#436 Mid-Cycle Demo Day

This week, our product team shared mid-cycle demos in lieu of our regular weekly check-in. I always love this hour—it’s a chance to see the progress we’re making, the problems we’re solving, and the polish that’s being added behind the scenes.

Here’s a roundup of what’s shipping (or on its way):

Public Teams let anyone in your org discover and join relevant teams without needing an invite. Free-tier teams are public by default, and paid plans can toggle privacy.

Why it matters:

We’re making SAML onboarding much smoother. Now, when a new user signs in via SAML:

If you’re managing a big organization (hey, Quantexa 👋), this should make IT’s job a lot easier—and reduce the chances of new users getting lost in their own personal orgs.

We’re rethinking how reflections work during retrospectives.

Instead of a draft/submit flow, we’re exploring a block-based model (a la Notion or FigJam):

The goal? Fewer clicks, less friction, and more meaningful contributions. We’re still testing the details, but we’re getting closer to a retro flow that feels as intuitive as it is powerful.

Enterprise admins, rejoice! You’re now getting:

These changes lay the foundation for even more granular user and org controls in the future.

Want to know which teams are sticking to their agile rituals?

We’re piloting a matrix report that shows which teams ran what kind of meetings (check-ins, retros, poker, etc.) over time. It’s a lightweight way for leaders to see engagement and adoption across their org.

Matt’s been exploring GraphQL Yoga as a potential replacement for our homegrown GraphQL executor and socket server setup.

What we like:

This is still in the early days, but if this pans out, it could be a big step forward in stability and maintainability.

Here’s a little peek at the “bubble matrix” report —showing what meetings different teams are running and when.

It might look playful, but it’s already helping us (and some of our customers) see trends, identify gaps, and improve meeting hygiene.

The dip in traffic and engagement this week may be due to seasonal factors like spring break and end-of-quarter planning cycles. These patterns are common and likely reflect temporary shifts in user behavior rather than long-term concerns, but we will continue to monitor to see if this trend persists.

…Cleaned up some performance issues with loading Sentry data.

…Improving the process for automatically joining an organization.

…Continued to get our Vanta Dashboard set up in prep for our SOC2 audit.

…Finalized our new Release Notes webpage so we can better highlight all the great product updates happening.