Jumping Through Hoops

Lessons from a year of interviews on the future of business and leadership.

Hoop co-founder Brian Schmidt shares 3 AI workflows that help him save time every day and add a bit of joy.

From taking meetings to summarizing podcasts, AI agents can take tasks off your plate, freeing up time without adding complexity.

The key to mastering AI isn’t waiting for a perfect rollout it’s hands-on experimentation, quick wins, and building “AI jigs” that deliver instant value.

Here's how we turned a manual onboarding process into the highly effective self-serve onboarding flow you see today in product.

Justin shares his tactical approach to building an AI workflow to solve a real company problem: making sure we're learning from our support tickets as they increase in volume.

Alex Lindahl, a GTM Engineer at Clay, shares AI workflows for bringing order to his very busy day.

Mike Taylor breaks down the power of prompt engineering, sharing insights on optimizing AI interactions, structuring better prompts, and navigating the rapid evolution of AI technology.

Ashley Artrip shares how career evolution, AI, and strategic execution shape the way we work and grow.

Reflecting on a year of massive change and growth for our AI focused startup.

Nick Sonnenberg, CEO of Leverage, shares how to build capacity, align teams, and harness AI to replace chaos with clarity, empowering organizations to focus on impactful work.

Learn how we got to #1 AI product of the day and #2 overall product of the day on Product Hunt.

Sharing some insights from our last hiring cycle to help other startups hire more intentionally

From a childhood filled with diverse interests to a career in software engineering, this is my journey of discovering a passion for solving puzzles and building products.

Justin Gallagher, Co-Founder of Hoop, shares his favorite new use case for ChatGPT.

Read about the process we used to pivot into the product we're building at Hoop.

Backed by top investors, Hoop is on a mission to make the future of work better using AI. Join our small team of passionate senior folks!

At Hoop, we take our commitment to safeguarding your data extremely seriously. Here's a run down of Hoop's data privacy and security policies and practices.

A quick walkthrough of how Brian, one of Hoop's founders, uses Hoop to stay on top of all the things and to focus on the work that matters most. 🪄

Hoop's Focus Mode helps you answer the question, "What should I work on next?"

Hoop captures tasks across tools like email, Slack and meetings automatically making sure you never miss another task.

Hoop now integrates with Zapier, unlocking tons of different workflows.

Hoop's founding designer Marc shares some stories from life, his career, and why he decided to join a startup after many years at a large company.

A quick walkthrough of how Brian, one of Hoop's founders, uses Hoop to stay on top of all the things. 🪄

Led by Index Ventures, this funding helps us build the next generation of task management.

Customize Hoop to fit any workflow by setting your meeting and Slack preferences

Hoop automatically captures tasks across tools so you never miss a thing.

Discover the impact of self-talk on success through tennis superstar Aryna Sabalenka's journey in overcoming her inner challenges.

Sean Johnson, a successful venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and Kellogg professor, shares the story of looking inward to live and work with intention.

Knowledge workers are not task managers; why AI is good for our jobs.

Your ability to focus might be hindered by a pesky problem called attention residue, but fear not—here are tips to combat it.

Explore the challenge of changing ingrained habits by breaking down The Habit Loop into cues, routines, and rewards.

Reflecting on a year of learning, building, and growing at our startup.

There are lots of ways to start a company. For us, it was all about the people. Here's my case for why having co-founders is a competitive advantage.

What if the most important thing isn't at all about where you're working?

Is AI just a passing fad or the next big thing? An inside look at how AI has been a game changer for us at Hoop.

We’re building Hoop to help you and your team move work forward.

Do big splashy headlines paint a real picture of remote work? Not when the research is misleading.

When an endless cycle of meetings takes over your calendar sometimes drastic action is required to get important work done.

Offsites can be both strategic and fun if you put some structure into place. Here's how.

Does it feel like the nonstop emails, pings, and meetings are preventing you from getting things done? You're not alone.

How we used ChatGPT to plan the latest Hoop offsite, and how robots can help with decision making

Making the move to startup life can be a great experience. Here's what you should know.

The meaning of analysis paralysis is simple but the impact can be costly. Annie Duke shares her approach to making decisions that pay off.

All work and no play? Here are practical tips for taking a truly work free vacation.

Failing to document decisions can lead to bottlenecks, confusion, and lost productivity.

We've identified 4 steps that every leader should take to break their decision making bottlenecks.

Gain the confidence to make decisions faster by taking a systematic approach that harnesses the power of AI.

From high school IT whiz kid to Founding Engineer at Hoop, Brad Condo shares his remarkable journey.

Practical tips on how to identify a decision's complexity and add the right amount of structure for better outcomes.

After a year of four-day workweeks, here's what we've learned and how you can put it into practice.

Get a sneak peek of our most recent experiment, HoopGPT

Hoop is my first time as the first engineering hire at a seed-stage startup. Here's my experience so far.

What I learned by hiring myself as a technical recruiter for my startup

We're looking for a passionate and talented front end engineer to help build Hoop, and define engineering at an early stage startup.

How a simple parenting technique taught me to become a better teammate at work

Address these common mistakes to save time and make better decisions

What it was actually like navigating an unprecedented situation: potentially losing all our capital due to a bank run.

It's time to quit holding onto the old ways of working and give real remote work a chance.

Everyone is struggling to identify the moment a discussion moves to a decision.

We're looking for passionate and talented engineers to help build Hoop, and define engineering at an early stage startup.

Consent is a decision framework that facilitates diverse opinions and learning.

Travis Fischer shares why being a part of an early stage startup is a singular experience.

Building a diverse team is really important to us, and we need your help to source great talent.

How living the "virtuous cycle" can impact all aspects of your life, especially your work.

What goes into defining how a new startup (at least ours!) actually operates.

We're ushering in a new asynchronous work evolution revolution.

We're excited to help your team make better decisions faster (without meetings).

How better decision making practices could liberate teams from unnecessary meetings.

We spoke with over 100 knowledge workers about remote work. Here's what we learned.