How to be a great remote developer

From 10 years, 100+ developers, and 1,000+ lessons learned, CEO of global development company X-Team brings you the secrets to becoming an extraordinary remote developer.

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1. remote developers EXTRAORDINARY the secrets of
2. [story]
3. “Want to lead our team?”
4. “Why not?”
5. At 13, I organized a global HOMM3 team. *except I never owned the game.
6. It was my first remote team.
7. I spent 15 more years collaborating remotely.
8. But not everyone agreed that global collaboration was cool.
9. Pray you get a job, because outsourcing will end your career. “ my college professors
10. Remote is cheap, unreliable and a waste. “ most companies post-oDesk
12. The remote renaissance has begun.
13. WHY ARE COMPANIES GOING REMOTE?
14. scaling teams locally isn’t easy 1
15. 2specialized talent shortage
16. 3tight deadlines
17. SCALE FAST. remote teams
18. BETTER DEVS. remote teams get
19. 24/7 WORK CYCLE remote teams get a
20. Your value is now based on effort rather than location. what does this mean for you?
21. *not a scam, crazy, I know From 9/hr to 40/hr in one year. what does this mean for you?
22. The era of exploitation is coming to an end. what does this mean for you?
23. Dev earned 7.5 million PHP in 2013 working remotely. what does this mean for you?
24. 10 YEARS 100+ DEVELOPERS 1000+ LESSONS LEARNED
25. PATH TO #UNLEASH
26. Contribute trust spend each day instilling confidence
27. Communicate more than you did with your first girlfriend
28. Find time for focus cut out blocks of time
29. Find your hedgehog be really, really good at one thing
30. see x-team.com/unleash for more Build your reputation write blog posts and give talks
31. Never stop creating. keep your skills sharp
32. Contribute to open source communities
33. If you’ve ever written or updated something… share it. Just like that. “ kamil ogorek see x-team.com/unleash for more
34. Be professional speak with calm, clear confidence
35. Learn scrum get certified, or scrumtrainingseries.com
36. Learn PM tools jira, basecamp, trello
37. see x-team.com/unleash for more Learn revision control git workflows and best practices
38. laptop, wifi, mic, backups, encrypted drive Maintain good equipment
39. Learn languages simple phrases to build trust
40. Have the right attitude “hey team, how can I help?”
41. Your word is everything set realistic expectations
42. Listen to onsite leaders. when they say ‘jump’, you jump.
43. Make recommendations always strive for improvements
44. Respect flexibility 2am meetings are inevitable
45. Get into coworking learn, network, re-energize
46. Mentor others help others grow with you
47. Find your Why embrace it and use it every day
48. Be proactive keep things moving forward
49. Be a superhero. be selflessly dedicated to your team
50. The future is remote.
51. Contribute trust spend each day instilling confidence
52. PATH TO #UNLEASH
54. THE PATH IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
55. “Why not?”
56. thank you. ryanchartrand.com x-team.com