The Future of Remote Work

Matthew Paulson

Who You’re Listening To

● Family: Karine, Micah (6), Ady (3)

● Founder of MarketBeat

● Co-Founder of GoGo Photo Contest

● Organizer of Falls Angel Fund I & II

● Creator of Startup Sioux Falls

● Author of 8 Entrepreneurship

And Investing Books

● Learn more at www.mattpaulson.com

What We’re Doing Here

● 5 Statistics About Remote Work

● 5 Trends in Remote Work

● How MarketBeat Works Remotely

● 7 Tools Being used by Remote Workers Today

● Q&A

5 Statistics About Remote Work

● 2 out of 3 U.S. companies have employes that are at least partially remote.

(FlexJobs)

● 3.9 million people worked remotely 50%+ of their time in 2018. This is a

115% increase since 2005. (FlexJobs)

● 52% of employees globally work from home at least once per week. (Owl

Labs)

● 7% of U.S. make remote work options available to most of their employees,

a 40% increase since 2011. (Global Workplace Analytics)

● 50% of U.S. employees have a job that can be completed at least partially

remotely. (Global Workplace Analytics)

Trends in Remote Work

1. The Rise of the Digital Native

“Daddy, you can’t take my picture. I’m busy playing Jailbreak. I need to arrest the robber. They’re getting away!”

2. The Slowing of Rural Flight

3. The Death of The Nine to Five

4. More Workers Opting Out of Full Time Jobs

5. More Businesses Will Cater to Remote Workers

How We Do Remote Work at MarketBeat

How We Do Remote Work at MarketBeat

MarketBeat’s Remote Work Tools

MarketBeat’s Remote Work Tools

● Slack - Team Chat and Communication

● MarketBeat Web Admin - Task Management

● Google Docs - Document Collaboration

● Azure Dev Ops - Source Code Management

● Dropbox - Company File Share

● ManageWP - Wordpress Website Management

● Zoom - Remote Meetings + In-Person Screen Sharing

MarketBeat’s Remote Work Strategies

MarketBeat’s Remote Work Tools

● Slack (slack.com) - Team Chat and Communication

● MarketBeat Web Admin - Task Management

● Google Docs - Document Collaboration

● Azure Dev Ops - Source Code Management

● Dropbox - Company File Share

● ManageWP - Wordpress Website Management

● RescueTime - Self-Accountability for Time Management

● Zoom - Remote Meetings + In-Person Screen Sharing

More Remote Work Tools

Team Chat and Communications

● Slack – The default choice for team chat.

● Skype - Better for communicating with external partners.

● Facebook Workplace - Walled-Off Facebook for your company.

File sharing, live chat and video communication.

● Jell - Daily digital standups. Know what everyone’s working on.

● Podio - Similar to Facebook Workplace. “Kitchen Sink”

communications, project management & workflow tool.

● Glip - Slack competitor w/light project management.

● Zoom - Team video chat and screen sharing.

● YouTube Live - One-to-many live streaming.

● Join.Me - Like Slack. Good for working with third-parties.

● Asana – The default choice for task management. Simple UI.

● Trello - Project management for individuals & small teams.

● JIRA - Productivity tool geared toward software dev. teams.

● Float - Team calendar and time management tool.

● Scoro – Business mgmt software for services companies.

● Basecamp - Barebones project management software.

● ToDoIst - Simple to-do-list manager. Good for individuals.

● iDone This - To-do lists for teams.

● Wunderlist – To-do’s and reminders for Individuals, teams and

families.

Project and Task Management Tools

● GitHub – The default choice for source code management for

development teams.

● Assembla – A more secure version of GitHub with project

management features.

● Pivotal Tracker – Project management for software

development teams.

● InVision – Product design and workflow creation tool.

● Codepen – Online code editor and web development tool.

Design and Development Tools

● DropBox and Google Drive – File sharing.

● Chimp or Champ - Weekly employee happiness meter.

● Teamwork – Time tracking with billing features.

● Hub Staff – Employee monitoring & accountability tool.

● Every Time Zone – Make sure you’re not waking up a remote

team member before calling them.

● ScreenHero – Simple screen sharing.

● Doodle – Find a meeting time that works for everyone.

● Take a Break Please. Tells you to get up when you’ve been

sitting at your computer too long. Mac only.

More Remote Work Tools

Stay in Touch

● web: www.mattpaulson.com

● email: matt@mattpaulson.com

● Facebook: www.facebook.com/matthewpaulson/

● LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matthewpaulson/