A user on Hacker News asks an excellent question for companies of all sizes and industries:
How do you communicate in a remote startup?
As many of us have discovered, communication can be the key to whether a team succeeds. Strong productivity is almost certainly going to be a direct result of good communication.
Lots to consider in the thread, but these are some points that I liked or that I'd never considered before:
- Use a tool like Slack but discourage DMs, which in turn encourages more open communication.
- Put important things in email, not Slack or similar messaging tools
- Throw spaghetti at the wall, so to speak, and see what sticks. In other words, try lots of different things and go with what works well.
- Favor async communication over regular meetings
- Use cloud tools like Google Docs, so everyone has access to the same stuff.
- Interact in person at least a little bit (e.g. quarterly get-togethers), to help with team morale
There are lots more suggestions I could have included, but you can check out the full thread for more.
Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!
