#1: Buffer This is perhaps one of the most famous examples of a startup with a cool culture and completely distributed team. Buffer is a social media scheduling software company. It is currently generating over $1.57 monthly recurring revenue, with...
Culture building: yet another Silicon Valley buzzword? As a management theory, ‘culture’ might sound like it came out of a Silicon Valley consultants playbook. And it’s true that creating a positive working culture is a trend that happened partly in...
7 Proven Strategies to Keep Remote Employees Engaged Remote working is more popular and practical for professionals than ever before. It is now possible for hundreds of millions of employees across a wide range of sectors, with developers and...
A recipe for a successful distributed team from Pierre Betouin, CEO of Sqreen Sqreen is the first security monitoring and protection platform that automatically prevents attacks before they impact your business. In his interview with YouTeam Co...
Trust has always been one of the major problems of business relationships, and the IT industry is not an exception. Mutual trust is a paramount factor in setting up a productive and successful workflow with the software engineers. Ultimately all of...
Planning and implementing a successful team relocation Globalization and the war for talent remain the key trends in HR for the last 10 years resulting in the increase of global mobility programs, according to the Annual Relocation Survey. According...
5 powerful tools that help remote teams stay connected One of the important problems that face fully remote or distributed teams is finding a reliable tool that can help employees connect and communicate with each other from anywhere in the world...
Communication habits of successful distributed teams Remote work is recognized as one of the most effective models of work. Companies like Basecamp, Doist, Github, Zapier, and Buffer prove that remote teams can be tremendously successful. While we...
In the past 18 months, I’ve been a solo nontechnical founder with remote dev teams for two startups. One failed fast. One got me into Y Combinator. My learnings are summarized in 7 points below. This Post Is Helpful for… …People building an early...
If you can distinguish between rook and bishop, chances are you’ve heard about Chess.com – the world’s #1 chess website. Chess.com is not only the most popular online chess service with over million games played every day in 8 different types...