Amir Salihefendic on Hard things about hard things

Episode NotesWe talk about: Remote meetingsWhere did idea for Toasty.ai come fromHow to run meetings where everybody is engaged into the conversationKevon CheungWebsiteToastyCredits:Gramatik for music

Notes & Links:MicroschooledRunningRemoteSococoHopin.toMiro.comMuralFocusmateZoomNotion

We talk about: What is asynchronous workHow to hire a good remote workerHow to work asynchronouslyNotes and links:ZoomLoomSlackDropbox PaperGoogle DocsNotionMarcus Wermuth:WebsiteTwitterCredits:Gramatik for music  

Amir, founder and CEO of Doist is sharing with us lessons  he learned while he is building one of the more known remote first companies. Listen to what he has to say on the difficult topics. We talk about: How to hire How to fireManaging yourself  Links:The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of LeadershipHigh Output ManagementFarnam StreetThinking, Fast and SlowTwistTodoistGithubZendeskSketchZoomGoogle DocsPaperVimBeariAWriterOura RingCredits:Gramatik for music

Links:Remote Mob ProgrammingJava by ComparisonYeti MicrophoneLogitech CameraZoomiPadApple PencilMiroSimon Harrer:Twitter  Credits:Gramatik for music

This episode Andrej and Justin are going to talk about the start of Yac.chat and how they try to improve remote collaboration. Justin also shared few tips on hiring and what kind of structure their remote team has. Links:Yac.chatProduct Hunt Makers festivalLoomDistributed Teams - John O'DuinnDeep WorkUpworkSlackZoom.usVisual Studio CodeTravis CIAsanaNewton MailJumpshare Justin Mitchell:TwitterCredits:Gramatik for music

This episode we are hosting Ryan Singer from Basecamp. Ryan is one of the earliest members of Basecamp. Along with Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hannson he built the first version of Basecamp. 15 years later he wrote a book on how Basecamp approaches building software.  We talk about:Techniques on Shape Up Why Agile doesn't work for most teamsHow to approach building softwareWhat you should be doing first when building softwareWhy do you need to learn betting How to communicate with teamHow to plan workWhy Basecamp doesn't have product managersWhat is Basecamp looking for  when hiring How to compensate in person time in remote teams  Links:Shape UpBasecampJobs to be DoneiPad ProApple PencilNotabilityZoomEconomist Credits:Gramatik for music 

On this episode Colin Nederkoorn shares lessons on building remote company. Colin is a CEO of company called Customer.io where they help companies automated communication with customers. This week we cover lessons from building and running a remote team.In this episode we cover following topics:Lessons on building a remote companyTransformation into remote companyDifficulties explaining running remote back in the daysGetting people to socialize on remote teamsIssues when hiring remote talentDiversity advantage in remote teamsNotes and links:Customer.ioSlackZoomWeworkremotelyDisagree and CommitJeff Bezos LettersHigh Output ManagementColin NederkoornCustomer.ioWebsiteTwitterCredits:Gramatik for intro music

This week we had an interesting chat with Darren Murph from Gitlab.Darren leads all-remote initiatives at GitLab, one of the world's largest 100% remote companies. He also holds a Guinness World Record in publishing.Explorer at heart, he had travelled in over 50 countries and all 50 US states and worked as a digital nomad. He's passionate about enabling remote work for all and advocating for adoption. This episode is covering a lot of different topics. Darren is such all rounder I am sure we will be recording a new episode soon!In this episode we talk about:How to be a digital nomadRules for building remote cultureRules for running teams with 900+ peopleWhat onsite teams can learn from remote teamsWays to create bonds in remote teamsVideo calls vs Audio callsHow to operate efficientlyHow transparency benefits to companyHow did Darren set a World RecordNotes and links:EngadgetGitlab ValuesGitlab HandbookSid SibrandijMeetings instructionsInformal CommunicationPart-remoteBenefitsGitLab BlogTyporaDarren MurphWebsiteInstagramCredits:Jan Jenko for header photoGramatik for intro music

This time I was talking with Matt Wondra. Matt is a Product Lead at Happy Tools, company of Automattic. Matt started his career in tech as a developer and after while switched to the role of Product Lead. This episode Matt shares a lot of interesting things regarding remote work and how they are planning to help other companies operate in distributed way with new set of remote tools. In this episode we talk about: How Happy Tools started How to discuss new work Learning on how to operate remotely What can onsite teams learn from remote teams Optimizing remote work How to approach hiring Notes and links: Happy Tools Automattic Happy Schedule Communication is key Champaign, Illionois Campfire Zoom Drafts Trello Matt Wondra Website Twitter Credits: Jan Jenko for header photo Gramatik for intro music