Friday Ship

Weekly updates on Parabol’s product and growth

#450 Mid-Cycle Demo: Pages, Tables & Transcripts

New blocks, faster pages, AI summaries and live transcripts! Parabol’s product team is shipping big this cycle.

2 min read

#449 – Rethinking Team Health in 2025

What does a team health tool need in 2025? Ownership, conversation, and action involving teams, managers, and leaders. Here’s where we’re focusing.

4 min read

#448 Background Music

Add calm to your meetings: our new background music feature brings lofi vibes to retros and Sprint Poker to ease tension and boost focus.

2 min read

#447 Sketching with Code

When is it appropriate to write “throw-away code” vs. produce and iterate on digital designs? Here’s when and why we write code that will never reach production.

3 min read

#446 – Keep It Scrappy

How we at Parabol keep product iteration lean with lo-fi designs, throwaway prototypes, and minimal first versions to learn fast and build what matters.

3 min read

#445 Building Trust: SOC 2, Part 2

Parabol nears SOC 2 audit readiness—see what’s been done, why it matters, and how we’re building trust through our live Trust Center.

2 min read

#444 – When the CEO Vibe Codes

Our CEO set out to learn, can you vibe code a major feature? Here’s what we found out…

4 min read

#443 Shaping & Shipping

This week Parabol’s mid-cycle demo shows what we’re shaping and shipping, from music in meetings to improved insights, integrations, and team knowledge sharing.

3 min read

#442 – Reflecting on 50

Turning 50 sparks reflection on balance—in work, in life, and in how we continue to grow. This post explores what it means to move forward with intention, blending AI with human insight, scaling without losing heart, and building at the intersection of speed and purpose.

3 min read