remote work

FILIPA LACERDA

Frontend Engineer @ Zapier

github.com/filipalacerda

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https://filipa.gitlab.io

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What is zapier?

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brief history

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October 2011: Startup weekend

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october 2012: Raised $1.3 million in seed funding from Y Combinator

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march 2014: Zapier reaches profitability

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DECEMBER 2018: ANNOUNCED $50 MILLION IN arr

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100% remote

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> 24 countries

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0 offices

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HOW?

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3 Ingredients of a Successful Remote Work Setup

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TEAM

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1. hire doers

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2. hire people you can trust

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3. trust the people you hire

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4. hire people who can write

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5. hire people who are ok without a social workplace

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Software/Tools

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ASYNC

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processes

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IT PROVIDES STRUCTURE AND DIRECTION FOR GETTING THINGS DONE

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culture of shipping

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WEEKLY HANGOUTS

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WEEKLY one-on-ones

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culture of accountability

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culture in person

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COMPANY VALUES

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Default to Action

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Default to transparency

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Grow Through Feedback

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Empathy, No Ego

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Don’t be a Robot, Build the Robot

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Engineering Values

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Ship high-quality code

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Ship relevant code

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Offer and seek help

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what about you?

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own your schedule

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no limit paid time off policy

and no tracking of the days you take

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bonding

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Company retreats

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team retreats

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questions time!