HACKER Q&A
📣 JacksonJi

A better way to do customer support for small teams?


I'm a non-tech in a small team - handling everything except development (customer support, sales, PR, etc.).

When talking to customers (about issues, feature suggestion etc), it's often difficult to respond alone, need to talk with devs. I usually share the issue on Slack, discuss it with devs/PMs, draft a response, get it approved, and then share it on Intercom. This process is tedious and kinda feels like being just a message relay.

I wish I could get all CS-related noti on Slack, tag relevant team members and draft & send responses in the same thread. I have similar needs for sales-related email threads and LinkedIn conversations. Am I the only one feeling this inefficiency? How do others handle this in their startups or small teams?


  👤 jobryan Accepted Answer ✓
We have built out Atlas just for a use case like this. Check out our Slack integration here: https://atlas.so/slack-connect

👤 kentich
Could it solve your problem, if you and your teammates were in a long video meeting through virtual frosted glass with this tool:

https://meetingglass.com/

It this case, you would have your teammates literally at your fingertips, and could ask them questions right away.


👤 RazorX
This has been working very well for us. Been using it for almost a year now https://unthread.io/

👤 mrbirddev
I remember my past team configured a Slack Intercom integration. Don't know the details tho