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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