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#1 Reason for Companies to Hire Remotely in the Future

Transformify

While the majority of our company works from our offices (in NYC or Ukraine), we have a few remote workers at Chanty. Hiring developers in NYC is extremely expensive and in Ukraine, we had struggles finding great writers. Here is how we see remote work.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

Sustainable growth: Prioritise sales efficiency over growth at all costs. Put your users first: pretend that your customers have a seat at the table when you design your product roadmap. The press took notice, especially since just a few months later startups were laying off employees en-masse to cut costs. Need for Speed, indeed.

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Can you hire an all-remote team using freelance platforms only?

Transformify

My COO is a doctorate from Ukraine, where the economy has not treated him well, but he is one of the most hardworking and intelligent people I’ve ever met. My procurement team is in China, my customer support team is in the Philippines, my COO is in Ukraine, my CFO is in Atlanta, and my legal team is in Chicago.

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TEDx Bay Area Women, quick fire talks

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. I had no idea what people did whether tech, entertainment, or design. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). For those of who you do not know what TED events are about. Founder of JackCards.com.

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TEDx Bay Area Women, quick fire talks

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. I had no idea what people did whether tech, entertainment, or design. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). For those of who you do not know what TED events are about. Founder of JackCards.com.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office. If you’re a UK company you’ll eventually need some local sales talent in Germany and France.