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The rattlesnakes diaries #4
the rattlesnakes diaries30 July 2021 | Issue 4
Boarding groups, a brilliant idea that brought efficient standups to a large team
THE RATTLESNAKES DIARIES
About
The Rattlesnakes Diaries is a biweekly publication, with diverse and creative content created in rotation by all team members. After being published on Friday, on Issuu, the team gathers and shares posts, gifs, article, and visual stories on all social media, including the mobile app.
The rattlesnakes diaries
Issue 4, 30 July 2021
EDITOR Rattlesnakes team
CONTRIBUTIONS Kelsey Montzka Jesse Van Mouwerik Volodymyr Halkin Cristina’s release announcement
Let's walk the path of our users who regularly share bits of their Issuu published content on social media, to meet their struggles and frustrations in order to deliver them a better user experience and tools to work with.
Acknowledgments
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Table of content
A scouts story 3 A brilliant idea for efficient standups
Yummy feed 5 Mario’s delicious insta feed is a true example we eat with our eyes first
Creative canvas 6 Bringing color and class to the Zoom scene, inspired by Jesse
Sport and outdoors 8 Lace up your shoes and prepare for the DHL running event
Inside Issuu 9 [Berlin] A trip to Teufelsberg and pizza
Announcements board 11 Find out about the latest events inside Issuu, both social and product related
Podcast highlight 7 The after eight podcast brings Latin American and European culture together through tres amigos, and one of the hosts is Daniel
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Boardinggroups
Camping stories from the Scouts Team
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Scouts team
“One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
Michael Jordan
After setting up the tents into the mountains, we split up into three main groups for engineering and a general one for support. We appreciate Voga for coming up with this awesome idea which makes you not want to miss standup. Clear and concise updates which present the progress on the big picture are given. Can you believe that we are done with our daily standups in under 15 minutes? And we account to more than 10 people on a daily basis. We mastered efficiency! No wonder the main takeaway from our retrospective was praise for our supportive, responsive, and well-communicated teamwork.
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Yummy feed
SunWithLion
As the username implies, this is a very sunny profile by the Lyon family. The feed is a burst of colors, delicacy, and all kinds of herbs and flowers. And however picky of an eater you may be, I can assure you they have a recipe for you to enjoy. Most of the recipes are plant-based, medditerian, inspired by the Turkish, Lebanese, and Asian cuisine. Occasional posts from great places to eat out in the Berlin area and their travels across the globe. Lots of hearty desserts, fresh fruits and herbs, pickled veggies. Follow them to get you inspired for your next meal.
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An artistic touch on Zoom meetings
For Jesse, the artistic backgrounds give him a sense of being somewhere more unique and purposeful than in his own kitchen. And for the rest of us, it brings a suave touch to the dull Zoom layout and a sense of wonder, in what imagination would the art piece take us next.
Next time you join a meeting, set your favorite art as a background to show up with style!
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Our colleague Daniel, along with his friends, Thiago and Chris created a podcast to share their journeys as expats, currently based in Berlin, Dresden and Stockholm.
Daniel comes from Bolivia, Chris from Peru, and Thiago is from Brazil. They share how they coped during the pandemic, how to build the perfect sandwich and all steps for getting a visa.
It was a joy to listen to their stories while commuting on my bike. Find the episodes on your favorite podcast platform and be part of their journey.
Since they mentioned alfajores, I’m on a quest to satisfy my cravings and prepare these dulce de leche cookies!.
Hello! Olá! Hola!
Listen on Spotify
Every three weeks, three friends talk about their experiences living abroad, tech, culture, and life itself.
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On running
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.” Haruki Murakami
Issuu will be part of the DHL run event on September 3rd in Copenhagen, both with runners and supporters. After the race we’ll gather with our families to enjoy a delicious BBQ with plenty of cold refreshments. Meanwhile join the running club and our weekly 5K run on Wednesdays at 2PM CET. Reach out to Nicolai for more details.
If you are not into running yet, then let us persuade you with a great book recommendation from Voga, who recently read Murakami’s What I talk when I talk about running.
This is his review:
“It’s a very good book, very Murakami style. Short sentences, a laconic even, with just necessary details momentary building the whole picture and the feelings. Covering his experiences as a long-distance runner for 32 years and how them affected his life; his participation in various marathons and the observations over one’s mental and physical state. As a person running I found a lot of shared experiences there, like the state of being an external observer to your body which is running separately from your conscious.”
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Author Kelsey Montzka
Teufelsberg invasion
Snakes, Bears, Fennec Foxes, Quokkas, and Unicorns! The zoo on the move over Berlin.
With the limited time offer of itinerate Snake Tom and the new arrival of Gunvor to the Berlin office, we were well overdue for some kind of group activity. And what better way to spend time together than with an only moderately gruelling sojourn to Teufelsberg-- the now defunct (or maybe not?) US intelligence post on top of a manmade hill in Berlin. “Where are you taking us??” was the plaintiff cry of one member of the party.
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There were both literal and figurative highs and lows of the trip as we found, lost, and found the way again. However in the end, we reached our goal and were pleasantly surprised to find that the middle observation deck was open, providing a stunning view over Berlin and its surrounding forest. Several photo shoots and impromptu karaoke sessions (perhaps the ominous globes of Teufelsberg tower were actually just karaoke lounges the whole time?). Even the most initially reticent members were won over, and it was decided that we were, indeed, in one of the “coolest places in Berlin.”
At the end of the 2 hour stroll/force march (depending on who you ask), we restored our strength with the best open faced sandwich on earth-- Pizza.
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NEW FEATURE RELEASE
We released a new feature in the Link Editor, supporting draft links (aka not published) on both draft and published documents! This brings to our users additional capabilities to enhance their content at any given time!
Events and release board
Congratulations to everyone working on this feature! We’re gonna celebrate with lots of cake!
Bom dia Braga! We are happy to announce the opening of our brand new office in Braga, Portugal.
Palo Alto re-opening Our Palo Alto office following the safety guidelines is ready and welcomes you back.
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