Observe, Don’t Surveil: Managing Distributed Teams with Respect
Our host Matt Mullenweg gets together with an old colleague, Scott Berkun. Scott’s an author and tech industry veteran who in 2013 wrote a book about his experience with distributed work at Automattic....
View ArticleTranscript: Episode Nine, Scott Berkun
Our host Matt Mullenweg gets together with an old colleague, Scott Berkun. Scott’s an author and tech industry veteran who in 2013 wrote a book about his experience with distributed work at Automattic....
View ArticleAuthor Scott Berkun on Managing Distributed Teams with Respect
Our host Matt Mullenweg gets together with an old colleague, Scott Berkun. Scott’s an author and tech industry veteran who in 2013 wrote a book about his experience with distributed work at Automattic....
View ArticleAutomattic’s Sonal Gupta on Communication and Chaos
Sonal Gupta leads Automattic’s Other Bets division, a team that develops experimental products that hover around Automattic’s core business. She relies on her legal background in order to clearly...
View ArticleTranscript: Episode 10, Sonal Gupta
Sonal Gupta leads Automattic’s Other Bets division, a team that develops experimental products that hover around Automattic’s core business. She relies on her legal background in order to clearly...
View ArticleWelcome to the Chaos
Sonal Gupta leads Automattic’s Other Bets division, a team that develops experimental products that hover around Automattic’s core business. She relies on her legal background in order to clearly...
View ArticleListen to Matt Mullenweg Discuss the Stewardship of the Web on The Rework...
Our host finds himself on the other side of the mic on the latest episode of The Rework Podcast. Basecamp co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson invited Matt for a friendly debate about tech monopolies,...
View ArticleStephen Wolfram on 28 Years of Remote Work
Stephen Wolfram started out on an academic career path, but eventually realized that founding a company would allow him to pursue his scientific work more efficiently. He’s served as a remote CEO of...
View ArticleThe Machine that Turns Ideas into Real Things
Over the last 28 years, Stephen Wolfram has led his partially-distributed company from his home in Massachusetts. Over that time he’s developed countless productivity tools and collaborative processes...
View ArticleTranscript: Episode 11, Stephen Wolfram
Over the last 28 years, Stephen Wolfram has led his partially-distributed company from his home in Massachusetts. Over that time he’s developed countless productivity tools and collaborative processes...
View ArticleVox Tackles the Pros and Cons of Remote Work
Citing a few recent studies that discovered remote work increases productivity and employee satisfaction, Vox looks at the causes and effects of distributed work arrangements. Most interestingly, they...
View ArticleInside Toptal’s Distributed Screening Process
In tech hubs like San Francisco and New York, the demand for top-tier talent can outstrip supply, so HR departments find themselves in a fierce competition for local job applicants. In response, some...
View ArticleTranscript: Episode 12, Taso Du Val
Read more about Taso Du Val in “Inside Toptal’s Distributed Screening Process” MATT MULLENWEG: Howdy. My name is Matt Mullenweg, and I run a company called Automattic, with over 950 employees...
View ArticleEpisode 12: Toptal’s Taso Du Val on Finding the Top Distributed Talent
Read more about Taso Du Val in “Inside Toptal’s Distributed Screening Process” When hiring managers interview a candidate for a high-level role, they want to be sure that the person they choose will...
View ArticleMaking Work Accessible, Wherever it Happens
Lydia X. Z. Brown is a lot of things — writer, advocate, organizer, strategist, educator, speaker, and attorney. Why do they spread their time and expertise across so many arenas? Because Lydia...
View ArticleTranscript: Episode 13, Lydia X. Z. Brown
Read more about Lydia X. Z. Brown in “Making Work Accessible, Wherever it Happens” MATT MULLENWEG: Howdy howdy. Welcome to the Distributed podcast. I’m your host, Matt Mullenweg. Today’s guest is...
View ArticleEpisode 13: Attorney Lydia X. Z. Brown on Making Work More Accessible
Read more about Lydia X.Z. Brown in “Making Work Accessible, Wherever it Happens” Because of their background in working with disabled and marginalized people, attorney and activist Lydia X. Z. Brown...
View ArticleWordPress Showed Me the Power of Distributed Work. It’s Time to Share What...
My life’s work is WordPress. But in building my life’s work, I discovered something just as important: Talent is evenly distributed around the globe, but opportunity is not. With WordPress, I...
View ArticleA new podcast, 15 years in the making.
Matt Mullenweg, cofounder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, embarks on a journey to understand the future of work. Having built his own 850-person company with no offices and employees scattered...
View ArticleUpwork’s Stephane Kasriel on Fixing the American Dream
Read more about Stephane Kasriel in “The American Dream Is Broken, and I Think We Have a Shot at Fixing It.“ “The American Dream is Broken, and I think we have a shot at fixing it.” Stephane Kasriel,...
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