Wide Teams

By Avdi Grimm

The blog for geographically dispersed organizations... more

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How many episodes does Wide Teams have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.

Wide Teams episodes:

May 29, 2013Episode #83: Interview with Tom Moor of Sqwiggle
In this episode, cofounder Tom Moor, talks about Sqwiggle: an application that allows remote teams to work together throughout the day.
Show Notes:
Tom Moor (twitter github blog [email protected])
00:41 – Sqwiggle
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Tom Moor, Cofounder
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01:52 – Constant Visual Connection
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Trusted environment
No call function
Quick audio/video conversations
Presence
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05:56 – Capturing Faces
08:08 – Awareness vs Monitoring
08:58 – Features
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Immediate Connection
Busy Mode
Statuses
Stream
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10:44 – Origin
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Buffer
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13:22 – Video & Audio Quality
16:06 – Competing with Google+ Hangouts?
17:17 – Upcoming Features
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File Uploading
Dropbox Integration
Screencasting
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21min
May 22, 2013Episode #82: Interview with Amos King
In this episode, Amos King, talks about his experiences working remotely and gives a pretty cool background noise resource for those lonely times.
Show Notes:
Amos King (twitter github blog)
00:39 – Amos King Introduction
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Senior Consultant for The Able Few
Located in central Missouri
St. Louis Ruby Group (Meetup)
St. Louis Ruby Group (Twitter)
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01:43 – Commute
03:02 – Asynchronous Communication
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HipChat
Google+ Hangouts
GoToMeeting
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04:44 – Backgound Noise
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Coffitivity
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06:25 – Companies & Promoting Remote Work
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Wide Teams | Episode #80: Interview with Ernie Miller of LivingSocial
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08:16 – Transitioning into working remotely
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Building a profile
Advancing yourself
Moving around
Pomodoro!
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13:18 – Amosâ€ Office
16:21 – Having spare time
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Improved Meetups
Giving back to the community
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17:47 – This Agile Life Podcast
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Episode 13 – Remote Agile Interrupted
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21min
May 08, 2013Episode #81: Interview with J Sherwani and Vishal Kapur of Screenhero
In this episode, J Sherwani and Vishal Kapur talk about Screenhero: a new and convenient collaborative screen sharing application.Â
Show Notes:
J Sherwani (twitter linkedin)
Vishal Kapur (twitter github linkedin)
01:01 – J Sherwani Introduction
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PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon
iTeleport
Screenhero
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01:35 – Vishal Kapur Introduction
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B.A. in Computer Science from MIT
Both live in the San Francisco Bay Area
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02:17 – Screenhero
02:43 – Presentation Tools vs Collaboration Tools
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Mouse Cursor
Speed
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05:10 – Proxying
05:54 – Inventing Screenhero
08:15 – The Screenhero Team
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Collocated at the moment
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09:48 – Use Cases
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Developers
Designers
Families
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12:49 – Proxying Desktop Audio
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Soundflower
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13:41 – Feature Requests
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Voice Chat Integration
Multi-Party Collaboration
Cross-Platform Support
Web Client
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15:34 – In The Works/Improving Screenhero
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Quality and Performance Updates
Speed Updates
Inspired by Dropbox
International Keyboard Support
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18:33 – Using Screenhero while Collocated
20:31 – Mobile to Mobile App
23:26 – Work for Screenhero!
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26min
May 01, 2013Episode #80: Interview with Ernie Miller of LivingSocial
In this episode, Ernie Miller of LivingSocial, talks about his transition into managing a dispersed team, “Optimizing for Happiness”, and dealing with distraction.
Show Notes:
Ernie Miller (twitter github blog)
00:41 – Ernie Miller Introduction
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Louisville, Kentucky
Lead Software Engineer for Email Tools Team at LivingSocial
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01:07 – Transition to leading a dispersed team
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Being available
Campfire
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02:25 – Remote Working Days
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Wide Teams Episode #42: Chad Fowler of LivingSocial
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03:31 – â€œOptimizing for Happinessâ€
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The Most Important Optimization: Happiness by Ernie Miller [Ruby Midwest 2013 Talk]
Why I Love Being a Programmer in Louisville (or, Why I Wonâ€t Relocate to Work for Your Startup by Ernie Miller [Blog Post]
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06:52 – Dealing with Recruiters
09:26 – Considering Remote Work
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Productivity
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12:02 – Dealing with Distraction
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Conditioning your coworkers
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15:25 – Remote Meetings
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Eliminating distraction
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16:51 – Ernieâ€s Remote Team
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Pods (3 other people)
Google+ Hangouts
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23min
April 24, 2013Episode #79: Interview with Nick Adams of Hudl and remotejobs.co
In this episode, Nick Adams of Hudl and remotejobs.co, talks about living and working in Rochester, New York, and starting a remote jobs board for companies dedicated to specifically hiring remote workers and people specifically looking to be them.
Show Notes:
Nick Adams (twitter github blog)
00:37 – Nick Adams Introduction
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Product Designer at Hudl
Located in Rochester, New York
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01:35 – Hudl as a Distributed Team
02:02 – Nickâ€s history with remote work
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Web design and consulting
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04:29 – Tools
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Github
Trello
Basecamp
HipChat
JIRA
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07:46 – Challenges of working remotely
09:08 – Making Hudl a dispersed team
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Talent
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09:42 – Living in Rochester, New York
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Rochester Institute of Technology
Refresh Rochester
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13:21 – remotejobs.co
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â€œNo bait and switchingâ€
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19:39 – Advice for companies looking to hire remote workers
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â€œHereâ€s how we workâ€
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24min
April 17, 2013Episode #78: Interview with Jonathan Mason of VersaPay
In this episode, Jonathan Mason, of VersaPay, talks about life living in Victoria, British Columbia, and the importance of documentation and visibility to others while working on a distributed team.
Show Notes:
Jonathan Mason (twitter github)
01:28 – Introduction
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Senior Software Developer at VersaPay
Masters in Computer Science
Victoria, British Columbia
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02:45 – Life in Victoria
05:55 – VersaPay and itâ€s distributed team
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Dev Team = 4
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07:32 – Team Work Process
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Standup
Skype
HipChat
Trello
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10:22 – Challenges of working on a remote team
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Documentation & Visibility
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15:01 – In-person Team Interaction
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TSUG | Toronto Smalltalk Users Group
Wide Teams Episode #54: Steven R. Baker
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19min
April 10, 2013Episode #77: Interview with Elliot Rodriguez
In this episode, Elliot Rodriguez talks about his experiences on a distributed team, overcoming isolation, and being able to work remotely for as long as possible.
Show Notes:
Elliot Rodriguez (linkedin)
00:54 – Elliot Rodriguez Introduction
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Software Engineer for 15 years
Lives in North Carolina
Works for a national cloud services and telecommunications provider based in Atlanta, GA
Distributed worker for 7 years
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02:04 – Wanting to work from home
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Beating the commute
Pitched the idea to his superior
Convenience
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05:54 – Working with a distributed team
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Timezone coordination
Facetime
Personality
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12:25 – Video Conferencing
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Skype
FuzeBox
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13:15 – Overcoming Isolation
14:23 – Ideal Work Environment
16:05 – Sticking with the remote working lifestyle
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Recruiter/hiring manager attitudes about remote work
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22min
April 03, 2013Episode #76: Interview with Zee Spencer
In this episode, Zee Spencer dives deeply into the remote pair programming aspect of working remotely, covering topics such as pairing pitfalls, remote work station setups, and ways that the process could be improved.
Show Notes:
Zee Spencer (twitter github blog Growing Developers Podcast)
00:57 – Zee Spencer Introduction
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Dev Bootcamp
Freelance Consultant
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01:41 – History with Remote Work
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Traveled in Taiwan
Ability to set your own hours and schedule
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05:04 – Pair Programming
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Signals
Mine-Yours Protocol
Sam Livingston-Gray gSchool talk: Tools for Pair Programming (remote or otherwise)
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11:08 – Pairing Pitfalls
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Four Common Pairing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them: Four Antipatterns of Pair Programming: Zee Spencer
Mismatch of Personality
Motive Mismatches
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13:28 – Remote Pairing Setup
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Build a Command Line Remote Pairing Setup — Zee Spencer
prgmr.com
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20:23 – The State of the Art in Pair Programming
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Multiple Keyboard Cursors
Debugging Visual Stuff
showoff.io (Forward)
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22:56 – Dev Bootcamp
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28min
March 20, 2013Episode #75: Interview with Javier Gonel
In this episode, software engineer Javier Gonel, talks about living and working remotely from Greece and why he enjoys commuting and having the freedom to work from interesting places.
Show Notes:
01:11 – Javier Gonel Introduction
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Software Engineer from Spain living in Greece
Developing an e-learning system for a company in Switzerland
Another team is located in Spain
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03:37 – Working Remotely
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Taking the Plunge
Communication
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07:19 – Benefits of Working Remotely
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Flexibility
Change of Scenery
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08:46 – Enjoying Commuting
09:42 – Working from Interesting Places
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Living in Greece
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13:34 – Advice for people thinking about moving to remote work
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Itâ€s something you need to try
Work when inspiration strikes
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19min
March 13, 2013Episode #74: James Costa and Matt Herron of The Phuse
In this episode, James Costa and Matt Herron of The Phuse, discuss task management, overlap meetings, and the concept of code audits.
Show Notes:
01:04 – James Costa (twitter blog) Introduction
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Founder & Creative Director of The Phuse
Toronto, Canada
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01:20 – Matt Herron (twitter)
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Project Manager at The Phuse
Austin, Texas
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01:31 – The Phuse (site twitter blog dribbble)
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Dispersed over The United States, Canada and the UK
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02:43 – History of being a remote company
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â€œFollowing the Sunâ€
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05:54 – Task Management
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Communication
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09:00 – Overlap Meetings
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REWORK by 37signals
REMOTE by 37signals
HipChat
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11:00 – In-person Meetings
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International Space Apps Challenge
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12:48 – Benefits of having a distributed team
16:27 – Code Audits
18:33 – Distributed working challenges
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Hiring process
Communication blips
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23min

FAQs about Wide Teams:

How many episodes does Wide Teams have?

The podcast currently has 100 episodes available.