Mike Smith, of Blitz.io, talks about being a part of a distributed team while being based in Austin, TX, why notifications and knowing your app is being used are good for team morale and self-esteem, and different strategies that promote communication between working regions.
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Show Notes:
00:33 – Mike Smith Introductory
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- Tech Lead at Blitz.io
- Based in Austin, Texas
- Team is based mostly in California with 2 others in Brazil
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01:25 – History of being distributed
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- Worked with the others in CA before moving to TX
- Brazilian team are contractors by refferal
- 6 team members total
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02:50 – Working together
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- Keeping in touch on a daily basis
- Campfire & Pivotal Tracker
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03:47 – Automation around Campfire
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New user registration
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Plan purchases
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Exception reporting & errors
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07:00 – Energy of knowing your app is being used
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- Sales get a notification
- Everybody likes to hear the bell ring
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08:30 – Strategies to promote communication between regions
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- Weekly call
- Live internal demos
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10:30 – Challenges of distance
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- Communication bandwidth
- Whiteboard
- Lucidchart
- Gesturing
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14:35 – Advice for teams starting to work remotely
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- Work with people you’ve worked with before if possible
- Shared sense of humor
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