Made with Grit

20: Remote collaboration and communication

Episode Summary

Landon and Kyle talk about the strategies and (many, many) tools they've tried (and the ones they actually use) to collaborate as a distributed team.

Episode Notes

Landon and Kyle talk about the strategies and (many, many) tools they use (and have tried out) to collaborate remotely on work.

Today’s Topics:

• COVID-19 drinking game (the new normal)
• All we can do is keep moving forward
• Blood-sucking sales reps
• How our team collaborates remotely from all over the world
• Using Slack only for what it's good for
• Our async-first workflow and why it's better than the alternative
• Knowing what communication goes where
• Using Loom and Soapbox for async video communication

Links & Resources:

• Guru - Knowledge management solution that delivers everything you need
• Rework (book) - The playbook for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own
• Remote (book) - Shows both employers and employees how they can work together, remotely
• Notion - Write, plan, collaborate, and get organized
• Userfeed.io - Customer feedback for Intercom
• Art of Product Podcast
• Tuple - The best remote pair programming app on macOS
• Screen.so - Work together like you're in the same room
• Tandem - A virtual office for remote teams
• Yac - Voice messaging for remote teams
• Loom - Easy and free screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks
• Soapbox - The easiest way to create a great video by yourself
• Around - Quick, high-impact video calls for a new era of work
• Matt Stauffer blog post on setting Up Your Webcam, Lights, and Audio for Remote Work