Jan 10, 2020 - 6 min read
Pesto Best Practices
Doug Safreno
Jan 9, 2020 - 3 min read
Social Signals #3: Using Google or Outlook Calendar to signal availability
Vivek Nair
Jan 8, 2020 - 4 min read
Why I use Calendly to schedule my meetings
Vivek Nair
Jan 2, 2020 - 5 min read
Social Signals #2: Using Spotify to communicate status in Pesto
Vivek Nair
Dec 11, 2019 - 3 min read
Social Signals #1: Our framework for adding social signals into Pesto
Vivek Nair
Dec 11, 2019 - 2 min read
How to manage macOS windows using JavaScript for Automation (JXA)
Vivek Nair
Dec 4, 2019 - 3 min read
Top 25 remote cities in the US
Doug Safreno
Nov 25, 2019 - 1 min read
Include your Remote Team with “Brady Bunch” Video Conferencing
Doug Safreno
Nov 21, 2019 - 3 min read
Remote Work Trends According to US Census Data
Vivek Nair
Nov 1, 2019 - 6 min read
My co-founder and I ate a virtual lunch together
Doug Safreno
Oct 17, 2019 - 4 min read
How to host calendar meetings in Pesto
Doug Safreno
Oct 11, 2019 - 2 min read
Why I built a game into our B2B product
Vivek Nair
Oct 4, 2019 - 6 min read
How we use Firebase instead of Redux (with React)
Doug Safreno
Sep 24, 2019 - 4 min read
How to use Pesto with Slack
Doug Safreno
Sep 17, 2019 - 3 min read
Why you should host virtual office hours for your remote team
Vivek Nair
Sep 6, 2019 - 3 min read
Live Avatars (like Animoji in the Browser) with face-api.js
Doug Safreno
Aug 29, 2019 - 2 min read
Why we're frustrated with asynchronous communication for remote teams
Vivek Nair
Aug 23, 2019 - 4 min read
What is a virtual office for remote teams?
Doug Safreno
Aug 22, 2019 - 4 min read