StaqOn · Circles

Conversations that know when to end.

Circles are small, focused group conversations for one deal, project or client relationship — with an expiry date set from the very start.

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Northwind renewal Expires in 14 days
Members AV JR MK TD + 1 partner
AV Pulling the renewal thread out of #accounts so it doesn't get lost.
MK Added Tara from Northwind. Terms draft is attached.
TD Reading now — should be signed well before this closes.
Countdown runs quietly in the background
Why Circles

Main channels are built to last forever. Most work isn't.

01

Purpose-built groups

Open a Circle for a single deal, project or client. Only the people involved are in it, and it sits apart from your main channels instead of adding to them.

02

A natural wind-down

Every Circle has an end date from day one. When the work is finished the conversation closes itself, so nothing lingers half-alive in your sidebar.

03

Reopening, with a heads-up

Work comes back. The person who created the Circle can reopen it whenever it does — and every member is notified, so no one misses the restart.

The life of a Circle

Created, active, closed — and open again when you need it.

Four states, one owner. The creator sets the clock and is the only person who can change it.

01

Created

Every Circle gets an expiry date the moment it's made — anywhere from 1 to 90 days out. There is no "never expires" option.

Expires in30 days
1 day90 days
02

Active

The creator can adjust the expiry at any time, which resets the countdown. Other members can see the date but can't change it.

45 days left
Countdown reset by the creator
03

Closed

A Circle closes on its own when the time runs out — or the creator closes it by hand the moment the work is done.

Closed Northwind renewal
The history stays; the conversation rests.
04

Reopened

The original creator can bring a closed Circle back to life at any time. It starts a fresh 30-day countdown, and every member is notified.

Reopened · 30 days
4 members notified
Invite anyone

An email address is the only thing your partner needs.

Invite an external partner straight into a Circle. No existing account, no setup call. Accepting the invite puts them in your partner team and in that Circle at the same time.

Step 1 Send

Type an email, hit invite

Invite to “Northwind renewal”
tara@northwind.com Send invite

They get an email invitation — nothing to install, nothing to sign up for first.

Step 2 Pending

You can see who hasn't answered

? tara@northwind.com Pending
Invited by Ava · 2 days agoResend

Pending invites stay visible and trackable, so you always know exactly who is still outside the room.

Step 3 Joined

In the team and in the Circle

TD Tara Dunne Joined
Northwind — partner team Northwind renewal

Accepting handles both memberships at once, so their first message can be about the work.

Start a Circle. Let it end on time.

Try StaqOn with your team and your partners. Circles are included from the first day.

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