We've been using Sidekick for the last week or so, and I can give it two-thumbs-up. I feel more connected to my co-founders than I have since COVID started, and tbh, the interface is a piece of cake to use. The difference in feeling like we're all grinding away towards the same goals again is amazing. Props to the Sidekick team for getting us to realize the benefits of something slightly uncomfortable (always-on video) and providing us with the device to do it!
Did you try something else before? We are all sitting in a Jitsi Meet conference all day and it works fine so far. We even added a "private call" button on the video tiles in order to quickly initiate a 1-on-1. How is the "select person to talk" feature working for you?
Haven't used Jitsi Meet before, but for 1-on-1, I'm pretty sure Sidekick has that in their dev pipeline already -- tbh, having them provide the device/stand and the features to automatically handle reminding me to join/simple single-press to open the chat make the experience far simpler than using a software-only solution. For the intro $25/mo, this is a no-brainer if it improves communication, even just for one good conversation.
