Remote startup culture? Here are 7 crucial lessons I learned in the past 2 years

3 years after we released Close.io, we shut down our Palo Alto office and became a completely remote company.  Making the shift to a 100% distributed team with members all over the world wasn't easy—but it was worth it! Here's everything I learned about running a remote startup and fostering a strong culture. If you think it's not possible to grow a tight-knit team spread out over a dozen countries all across the globe, you definitely want to read this. I'm not going to lie and say it's been easy. You need to proactively work toward building the right culture, and you constantly have to over-communicate.  Here's an overview of 7 crucial lessons I learned in the past 2 years: How weekly written team updates and monthly reports help us spend less than 30 minutes per week on team meetings Why we have a "Guide To You" for everyone on the team What a weekly question for everyone on the team does to help us surface issues and ideas that might otherwise go unheard Why someone on your team needs to OWN culture (and how to pick the right person for this role) Why we take shenanigans ridiculously serious Why being remote is actually NOT saving us money How we ensure employees actually get work done when no one is looking over their shoulder + some more practical tips Check out my latest post on the Close.io blog. Go get'em! Steli PS: We're hiring our first-ever Director of Marketing. Do you know someone amazing I need to talk to? Please send them my way and I'll owe you one.

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