Remote work
Episodes with operators running remote-first companies. Distributed teams, async workflows, and remote operational culture.
COO Role
8 min read
Allie Fleder on the COO Role at an Early-Stage Startup
Mar 11, 2026
Strategy
7 min read
The strategic planning process, and the working rhythm underneath it: Anna Elwood of Cascade
Oct 28, 2025
AI in Operations
33 min read
Anna Elwood, Cascade COO on Turning Chaos Into Clarity
Oct 28, 2025
Meetings
13 min read
The one on one meeting as a process, weekly meeting limits, and the seven attendee ceiling: Aydin Mirzaee of Fellow
Apr 9, 2024
AI in Operations
61 min read
Aydin Mirzaee, Fellow CEO on Mastering AI Productivity
Apr 9, 2024
Hiring & Teams
33 min read
Allan Christensen, Doist COO on Remote Ops and Hiring
Dec 19, 2023
Hiring
12 min read
The hiring process steps behind near-zero attrition, and why remote is its own function: Allan Christensen of Doist
Dec 19, 2023
AI in Operations
39 min read
Darren Murph, Fmr GitLab VP Remote on Remote Operations
Oct 17, 2023
Remote work
15 min read
Asynchronous communication, and why remote work is an operating model: Darren Murph
Oct 17, 2023
Goal setting
13 min read
OKR vs KPI, a 72 hour hackathon, and a psychologist on staff: Nitin Gupta of Prisma
Sep 26, 2023
Corporate structure
10 min read
Running a public benefit corporation, and integrating 25 acquisitions: Shanaz Hemmati of ZenBusiness
Sep 11, 2023
People Operations
13 min read
Treat people like volunteers: strategy implementation steps from Cathy Hawley of Bolster
Oct 18, 2022
Hiring & Teams
44 min read
Cathy Hawley on Building Great Company Culture
Oct 18, 2022
Second In Command
37 min read
Angela Tucci, Uplight COO on $1.5B Valuation and B Corps
Mar 17, 2022
Hiring & Teams
31 min read
Ken Weary, Hotjar COO on Remote-First Culture, M-and-A
Mar 9, 2022
Remote work
11 min read
A remote-first operational excellence strategy: Ken Weary of Hotjar
Mar 9, 2022
Hiring & Teams
29 min read
Steve Taylor on the Lyft Pink Mustaches and a $20B IPO
Mar 3, 2022
Marketplaces
10 min read
How to scale a service business across borders: Steve Taylor of HipTrain
Mar 3, 2022
Operational Excellence
13 min read
Operational excellence from LVMH to a startup: Valerie Hoecke of Dia&Co
Feb 1, 2022
Scaling
9 min read
How to scale a company from 70 to 500 people: Doug Hanna of Grafana Labs, part 1
Jan 4, 2022
Remote work
19 min read
Doug Hanna, Grafana Labs COO on Open Source at $3B (Pt 1)
Jan 4, 2022
Second In Command
23 min read
Marie Prokopets, Nira COO on Pivoting Search to Security
Dec 14, 2021
AI in Operations
10 min read
Where AI operations management actually helps: Justin Reilly of Tucows
Dec 6, 2021
AI in Operations
32 min read
Justin Reilly, Tucows CPO on Product Design and Operations
Dec 6, 2021