Building Remotely
Oct 21, 2020
How to build a remote community with Spencer Jentzsch from Hacker Paradise
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What does community really mean?
In this episode, Spencer Jentzsch, former CEO of Hacker Paradise, shares his experience in growing a community-based company and managing one of the most thriving communities among digital nomads to this date.
Find the full transcript here!
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Jun 28, 2022
Providing the best benefits for a remote team with Ally Fekaiki from Juno
*Ally *founded* Juno* after experiencing the lack of individualised employee benefits himself.
Together with him, we explored how you can offer dynamic benefits for a global remote team.
*Topics we discussed*
* The necessity of remote specific benefits
* Mistakes most remote companies make when it comes to benefits
* An evaluation of SafetyWing's benefits
* The most popular benefits on Juno
* Why you should offer small benefits to your team
Check the full transcript *here*.
Stay tuned for the next episode with *Lauren Razavi from Plumia *on building a country on the internet.
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Jun 16, 2022
Facing conflict in a remote team with Elie Dagher from Lead From Within
How can you communicate authentically in a remote team?
*Elie Dagher is a successful leadership coach* and has made it his mission to teach authentic communication strategies to business leaders and teams. In this episode, he shares how you can create a *healthy communication culture and handle conflict* in a remote team.
*Topics we discussed: *
* Training leadership in yourself and others
* Defining authenticity
* The power of non-violent communication
* How to embrace conflict in a team
Find the full transcript* **here*.
Stay tuned for the next episode with *Ally Fekaiki from Juno *on *offering benefits* for your remote team.
*Resources*
Book: Non-Violent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Book: Siddharta by Hermann Hesse
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Jun 1, 2022
How to become a remote developer with Per Borgen from Scrimba
After studying economics, *Per Borgen* switched careers to become a software developer in 2015. One year after taking part in a three-month Bootcamp he co-founded* Scrimba* - an interactive learning platform for aspiring developers.
In this episode, Per gives advice to people that want to start their career as a software engineer.
*Topics we discussed:*
* How Per got started with coding, and how Scrimba grew from a side-project into a full startup.
* How hard is it to learn how to code?
* How do you get a job as a remote developer?
* Learning no-code tools vs programming languages
* Hiring a technical co-founder vs learning to code yourself
Find the full transcript here.
Stay tuned for the next episode with *Elie Dagher *on being an *authentic leader* in a remote company.
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