Issue 01 / Performance Reviews

Never scramble at review time again.

Name: Stoke
Author: Stoke

The coaching companion that transforms review week panic into calm confidence. Log observations in seconds, get AI-prepared talking points, and walk in ready.

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01The Problem

Review week arrives and suddenly you're scrambling

You know you should document as you go. But life happens. Projects ship. Fires get put out. And suddenly you're staring at a blank review form, desperately trying to remember what happened in March.

6-8hours

Average time managers spend scrambling before reviews

73%

of feedback is based on events from the last 2 weeks

5+apps

typically searched for evidence scattered everywhere

02The Solution

Build a wall of evidence, 2 minutes at a time

See something great? Log it in seconds. By review time, you'll have a treasure trove of specific, dated observations.

Mar 14Leadership

Led the auth redesign with zero guidance needed. Asked all the right questions upfront.

Apr 2Mentorship

Mentored Jamie through their first production deploy. Patient and thorough.

Apr 18Technical

Caught a critical bug in code review that would have caused data loss.

May 6Initiative

Proactively documented the entire API before anyone asked. Now it's the team standard.

May 22Problem Solving

Stayed late to help QA reproduce an edge case. Found root cause in 20 minutes.

Jun 3Communication

Presented sprint retro findings to leadership. Clear, concise, actionable.

And 41 more...

documented observations

ready for Sarah's review

03How It Works

Simple. Powerful.

2 min

Log observations as they happen

See something noteworthy? Capture it in seconds with a quick note. No friction, no forgetting.

10 sec

AI prepares your talking points

Before your 1:1, Stoke surfaces highlights, patterns, and growth opportunities.

Review day

Walk in with confidence

Evidence. Stories. Structure. Everything you need to deliver meaningful feedback.

Sound familiar?

The moment we're solving

Sunday night, 11:47 PM

Review week minus 2 days

Reviews are next week.

What did Jamie actually do this quarter?

I know they did something great in March... what was it?

Check Slack... check emails... check Jira...

There was that presentation. Or was that Alex?

I should have written this down.

What if instead...

You opened Stoke and saw 47 observations you'd logged throughout the year. Each one timestamped, tagged, and ready.

And then...

AI-generated talking points based on real evidence. A growth narrative that writes itself. Confidence, not chaos.

This is why we're building Stoke.

04The Transformation

Same day. Different story.

Searching 5+ apps for evidence

One dashboard, all observations

Relying on fuzzy memory

Timestamped, searchable notes

"They did good work this year"

"In March, you led the auth redesign..."

6-8 hours of scrambling

45 minutes, done

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