How to set up a fully remote and distributed team. Lessons from Maze and Gitlab
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastShow Notes
In a post-pandemic world, early-stage founders have multiple options for building their teams and choosing their ideal work mode(s). However, the decision between on-site, hybrid, and remote can be a complex one, involving multiple factors; such as access to talent, legislation, and people operations.
While remote work became the default at the height of Covid-19, post-pandemic life has seen many organisations revert to old behaviours, pulling people back to offices and causing a fair deal of controversy in the process.
April Hoffbauer, Vice President of People at Maze, Seedcamp-backed global and fully distributed startup Maze, still believes that remote and fully distributed offers an excellent opportunity for early-stage startups to tap into the global talent pool from day one.
In conversation with our Director, Natasha Lytton, April shares her insights on everything that goes into how to think about and set up building a remote, fully-distributed, and asynchronous team. Tune in!
Show notes: April Hoffbauer - linkedin.com/in/aprilhoffbauer Natasha Lytton - linkedin.com/in/natasha-lytton
Maze - maze.co Seedcamp - seedcamp.com
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