I noticed a decrease of over 40% in my personal meeting time when I transitioned from Zoom to Roam, reducing from 4.5 hours per day to 2.6 hours. The average meeting length in Roam is just eight minutes, quite a shift from the usual 30- or 60-minute Zoom sessions.
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Every remote team leader knows this scenario: a distributed workforce spread over time zones, where individual productivity is high, but spontaneity, availability, and informal knowledge sharing are lost. You’re bogged down by scheduled meetings and Slack notifications, coordinating more than creating.
Does this resonate? Unless you’ve mastered remote spontaneity—rarely done—traditional tools often create silos. While individual productivity is solved, collaborative creativity and information flow are hindered.
This is where Roam’s AI-Powered Virtual HQ enters—not as a typical video tool, but a reimagined way for distributed teams to work with AI support.
Founded by former Yext CEO Howard Lerman, Roam launched in 2022 with $40.6 million from IVP. What makes its AI integration groundbreaking is that it adds AI coworkers to a platform addressing remote work’s core challenges: visibility and unplanned collaboration.
Roam’s AI Assistant Significantly Reduces Meeting Times
Consider the productivity boost: Lerman cut his meeting time by over 40% switching from Zoom to Roam—from 4.5 to 2.6 hours daily. Average Roam meetings last eight minutes, while Zoom meetings typically require 30 or 60 minutes.
Picture this efficiency with AI’s aid. Roam’s “On-It” AI Assistant can set alarms and reminders such as “Remind me at 11am ET to ping Howard”—just one way AI contextualizes your virtual office.
Roam’s cloud HQ users report an average 8-minute-30-second meeting time, a stark contrast to 30- or 60-minute Zoom calls. Across a 50-member team in 5 daily meetings, that’s a 21+ hour daily saving, a transformative change.
Why Smart Teams Are Transitioning
The remote work challenge isn’t technological—it’s about visibility and context. Roam creates a shared perspective, making teams feel united, enhancing collab among remote members. Its platform features company visualization, live presence, impromptu meetings, video calls, group chats, and scheduling.
AI changes everything by actively surfacing information, making connections, and automating coordination. It’s like having a tireless office manager.
The platform reshapes team dynamics:
- Spontaneous Collaboration: See who’s there, start quick gatherings, collaborate live
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