In this episode, Tom Santero and Reid Draper of Basho, talk about hiring where the talent is, doing what you think is best for the company, and the wonderful benefits of having work flexibility.

Tom Santero (twitter github)

00:53 – Background & Introduction

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02:50 – Employee distribution

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03:44 – Looking for and hiring developers

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05:08 – Strategy to grow a distributed team

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06:35 – Organization appearance

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08:09 – Team interaction

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12:26 – Remote pair programming

14:21 – Standups and phone Q&As

15:51 – Distributed team challenges

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18:31 – Personalities best suited for remote working

19:34 – Flexibility

22:13 – Advice for dispersed teams

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