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How to Build a Happy and Productive Remote Team Transcript Subscribe to our YouTube channel to know when it’s out! I’ve invited Jocelyn Goldfein, the former Director of Engineering at Facebook, to talk about: How to Make Smart Tradeoffs When Developing Software Products. The next episode of FemgineerTV airs in March. In the pilot episode of FemgineerTV, Ben and I sit down to talk about a number of common misconceptions people have about working on a remote team, such as:Įmployees won’t be as productive and progress will stagnate Ĭommunication between employees and teams will break down andīen shares strategies and tools that the Olark team has used to avoid these misconceptions (and others), and discusses how they continue to grow their multi-million dollar startup globally. As a result, they’ve learned how to run a stellar remote team, and we want to share their insights with you today. Over the years, the Olark team has expanded, and they’ve had to tackle even more challenges as they strive to meet their goal of having a positive company culture.
It helped the founding team to solidify their vision, make progress, and come up with values that would guide their company culture, like “assume good faith” and “practice empathy.” While tight quarters brought the team together, conflict among the team also came up. Back in 2008 they began by bootstrapping their business, and when they were accepted to Y Combinator in Mountain View, California, they all decided to live in the same house together. Living under one roofīen and his co-founding team didn’t start off working remotely. No, Ben sees it as a golden opportunity to recruit the best talent from anywhere.
And not just the traditional benefits that most people think about, like reduced commute time and increased hours of productivity. He and his 30+ person team, which spans San Francisco to Europe, see remote working as a positive investment. While most companies think of remote working as a cost-cutting option, Ben Congleton, the CEO and Founder of Olark, sees it differently.
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