Remote Workflows

Working remotely with 50 people.

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1. REMOTE WORKFLOWS Android Talks #5
2. Gonçalo Silva Android & Product at Doist @goncalossilva goncalo@doist.com
4. 2007 Side project by Amir Salihefendic College, 2 jobs on the side Other tools didn’t work very well
5. 2011 Main project
6. 2012 Other people join Mobile apps are released
7. 2014 & 2015 Smartwatch apps are released Business version is released Machine learning and data mining
8. Today Over 6M sign-ups Over 1M monthly active users Apps for 10+ platforms Multiple awards
10. Doist Completely bootstrapped Completely remote 50 people all over the world
12. Remote, how? Enhance certain things Employ new things
13. People with specific traits Independent Communicative Passionate
14. Onboard them well Trial period Dedicated mentor Constant feedback
15. Treat them well Pay handsomely Perks (that make sense) Vacations, holidays, sick days, etc Meaningful work with modern technology “The best idea wins”
16. Let them shine Trust Their time, their place Promote initiative and creativity Give plenty of ownership
17. Asynchronous, always Everything is asynchronous Planning is asynchronous Discussions are asynchronous Work is asynchronous Tools work asynchronously
19. Synchronous, sometimes Not everything is asynchronous Scheduled in advance Random chit-chat
20. Weekly meeting Show last week’s work Plan this week’s work Discuss any problems Timezones are hard
21. Monthly one-on-one Personal Ambitions Frustrations
22. Quarterly OKR Plan for the quarter, top-down Global, shared vision
23. Quarterly informal Hangout Small groups Highly informal Hobbies, pets, previous jobs
25. Yearly retreat Remote location Strengthening bonds Collective brainstorms Fun!
27. Find great people Onboard them well, treat them well, let them shine Make everything asynchronous Be thoughtful about communication, bonding Find leaders that work for their teams
28. Android 5 people in 5 countries Everything mentioned before Each developer owns a feature Code reviews: 2 owners! Strict style for code, branching, commits, etc
29. Questions? @goncalossilva goncalo@doist.com
30. facebook.com/portosummerofcode twitter.com/portosummercode 9-11 September portosummerofcode.com