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16 Advanced Zoom Tips for Better Video Meetings
As a 100% remote company, we rely on Zoom to communicate with our global team. Today, we’re sharing our favorite Zoom tips and tricks to help newly-remote teams get up to speed on video conferencing. We build customer support software here at Groove. We provide an inbox for customer service email collaboration, a knowledge base […]
4 Pros & Cons of Running a Remote Team (& How We Do It)
Working remotely has a lot of advantages, but it’s far from perfect. Here’s what we’ve learned in our journey as a remote team. Note: I wrote this post years ago (as you can see from the comments), but it seemed like a good time to update it as so many companies adjust to working from […]
47 Insanely Practical Work From Home Tips from Our 100% Remote Team
Last week, my wife and I decided we needed to stock up and hunker down. We’re washing our hands. We’re social distancing. We’re a bit anxious. But…we’re extremely fortunate. We haven’t lost our jobs. The business hasn’t gone under and we have a roof over our heads. I know it’s crazy right now. The health […]
The Manager’s Guide to Payroll and Taxes for Remote Workers
Remote teams are the best. End of story. But payroll and taxes for them are not…
18 Tools Our Remote Team Uses to Stay Connected, Productive and Sane
We’ve replaced a lot of the benefits of having a traditional office with online apps. Here are the ones we use daily.
How Our Remote Team Manages Collaboration Across 9 Time Zones
Being spread across the world has its pros and cons. Here’s how we deal with it.
How We’ve Built a Remote Company Culture to Be Grateful For
This Thanksgiving, I’m thinking about our team and how far we’ve come. Here’s what we’ve learned.
The Most Common Questions About Building a Remote Team (Answered)
Building a remote team isn’t the norm, and most founders have questions. Here’s some help.
How We’ve Optimized Remote Team Meetings For Ultimate Efficiency
Meetings are often expensive and wasteful, but they don’t have to be. Here’s how we hacked ours.
The Most Common (Bad) Arguments Against Remote Work
Distributed teams are getting more and more common, but too many businesses still cling to outdated assumptions
Why We’re Finally Committing 100% To Being A Remote Team
While we’ve been a remote team for a while, I’ve been plagued by doubts. Here’s why we’re going all in.
Why Remote Working Works For Us
Remote isn’t for everyone, but it’s worked well for us. Here’s how we succeed as a distributed team.
14 Ways Our Remote Team Stays Sane Working From Home
Note: It’s been 4 years since we wrote this article—Whoa time flies! We just wrote a new one with more learnings and more advice. Check it out here: 47 Insanely Practical Work From Home Tips from Our 100% Remote Team Like most founders, I can’t say that I consider myself completely “sane.”