Hey PH, I’m Rob, co‑founder of Cushion.
My co‑founder Dave and I built Cushion last year as an internal tool so we could work on projects together.
Traditional chat apps create noise that buries important information and distracts you. Slack channels feel like never‑ending meetings, so getting solid feedback and making progress can feel like a nightmare.
Now we’re launching it for everyone!
Cushion combines posts, messaging, and check‑ins into a new way to collaborate. Async by default, it’s a refreshingly calm and focused way to work. With Cushion, teams find they are more organised, focused, and productive.
What makes Cushion different:
- Posts → The default way to communicate. Single‑topic conversations, threaded by default, so everything stays organised, skimmable, and easy to find.
- Connect → Close out conversations with AI. Tag your team to gather feedback. Link related posts.
- Inbox → A focused inbox that rolls up all your posts and keeps them neat. Set reminders to follow up later.
- Check‑ins → Regular updates on what work got done and when. This keeps everyone in sync without the time sink of endless meetings.
- Automations → Automate busywork with AI, like reviewing work, creating Linear issues, and linking related posts.
Plus, there’s much more: integrations with Slack, Linear, and GitHub, 1:1 private messaging, daily email digests, notification scheduling, and more.
We’re 100% bootstrapped, with no outside funding, and we’re in it for the long haul. Dave and I would love you to try Cushion and share your feedback.
About Cushion on Product Hunt
“ combines posts, messaging, + check‑ins for better teamwork”
Cushion launched on Product Hunt on March 6th, 2026 and earned 141 upvotes and 16 comments, placing #8 on the daily leaderboard. Cushion is the async messaging app for small, distributed teams. Work smarter, stay focused, and get more done.
On the analytics side, Cushion competes within Slack, Productivity and Messaging — topics that collectively have 773.7k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Cushion performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Cushion?
Cushion was hunted by Rob Hough. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Cushion including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Rob Hough