Standup Without the Meeting
One poll each morning--team alignment happens async in Telegram.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send Poll
Send a native poll to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Daily standups interrupt deep work. You need alignment on priorities but hate meetings. Without async updates, team members work in silos and duplicate effort.
- Get team alignment without scheduling a Zoom call--poll response is faster than a meeting
- Respect deep work time: team responds when they're available, not when everyone's forced online
- Build a daily rhythm of lightweight communication so nothing important gets missed
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Send a poll to my team channel every weekday at 9 AM asking What is your main priority today?'
- 3Specify the poll options (or ask Notis to use defaults like 'Email,' 'Product,' 'Sales,' 'Other').
- 4Review the first poll and see team responses throughout the day.
- 5Adjust timing or questions based on team feedback.
Questions about this workflow
Will people actually respond to a daily poll?
High engagement with polls over meetings. Notis can show you response rates and remind non-responders if you want.
Can I customize the poll options?
Yes. Add 'Stuck/blocked' or 'Helping others' or department-specific options. Make it reflect your team's reality.
Should I review responses or just let people self-organize?
Both work. Some founders glance and spot blockers; others let the poll just create visibility. Start lightweight and adjust.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Mailchimp to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Mailchimp triggers
Telegram actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Campaign Trigger
Triggered when a campaign is sent or experiences an event in Mailchimp
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Profile Update Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber's profile is updated in Mailchimp
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
Subscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber subscribes to Mailchimp
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
Unsubscribe Trigger
Triggered when a subscriber unsubscribes from Mailchimp
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Mailchimp and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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