TechStart Stockholm: 40% Increase in Office Attendance
By Marcus Chen · February 15, 2026
The Challenge
TechStart Stockholm had a beautiful office that sat empty most days. With 75 employees working in a hybrid model, shared Google Calendars and Slack polls failed to provide the visibility needed for teams to coordinate office days effectively. The result was an “empty office problem” — people came in to find nobody there and stopped bothering.
The Solution
They rolled out OfficeMates to all 75 employees. The tool provided daily check-ins and visibility into team schedules, transforming “is anyone in today?” into proactive coordination. Lunch polls helped teams plan meals together, giving people a concrete reason to come in on the same days.
The Results
- 40% increase in voluntary office attendance within 3 months
- 3x increase in team lunch participation
- 5 hours per week saved on coordination overhead
- 92% employee satisfaction with the hybrid policy
“The key insight was that people didn’t need to be mandated to come in. They just needed to see that their team would be there too.”