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REMOTE WORKFLOWS Android Talks #5

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Gonçalo Silva Android & Product at Doist @goncalossilva [email protected]

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2007 Side project by Amir Salihefendic College, 2 jobs on the side Other tools didn’t work very well

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2011 Main project

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2012 Other people join Mobile apps are released

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2014 & 2015 Smartwatch apps are released Business version is released Machine learning and data mining

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Today Over 6M sign-ups Over 1M monthly active users Apps for 10+ platforms Multiple awards

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Doist Completely bootstrapped Completely remote 50 people all over the world

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Remote, how? Enhance certain things Employ new things

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People with specific traits Independent Communicative Passionate

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Onboard them well Trial period Dedicated mentor Constant feedback

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Treat them well Pay handsomely Perks (that make sense) Vacations, holidays, sick days, etc Meaningful work with modern technology “The best idea wins”

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Let them shine Trust Their time, their place Promote initiative and creativity Give plenty of ownership

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Asynchronous, always Everything is asynchronous Planning is asynchronous Discussions are asynchronous Work is asynchronous Tools work asynchronously

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Synchronous, sometimes Not everything is asynchronous Scheduled in advance Random chit-chat

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Weekly meeting Show last week’s work Plan this week’s work Discuss any problems Timezones are hard

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Monthly one-on-one Personal Ambitions Frustrations

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Quarterly OKR Plan for the quarter, top-down Global, shared vision

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Quarterly informal Hangout Small groups Highly informal Hobbies, pets, previous jobs

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Yearly retreat Remote location Strengthening bonds Collective brainstorms Fun!

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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

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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

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Questions? @goncalossilva [email protected]

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