Whimsical provides a workspace for product teams, allowing them to create flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, and documentation.

Whimsical

Whimsical provides tools for product teams to create flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps, and documentation. The platform is self-described as an iterative workspace designed to enhance collaboration and organization.

Whimsical | 9,008 followers on LinkedIn. Where product teams align on their next build. | Since 2017, our async international team has been dogfooding and honing fast, focused software for solving product challenges. The result is an iterative workspace with documentation tools that help us clarify and align on what we’re building to reach our next goal faster. We’re excited to share Whimsical with teams like ours in their pursuit of crafting better products.

Product Designer

Todd Moy

Director of Engineering | Advisor | Culture & People first

Marcel Huss-Nielsen

Head of Marketing @ Whimsical

Ryan Peterson

Doug Avery

One unusual thing we do at Whimsical is we pay our team a “global internet wage”—that is, for a given role/level, we pay the same amount no matter where you live in the world (even places with a lower cost of living). If you can do the job then you deserve the salary for that role. It doesn’t matter to us where you do that work from. Could we lower our expenses if we did location adjustments? Yes. However, we believe this is the direction things are ultimately headed and we prefer to live in the future as much as possible. A cool side benefit of this has been watching folks on our team, especially in places with lower cost of living, be able to afford to buy/build homes and support their growing family.

Steve Schoeffel

Something I’ve borrowed from Frank Slootman is to send out thoughts to the whole company once every week. The content varies but it’s candid—it comes straight from me. I start with two simple questions: “What am I thinking about? What needs to be shared with the team?” I’ve been doing it now for 8 months. I like it for many reasons: 1. Writing is thinking. This habit forces me to sit down, reflect, and think. 2. It helps form a shared understanding and context for our team and can often lead to interesting discussions. 3. It promotes openness and transparency, which I believe is critical for high-functioning teams. 4. It fits really nicely with our remote-first, async-first working style. The posts are easy to find, search through, and reference later. This is valuable for our whole team but especially for new employees who want to better understand the context and thinking that predates them. 5. Personally, I prefer writing as a communication medium. It's durable. It lets ideas shine as opposed to delivery. It allows for precision and completeness. Naturally, I currently do this in Whimsical . I write each update in a new doc and then post it in Slack. It works really well. Being able to nest boards and docs inside of my weekly update gives me so much flexibility. Inline comments make it easy to discuss together. However, we're currently working on a new format in Whimsical that will be even better for sending out these weekly thoughts and it's getting super close. Can't wait!

This feature in Whimsical should be in every collaboration app. It just shows you who gets notified when you’re adding a comment. I never thought it’d make such a difference but now miss it when I’m commenting in other apps.

It’s hard to imagine a more human-friendly working style than remote + async. It offers unrivaled freedom: - Live where you want. - Travel while you work. - Waste zero time commuting. - Spend more time with loved ones. - Craft your schedule based on what works best for you. - Less time in meetings. - Maximum maker time. - No stress about always being available. I’m so grateful that we get to work this way at Whimsical . It’s like living in the future.

One of the best parts about having a remote team spread across the globe? It’s the perfect excuse to meet up in some amazing places! 🌍☀️

Wish tables in Whimsical Boards worked like tables in Whimsical Docs? Done! 🧞✨ We rebuilt tables in boards so you can easily adjust columns and rows, apply rich text formatting, and more. This update also enhances support for Chinese, Japanese, and other symbol-based languages, making tables more accessible for everyone. Plus, you can now copy and paste tables between docs and boards, making your workflow even more seamless in Whimsical.

Want to keep your workflow smooth and centralized? Here’s a quick tip: Enable Whimsical notifications in Slack for real-time updates. 📨 With the Whimsical Slack app, you can receive real-time notifications for comments, @-mentions, file invitations, and more. You can also receive notifications for file access and editor role requests you can grant or decline—all within Slack.

Tired of getting too many emails? Turn down the volume on distractions with new granular notification preferences. 🧘 Now, you can fine-tune how you receive notifications—whether by email, Slack, or just in the notification inbox. The choice is yours!

Here’s something new for Whimsical users who 💜 Slack! Our updated Slack app is here to keep you in the loop. Now, you can receive Whimsical notifications in Slack for comments on files you’re watching, @-mentions, reactions to your comments, and file invitations. You can approve file access requests in Slack, too! 🎉 Workspace admins, we’ve got you covered! Get notified when new members join your workspace and when workspace members request to become editors—all within Slack. 🙌 Connect your Whimsical workspace to Slack here: https://lnkd.in/gWtDVuss

Notification inbox is here! 📬 Whimsical notifications keep you informed without disrupting your focus. You'll receive a notification in your inbox when: 📝 A comment is left on a file or object you've created 🔔 A comment is left on a file you've subscribed to 💬 A comment is left in a comment thread or discussion you’re part of 📢 Someone mentions you in a comment 👍 Someone reacts to a comment you've made ✉️ Someone invites you to a file 🔑 Someone requests access to a file 🛠️ Someone requests access to your workspace (admin-only) Check out this product demo with Amy, one of the Whimsicians who brought this feature to life.

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