How Counterpart's Engineering Manager Made 1:1s Actually Work for Him

Ron Alexssen was running 1:1 notes in Google Docs, which was “barely usable,” as he puts it. Every conversation, every accomplishment, every piece of feedback lived in his memory or scattered across docs. Something from three months ago? Maybe he’d remember it, maybe he wouldn’t.

After switching to Windmill for 1:1s, the burden shifted entirely. Context gets captured as it happens, so Ron doesn’t have to carry it anymore. And when review season comes, it’ll already be there—no hunting, no gathering, no scrambling to reconstruct what his team accomplished.

"I love the product. I'm seriously stoked about it. It's like having a second brain that specializes in organization and recall... It's amazing."

Ron Alexssen

Engineering Manager

For Ron, the ROI is obvious: “This is a tool that buys me back a ton of time. It’s so simple to justify it.”