Daily morning check-in meetings? Slack? Asana?

I just hired my first employee. She works remotely but she has worked with me as a contractor in person before. I'm aiming to hire more remote/hybrid employees and I'm wondering for those that manage a team virtually, what best practices have you found to maximize productivity and accountability?

Prior to the pandemic it was a goal of mine to have a cool hip startup-y office. Ping pong table and kitchen full of snacks etc. But now I realize I don't need an office, AND people prefer to work remotely. I live in a major city so why expensive pay major city overhead? A client I worked with last year had a dream office. Startup vibe with pool table, bar, cool themed meeting rooms but was venting to me that he pays a ton to lease the space and nobody wants to come in.