Virtual Company – Go

Limitless

Mario Peshev @no_fear_inc

WordPress Engineer DevWP.eu

Mario Peshev

• WordPress Architect @ DevriX

• Former Java/PHP/Python Developer

• WordPress Ambassador

at SiteGround

• @no_fear_inc

• Open Source addict and Cofficer

Virtual Company

• Distributed work force

• Online communication

• Everyone’s remote, no one’s left out

• Larger pool of experts

• Fast turnaround

• Cost and time saving

Main Problems

• Time management

• IT maintenance

• Child Care

• Other Peoples Agenda

• Time Zones

• Distractions

The typical telecommuter

• a 49-year-old college graduate

• man or woman

• earns about $58,000 a year

• belongs to a company with more than 100

employees

The New York Times

https://speakerdeck.com/holman/how-github-works-v2

Efficiency and Health

• Average business day efficiency: 55-80%

• 90% are effective only 50% of the time

75% of the heart attacks happen

between 5am and 8am

Numbers

• Telecommuters in the US:

Cisco Systems

1.Saved $277 million in 1 year of

telecommuting

2.60% of the time saved by commuters were

invested back in work

3.80% of the employees are happier

What Tools Do You Use?

Different Virtual Options

Employee

Employee Commute

http://www.businessinsider.com/beijings-airport-style-security-is-causing-massive-lines-2014-5

Consultant

Consultant

• Consultants, Freelancers, Project based

Contractors

• Working with multiple clients

• Flexible business hours

• Unleash your productivity with creativity

Tele-Consultant

http://devwp.eu/coffice-resort-book/

http://freelance.tri.be/

Company Owner

Toni Schneider on “5 reasons why your company should be distributed“:

• Your employees will love it

• You can hire great people wherever you find them

• You will use better communication tools

• You can still be social

• Your offices will be more fun

• 21 Months In: How to Manage a Remote Team

Wade Foster, Zapier:

1.Hire Doers

2.Hire people you can trust

3.Trust the people you hire

4.Hire people who can write

5.Hire people who are ok without a social workplace

Micromanagement

• Don’t micromanage

• Don’t nag for instant response

• Communication is the very key!

• Motivated people could be more productive

from home

• Non-motivated would try to slack all the time

http://www.wrike.com/blog/05/21/2014/8-Biggest-Challenges-Leading-Virtual-Teams-Infographic

Summary

• Remote is out there

• Sky is the limit

• Options for employees, consultants and

business owners

• Different PM approach and priorities

• More effective, affordable, joyful and flexible

Remote and Flexibility

Questions?

Tweets as @no_fear_inc

Mario Peshev on LinkedIn

nofearinc on WordPress.org

GitHubering via mpeshev

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