Remote-First Podcast

S2 Episode 2 with Sondre Rasch


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Sondre started being a remote worker back in 2013 and since then he has founded two startups with the concept of Remote-First work as an intrinsic foundation to the companies. As Digital Nomad he realized of the importance to have Health Care Insurance while working abroad and that's how the idea of SafetyWing started. Now with 50+ employees Sondre shares his insights on providing health insurance to individuals and employees and important tips on how to stay engaged and connected to your workforce as a leader.

Sondre Rasch is a co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing - building a global social safety net. SafetyWing’s mission is to remove the role of geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunities and freedom for everyone with a global home country on the internet.
Born in Bergen, Norway, he studied economics and computer science, before starting work as a policy advisor for the government of Norway advising on social policies. After getting frustrated with the slow pace of government change, Sondre first founded SuperSide (YC W16), a platform for freelance designers. It was here he discovered the lack of a safety net for online remote workers. Then SafetyWing was born in 2018 after the YC W18, raising 8+mil and serving 60k+ happy clients as today and growing.


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