he Brief:

• IcePanel is a SaaS tool for tech teams to collaborate on their software architecture design.
• Co-Founder: Victor Leach
• Co-Founder: Jacob Shadbolt
• Investors: Y Combinator (W23)
• History: Just Launched

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IcePanel is a software as a service (SaaS) tool that was founded by Victor and Jacob with the aim of addressing a common problem faced by engineering and product teams: misalignment due to difficulties in explaining complex software systems to both technical and non-technical audiences. This misalignment can lead to wasted time and unnecessary costs.

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To tackle this problem, IcePanel provides a single source of truth for complex systems, enabling teams to collaborate on software architecture design. Their solution uses the C4 model, a layered approach for visual communication, to ensure that everyone is able to understand the same language. Additionally, IcePanel objects can be linked to resources in reality, such as files in Git, to keep diagrams up-to-date. IcePanel also offers leveled diagramming, which allows users to focus on the most important aspects of a system.

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If you or someone you know is part of an engineering team that struggles to fully understand their systems, IcePanel invites you to try their tool for free and provide them with your feedback. They believe that their tool has the potential to greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of software development teams, and they encourage you to share this information with your developer or product friends.