How to *not* mess it up

Merav Knafo

CEO & Founder

iJoomla.com

meravknafo@ijoomla.com

#balibungkus

@meravknafo

It’s about the lifestyle

#ilovemylifestyle

The New Way to Work

[Video]

About Me, History, Projects#toughstart

Why do you need a team?

Why working remotely?

#cheap-and-efficient

Where to find your team

#findpeeps

Hiring the Right Talent

Who should you choose?

• Good programmer

• Easy going

• Fun to work with

• Works well with others

• THE BEST PROGRAMMER IN

THE WHOLE DAMNED WORLD

• A pain in the ass

• Doesn’t play well with others

• Prima Donna

IGORJIMMY

#thisisbullshit

Don’t put up with difficult people

#thisisbullshit

The kind of people you want to

work with

#goodpeeps

Don’t be afraid to fire

(AKA – everybody is

replaceable)#yourefired

Be someone people

WANT to work for#benice

Don’t be a micro-manager

(AKA Use the right tools

OR/AND manage your anxiety)

#micromanagerssuck

Talent location, is it

important?#nationalitymatters

How much should you pay?

#payless

How to make great decisions

about stuff you know nothing

about

#expertsrule

Managing/Tracking the work

#trackeverything

My Trello Board

JomSocial’s Trello Board

JIRA

Communication Is

Key#getmodernized

Common communication tools

#emailsuck

#dontuseit

#skyperules

DA BEST

Communication

Tool

#usefacebookwisely

Talk on video

#eyeballtoeyeball

Don’t include everybody

on ALL conversations

#divide-and-conquer

Working with non-native

English speakers

#KISS

Staying Focused

#turnoffalerts

Meeting in person – a great

idea!#eyeballtoeyeball

Paying your team

#wirefeessuck