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London, England
Joined May 2017
I’m on stage with Meg Blight - BT’s Startup Growth Director this week at Gartner IT Symposium in Barcelona - here’s a sneak peak at what we’ll be talking about… Presentation Topic: TALENT CLOUDS - The CIO's Future-Proof Workforce We’ll be IT Xpo stage 2 at 6pm on Weds 9th
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One of the great perks of remote work: I started a new job almost 6 months ago, and I’ve had dinner with my kids and put them to bed 80% of weekdays since. Most of the remainder was dates with my wife or time with friends.
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Hey #developers WE ARE #RECRUITING Mid/Senior React Developer – Distributed careers.distributed.co/jobs/… Get on board and help shape the #FutureOfWork
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Distributed are delighted to be a winner in the #UKfast50 šŸš€
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Reorganize how talent is supplied — and aim to create more of it in the long term. hbr.org/2021/09/how-freelanc…
Freelancers usually have cutting edge skills which will benefit the companies they work with #AimHigh #tuesdaymotivations
Reorganize how talent is supplied — and aim to create more of it in the long term. hbr.org/2021/09/how-freelanc…
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We’ve just raised our Series A at Distributed; a thread • Ā£5m raised • Guinness Asset Management leading the round • Follow-on investment from Fuel Ventures #futureofwork #remotework #distributedteams distributed.co/blog/series-a
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Fun fact; when @rogerdickey and @dolaoseb founded @trygigster in 2014 on the premise that work was now measurable and there could exist a future where tech workers could, 'press a button to get work', without needing an employer, I immediately started working on a company...
Spot on @callumadamson, we couldn’t agree more, #distributedteams can revolutionize work if done right
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I recently hosted a session to talk about antifragility and how we built this property into @_distributed_ I've put together some of the content here to share - let me know what you think. #futureofwork #distributedteams #remotework linkedin.com/pulse/antifragi…
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Excited to see how @Marthalanefox and the @HLCOVID19Com engage with @_distributed_ and other British venture backed businesses building the future of #remotework and #distributedteams
+ hello everyone, I’m the new chair of this select committee- the first to be started digital first I think... please follow us as we’re going to need ur input to our work pls + we want to reach the parts other select committees cannot reach :-)
And if you need any help at all with Software Development related to research, response or mitigation please reach out to us @_distributed_ - our platform + our teams are built for situations just like this - mail me directly using [email protected]
If you’re working on #COVID19 research, response, or mitigation and @slackhq can help in any way, email [email protected]. Free upgrades to paid plans, setting up a consultation for remote collaboration best practices: we got you. Even socially distant, we’re all in this together.
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If you’re concerned about your software development team being affected by the #coronavirus NOW is the time to speak to us @_distributed_ and get on-boarded so that your have a contingent workforce ready to stand-up at short notice.
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Replying to @Deliveroo
Things a quarantine will help with: Amazon sales Tik Tok DAUs Streaming service subs Container store elfa sales šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø Peloton and mirror orders What else?
Would anyone like to come to my remote dinner to talk about remote work and distributed teams?
Find it interesting when people send invites for dinners to talk about remote work. Dinners which take place in SF, at their office.
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The #1 cause of startup death is making something no one wants. The #2 cause is spending too much. Those two account for so many deaths that I'm not even sure what #3 is. If you merely make something people want and don't spend too much, you're way ahead.
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And @shl and the @gumroad team benefit from: • higher team retention rates • access to better talent • less team illness • lower operating costs Let's keep it going... I know @chris_herd will have additions
Going fully remote was nice, but the real benefit was in going fully asynchronous. Here are a list of the benefits we've seen at @Gumroad: A thread šŸ‘‡šŸ½
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I interview CEOs about decision making regularly (blog posts coming) - no consensus from distributed first teams yet - here's a snapshot: • Nobody has, "solved for", decision tracking...yet • Email, Gdrive, Notion, Slack are defaults • Video calls to decide - document later
Maybe a follower of mine has a good opinion on this topic? "How do other distributed teams make decisions?"
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Our latest remote work trends for 2020 post includes remote work insights from @buffer @zapier @OwlLabs @flexjobs @andco as well as many comments, anecdotes and feedback shared with us by dozens of remote based organizations and individuals! Take a look: remoters.net/remote-work-tre…
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Which is why it's important to care about the things you work on and the people you work with, professionally and personally.
Being a founder is hard. Being an early employee is hard. Being a VC is hard. Being a politician is hard. Being an engineer is hard. Being a writer is hard. Being a friend is hard. Being a partner is hard. Being a parent is hard. It's all hard. Life is hard, and then you die.
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šŸ˜‚... would love to hear more of these
How to ā€œflexā€ when you’re a distributed employee: 1. Buy a fancy microphone for Zoom calls - you’ll sound like an talk show host. 2. Add unique background behind video calls - standard wallpaper is so 2010’s. 3. Lighting is everything - pick good light to look like a TV star.
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