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Peer recognition, inside Slack

Nobody tells you the good stuff.

They think it. They just never say it.

So kudoSnap asks for them. Everyone on your team gets one question a day — “Who's the first to help when someone's stuck?” — and four names to tap. Whoever they pick hears about it. They just never hear who said it.

It explains itself

Getting noticed is what makes you notice someone else.

A coworker said you keep your cool under pressure.

2 people voted for you. Want to see who?

You'll want a name. Getting one means answering one question yourself. Three seconds, and somebody else hears something good about themselves because you were curious.

No rollout. No training. No all-hands.

Written by everyone but you

You're the only person who can't watch you work.

Personality tests, strengths finders, the annual self-review — they all hand you the questionnaire, then hand your own answers back. kudoSnap is the only one where the inputs come from outside: the people who've been watching you for years.

The questions

  • Who do you trust most to hit a deadline?
  • Who's best at making tough calls?
  • Who do you trust to make sense of ambiguity?
  • Who notices the detail nobody else caught?
  • Who asks the question that changes the whole conversation?
  • Who's the best brainstorm partner?
  • Who explains complex things the clearest?
  • Who's the first to help when someone's stuck?
  • Who would you want leading a new project?
  • Who gives the most useful feedback?
  • Who makes new people feel welcome?
  • Who keeps their cool under pressure?
  • Who do you trust to own something end-to-end?
  • Who would you trust to make the call when nobody agrees?
  • Who do you go to when something's broken and nobody knows why?
  • Who's the person you want reviewing it before it goes out?
  • Who sees problems before anyone else?
  • Who's the first to try something new?
  • Who writes the clearest docs?
  • Who connects ideas across different teams?
  • Who keeps meetings on track?
  • Who gave you feedback that actually changed how you work?
  • Who makes everyone feel part of the team?
  • Who would you want on your team for a fire drill?

Four names and a tap. No typing, no ratings, nothing to write — three seconds, once a day at most, and ignoring one costs nothing.

how it picks who to ask you about →

Nobody's keeping score

No points. No badges. No leaderboards. No taco currency.

Nobody can say anything bad about anyone — there's no text box, and every question asks who's good at something. And your votes go one place: to the person you picked, and only if they answer a question of their own.

who sees what →

The part you can't do yourself

You've been told good things before. You probably couldn't repeat three of them.

Nothing was ever counted. kudoSnap counts — and after enough of them, a person comes into focus.

Otto Otter· junior developer · eleven weeks in
“Otto notices what everyone else walked past, tries it before anyone asks him to, and turns up first when someone's stuck.”

Twenty-four coworkers, eleven weeks, one three-second question at a time — and none of them knew what the others had said.

see Otto's whole picture →

Thirty seconds

Somebody on your team hasn't heard the good stuff yet.

It's a Slack app. Two clicks to add it, no admin approval needed — and the first question lands in your own DMs today.