Ask HN: How to Improve Daily Standups?

Do not use it as a status update ("what I did yesterday" and mostly "what I'm doing today" are noise), but do use it as a means to raise visibility on blockers, for members working closely on the same tasks or features to schedule follow-up meetings (sometimes known as "break out" meetings), to update the team on a shift in priorities for deliverables, and possibly to prioritize newly created bug tickets (though often this is more appropriate out of the standup).