Launch HN: Echoes HQ (YC S21) – Developer-friendly activity reports

Hi HN! I’m Arnaud, founder of Echoes HQ ( https://echoeshq.com ). Echoes lets you connect engineering work to its intent directly from your product development tools, and uses this information to create activity reports that focus on the purpose of engineering work. I've been an engineering manager for over a decade, and I know how hard it is to navigate the chaos of product development. Engineering management requires data — to inform decisions on priorities and hiring, and to communicate activity to our partners in other functions. But how software development insights are collected and used today is at odds with the developer’s experience. The data is typically gathered by enforcing heavyweight, one-size-fits-all processes, such as manual timesheets or mandatory tickets for every commit. Its use can easily turn into individual surveillance and misguided performance management. Indicators focused on efficiency of the development process alone perpetuate an outdated vie