The Open Source Agency and The Future of Work

WordPress is growing and the number of big brands, complicated projects and high-traffic sites running on it grows as well. But what does it take to run a stable business based on WordPress? How do some agencies manage to get big and take on more and more challenging clients and projects while others struggle?

This talk explores several habits that successful open source agencies have in common. From client relations to processes, company culture and hiring, it gives you pieces of know-how from some of the most successful WordPress agencies.

Transcript

1. AND THE FUTURE OF WORK @PETYEAH | WORDCAMP RIGA 2016 THE OPEN SOURCE AGENCY
6. 23 COUNTRIES FOUR CONTINENTS 18 CONFERENCE TALKS 5 EVENTS IN 5 CITIES 165 893 SLACK MESSAGES MY LAST 24 months
14. Open Source Agency
15. WE WORDPRESS
16. WORDPRESS % 26
17. THE OPEN SOURCE PROJECT
18. PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE
19. PEOPLE ARE SELF-DRIVEN
20. THEY COLLABORATE
21. SHAERE THE RESPONSIBILITY
22. NEVER STOP LEARNING
23. CULTURE IS EVERYTHING
24. GIVE BACK
25. BE THERE
26. THE OPEN SOURCE AGENCY
27. HIRE GLOBALLY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE WORDPRESS THE PEOPLE THAT KNOW WORDPRESS BEST
28. AUTONOMY MASTERY PURPOSE
29. SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY REVIEW, LEARN, GROW,
30. BUILD A PARTNERSHIP WIN A CLIENT
31. MAKE IT BETTER GIVE IT BACK
32. GET INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY
33. TOOLS
34. 36 THE REMOTE AGENCY TOOLBOX
35. COMMUNICATION IS OXYGEN CHAT DOCUMENTATION VIDEO CALLS MEETING FACE TO FACE
36. ESSENTIAL TOOLS TRELLO BLOGS ZOOM SLACK SCREEN HERO
38. NO MORE EMAIL
40. we live in Slack •109 channels •Client communication channels •Product development channels •Travel channels •Personal interest/groups channels
41. SLACK + SCREENHERO
42. REAL TIME COLLABORATION
43. FRONTEND BLOGGING
45. NEW BUSINESS DEV
46. MEETINGS
48. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
49. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
50. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
51. • \ TIME MANAGEMENT
52. TIME MANAGEMENT
53. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT 50% 60% 90%
54. ACCOUNTING AND PAYROLL
55. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
56. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
58. FACTS AGAINST HUMANITY
59. VIRTUAL COFFEE BREAKS
61. ONLY ONCE PER YEAR
62. TRAVEL TOGETHER
64. MEET AT WORDCAMPS
65. DISTRIBUTED IS ABOUT MOTIVATION
66. PEOPLE WANT TO DO GREAT WORK LET THEM
70. % 26 WELCOME TO THE FUTURE
71. THANK YOU! % 26 @PETYEAH