The team from Zapier has published a number of books on Leanpub including The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work: How to Grow, Manage and Work with Remote Teams. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Matthew Guay, senior editor and writer at Zapier, about his background, remote work and some interesting approaches to it that have been adopted at Zapier, the books Deep Work and Messy, and at the end they talk a bit about Matthew's approach to producing Zapier's books.

A Note About the Leanpub Frontmatter Podcast

This summer we split the old Leanpub podcast into two distinct podcasts:

Frontmatter, which is a general interest podcast where you can listen to Leanpub authors talk with Leanpub co-founder Len Epp about their books and their areas of expertise, from data science to molecular biology, to the history of labor and management. And for those interested in the nitty-gritty of what it takes to be a successful self-published author, at the end of each episode Len asks the author about how they made their book and how they are spreading the word, and other publishing shop talk.

Backmatter, a new podcast focused specifically on the publishing industry and its latest trends. In each episode Len interviews a professional from the publishing world about their background and their insider's perspective on what's happening in the huge and evolving world of book publishing.