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I'm presently living in a fairly rural part of the US due to an illness in the family. In the town of 14,000 I currently reside in it's pretty difficult to netw

by jsonne 7y ago

I'm presently living in a fairly rural part of the US due to an illness in the family. In the town of 14,000 I currently reside in it's pretty difficult to network in a meaningful way and talk about my company with folks that can give guidance and feedback. Really excited for Startup School and so grateful that YC has put this together.

westurner 7y ago
> In the town of 14,000 I currently reside in it's pretty difficult to network in a meaningful way and talk about my company with folks that can give guidance and feedback GitLab and Zapier are examples of all remote former YC companies. "GitLab Handbook" https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ "The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work: Lessons from a team of over 200 remote workers" https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/ https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/
- sfkdjf9j3j 7y ago
  Were those companies remote when they did YC? I can't recall exactly where offhand but I seem to remember Paul Graham (or was it Sam Altman?) saying that they were strongly against remote teams in the early stages. It was a few years ago though, I wonder if their opinions have changed.
  - westurner 7y ago
    Startup School is now designed as a remote program. It'd be interesting to hear from them about building all remote team culture with transparency and accountability from the start vs also-remoting-now. Are text-chat "digital stand up meetings" with quality transcripts of each team member's responses to the three questions enough? ( Yesterday / Today and Tomorrow / Obstacles // What did I do since the last time we met? What will I do before the next time we meet? What obstacles are blocking my progress? ) Or are there longer term planning sessions focusing on a plan for delivering value on a far longer term than first getting the MVP down and maximizing marginal profit by minimizing costs?
- jsonne 7y ago
  Totally. I've worked remotely for years, and my plan should this take off is to build a fully remote company. Networking remotely though is hard and it's nice to interact with and learn from like minded folks is what I was trying to say.That said I do appreciate the resources! Will give them a look.

by jsonne 7y ago

westurner 7y ago

> In the town of 14,000 I currently reside in it's pretty difficult to network in a meaningful way and talk about my company with folks that can give guidance and feedback GitLab and Zapier are examples of all remote former YC companies. "GitLab Handbook" https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ "The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work: Lessons from a team of over 200 remote workers" https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/ https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/

sfkdjf9j3j 7y ago
Were those companies remote when they did YC? I can't recall exactly where offhand but I seem to remember Paul Graham (or was it Sam Altman?) saying that they were strongly against remote teams in the early stages. It was a few years ago though, I wonder if their opinions have changed.
- westurner 7y ago
  Startup School is now designed as a remote program. It'd be interesting to hear from them about building all remote team culture with transparency and accountability from the start vs also-remoting-now. Are text-chat "digital stand up meetings" with quality transcripts of each team member's responses to the three questions enough? ( Yesterday / Today and Tomorrow / Obstacles // What did I do since the last time we met? What will I do before the next time we meet? What obstacles are blocking my progress? ) Or are there longer term planning sessions focusing on a plan for delivering value on a far longer term than first getting the MVP down and maximizing marginal profit by minimizing costs?
jsonne 7y ago
Totally. I've worked remotely for years, and my plan should this take off is to build a fully remote company. Networking remotely though is hard and it's nice to interact with and learn from like minded folks is what I was trying to say.That said I do appreciate the resources! Will give them a look.