Masterclass: Remote work and management with empathy (Part 2)

How do you build a fast growing startup team that builds a world-class product? This is part two, focusing on management with empathy and how to build an organic remote work culture from scratch that is truly collaborative.

Here is what we cover in this masterclass:

00:00 Intro
01:00 Managing culture remotely
01:54 Weekly check-ins and 1:1s with leadership
02:29 Remote work requires trust by default
03:45 How to run a 1:1 remotely
04:52 Forming an organic remote culture
08:53 How to communicate values
11:39 How to handle management when things go wrong
13:17 How to handle performance issues
15:02 How to handle misalignment in values
16:39 Rewards and recognition
17:42 Approaching diversity and inclusion
19:52 Remote work in the time of coronavirus

Shogun is one of the best companies in our portfolio that is doing it completely remotely. They have employees in 21 countries on 6 different continents working on their e-commerce page builder. This is a fast growing company driving real revenue, and building one of the best engineering cultures we've ever seen.

My colleague Katelin Holloway (partner at Initialized, formerly head of people at multi-billion dollar startup Reddit) sits down with Shogun cofounders Finbarr Taylor (former engineer at Y Combinator) and Nick Raushenbush (former cofounder of famed video production co Glass & Marker) and they talk through all the things that they did to succeed.

I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and cofounder at Initialized Capital. We were earliest investors in billion dollar startups like Coinbase and Instacart, and we’re spending time with some of our best founders to learn the secrets of their success and see the future they’re building. I’m doing my own run-and-gun one man YouTube channel with no staff or crew — we're going for raw and unfiltered, not perfect.

Please like this video and subscribe to my channel if you want to see more videos like this!

[Daniel-tp]

Here before this channel blows up 🔥! The graphics and editing are high-quality.

[MikeWilliamsYoroomie]

Another great video Garry and keep these coming!

[AlexisColladoUX]

Garry, really appreciate the production value of the video!!

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Love the description and that I don't feel like I need to do anything.
Thanks.

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It is similar to a related business idea I had. Helping “part time parents” engage in value-added activities (i.e. GDP producing) while helping them maintain flexibility.
Options shouldn’t be work 40 hours a week or stay at home 40 hours a week; that person should be able to create value even if only 5-10 hours a week and on their time.