Terry Acker’s portfolio, writing, resume, and contact information.https://www.terryacker.com/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/a-decade-in-data/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/a-decade-in-data/Parabol explores 10 years of data on agile collaboration adoption across trends in tech verticals. Learning where to sell and when to pivot are key.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/airtime-to-action/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/airtime-to-action/Most meeting knowledge disappears into the air. How might Parabol help teams make sense of transcripts using our summarization and insights features?Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/building-valuable-integrations/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/building-valuable-integrations/Integrations drive adoption and upgrades at Parabol. We share what's popular, what's next, and why support is key.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/built-something-special-check/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/built-something-special-check/One of Parabol's co-founders shares news of stepping away from the company and reflects on the journey over the past decade.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/celebrating-10-years/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/celebrating-10-years/Parabol celebrates 10 years! We’re grateful for our team and customers, we’ve been shaped by lessons learned, and we’re ready for what’s next.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/cycle-12-demo/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/cycle-12-demo/Parabol's Product team shares a round-up of new and upcoming features from our Cycle 12 Demo.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/design-dash-1/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/design-dash-1/Last week Parabol held a first-ever design retreat in Austin, Texas. We rapidly developed a prototype of a new account interface to test with customers.Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/design-feedback-at-parabol/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/design-feedback-at-parabol/We are constantly seeking to elevate our work feedback practice. Here are a few ways we support quality feedback for design work.Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/design-system-updates/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/design-system-updates/Using design tokens and shadcn/ui to update Parabol’s design systemFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/holding-a-virtual-design-sprint/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/holding-a-virtual-design-sprint/We are planning a virtual design sprint that will span a few weeks. While much of the framework is similar to a design sprint, we made a few adaptations to help our team better collaborate in a remote setting across timezones.Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/keep-it-scrappy/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/keep-it-scrappy/How we at Parabol keep product iteration lean with lo-fi designs, throwaway prototypes, and minimal first versions to learn fast and build what matters.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/learn-by-doing/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/learn-by-doing/Parabol had a mid-cycle demo this week. We learn by doing: shipping value iteratively, testing prototypes, and gathering feedback.Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/making-bets-what-now/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/making-bets-what-now/Our latest product roadmap bets aim to help leaders and teams leverage insights and knowledge from meetings to make better decisions and take next steps.Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/mezzanine-professional-development/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/mezzanine-professional-development/This week we adopted a sub-levelling process that allows for a more finely-tuned approach to growing as employees at Parabol.Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/new-site-with-astro/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/new-site-with-astro/Long overdue, I’m rebuilding my website using Astro.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/peer-feedback-at-parabol/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/peer-feedback-at-parabol/Parabol shares our async process for gathering peer feedback on performance using activity templates in our software.Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/rethinking-team-health-in-2025/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/rethinking-team-health-in-2025/What does a team health tool need in 2025? Ownership, conversation, and action involving teams, managers, and leaders. Here’s where we’re focusing.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/setting-designer-salaries/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/setting-designer-salaries/This week I provide a walkthrough of how we set designer salaries for various bands of our designer skill matrix at Parabol.Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/shaping-ideas-quickly-with-figjam/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/shaping-ideas-quickly-with-figjam/At Parabol we’ve been using FigJam to explore broader sets of ideas more quickly in order to refine and ship new features.Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/shaping-shipping/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/shaping-shipping/This week Parabol’s mid-cycle demo shows what we’re shaping and shipping, from music in meetings to improved insights, integrations, and team knowledge sharing.Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/team-insights-model-development/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/team-insights-model-development/This week we evaluated the prototypes we developed during last week’s Product Team retreat to San Diego for our upcoming team insights feature.Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.terryacker.com/blog/vibe-ui/https://www.terryacker.com/blog/vibe-ui/In this Friday Ship, Parabol's Head of Design, Terry Acker, explores the state of AI and shares a workflow for rapid UI prototyping using Figma Make.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT