Hera
ShutdownHera is a calendar application built for remote workers and distributed teams, reducing scheduling friction through drag-and-drop availability sharing and plain-English meeting scheduling. The app supports reusable activity templates, Markdown notes on events, one-click meeting joining, and automated late-notice emails to participants. It offers a free tier, a $12/month Power Tier, and a $40/month team pilot program.
- Enterprise Software
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Product
Problem
Remote workers and distributed teams face significant scheduling friction when coordinating across time zones, often engaging in lengthy email threads to find mutually available meeting times. Traditional calendar tools lack lightweight, flexible ways to share availability and schedule meetings without disrupting workflow.
Solution
Hera offers a calendar application built specifically for remote workers and distributed teams, reducing scheduling friction through drag-and-drop availability sharing and plain-English meeting scheduling. Users can share open time slots across time zones with automatically crafted messages, schedule activities using reusable templates, and attach Markdown notes to events. The app supports one-click meeting joining and can automatically email participants when the user is running late. Keyboard shortcuts enable rapid navigation and action execution throughout the app.
Target Audience
Primary users are remote workers and distributed team members who need a calendar tool that reduces scheduling overhead and integrates smoothly with virtual meeting workflows.
Features
- Drag-and-drop availability sharing that generates ready-to-send messages for coordinating across time zones
- Plain-English meeting scheduling from anywhere on Mac, eliminating form-based friction
- Reusable activity templates for lightweight events that reflect the user's actual day
- Markdown note-taking attached directly to each calendar event
- One-click meeting joining with automated late-notice emails to participants
- Global keyboard shortcuts (⌘+E, C, A, ⌘+J) for rapid calendar actions
- Command palette (⌘+K) for accessing all actions from anywhere