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January 25, 2021

Audio First Messaging Platform Yac Raises $7.5 Million Series A Led by GGV Capital and Co-led by the Slack Fund

Yac Inc., an online voice message and asynchronous communications platform, today announced it has raised $7.5 million in venture funding led by GGV Capital with additional investment from the Slack Fund, who also invested in 2020. Yac is currently developing one of the most efficient audio communication platforms for remote teams.

Introducing: Yac 3.0 🎉🚀

We’ve updated nearly every aspect of Yac in the last month and we are proud to finally get to announce it.

How to brainstorm asynchronously without losing idea quality

The office world chose synchronous as a foundation, and it led to tons of meetings that probably should have been an email. Remote work has the opportunity to flip that script, starting asynchronously and demanding justification for holding meetings.

Stop Talking to Ducks. There’s a Better Way to Debug

With tools like Yac, you can record a memo for yourself and automatically turn it into an async voice conversation that’s documented for whenever you need it.

Why Freelancers Should Care About Voice and Audio Technology

As the freelancing world explodes, there’s more room than ever to grow, but also more risks and competition coming down the pipeline. One way to stay on top of your game is to pay attention to what’s coming next for your clients (both current and future) and give it a shot yourself. With increasing adoption of voice and audio technology around the world, we think it’s a critical space for all freelancers to check out.

How to Create a Voice and Audio Support Ticketing System

Voice is a solution that prioritizes a high quality outcome while giving every stakeholder more value.

Audio Tech? Voice Tech? What Gives?

The future of Voice and Audio may not be more social networks, but commanding apps to do work for you. Along with the rise of no-code, we may very well see a future where building technology is based on explaining what you want and having the computer do all the work.

Move Over, Zoom: Here Are 7 Voice Tools You Should Know About

When you work remotely, being in meetings all day is exhausting (it’s exhausting in the office, too). Voice tools, on the other hand, give the benefit of human conversation without the hassle of coordination.

Remote. Async. Voice. Audio

In order to ensure we don’t end up loathing remote work for its weak points, we need to anticipate and pivot around them. That’s what working async and implementing voice is all about; going to third order effects and solving them now so we can focus on creation, not management.

Why Voice is the Best Way for Hybrid Remote Companies to Communicate

The key to successful hybrid remote working environments, though, is making sure communication systems are thriving and inclusive - which is what voice can offer.

That Meeting Could Have Been a Voice Note: Understanding Asynchronous Communication

The Benefits of asnychronous communication on remote work

How Voice Messaging Helps Companies Be More Inclusive of All Remote Workers

Voice is poised to help companies be even more inclusive of remote workers without even having to try - it’s more inclusive by design.

Remote Team Communication Styles That Actually Work (Based on What You’re Trying to Get Done)

Find the right communication style for your team

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