PinnedA SaaS Partnership Person’s Mini Guide To Integration Based DistributionI’ve been working in partnerships since 2016, and it often still feels like a fairly obscure role in SaaS. It’s not often that I come across companies with partnership people on the team, dedicated to finding new and nurturing existing partner opportunities. What does a partnership person at a SaaS…Partnerships6 min readPartnerships6 min read
Published inThinkGrowth.org·Oct 17, 2017The 3/2/2/1 Method: Using Self-Awareness to Work Well RemotelyOn any given weekday, I work for approximately eight hours. You might say this is average. Normal, for American standards. There’s just one caveat—I work remotely, from different places almost every day, all over the world, with a program called Remote Year. …Remote Working8 min readRemote Working8 min read
Aug 18, 2017Tech companies: make remote work part of your diversity and inclusion efforts.I’m about to finish my first month of Remote Year. Through this process, I’m learning a lot about remote work, my personal experience with the digital nomad culture and lifestyle, and how to be at my best while thousands of miles away from my office. Remote work is beneficial for…Remote Working7 min readRemote Working7 min read
Jun 28, 2017Innovation through remote work and travel (aka why I’m taking off for a year)I’m about to go on a journey It’s a journey to twelve international cities around the world, and it will take an entire year. I’m going with 64 other people, some tech-minded, some art-focused. Writers, developers, explorers of all kinds, ranging from early 20s to 50s. I’m doing this with a program called Remote Year. You probably…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
Published inExpand Upon·Apr 23, 2017How We Grew Our Community by Over 500% by Switching to SlackIn July 2016, we made a leap, moving our Wistia Community from a forum we built with Ruby over to Slack. It was a big move both strategically, organizationally, and personally. We had decided to switch the way we had communicated with our members for years, to a platform that…Slack7 min readSlack7 min read
Jan 30, 2017Tech companies—it’s time to stand up and fightAs tech founders and employees, VCs and entrepreneurs, even enthusiasts, so many of us are immigrants, children of immigrants, or refugees. As of 2011, 40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants, or their children. …Refugees4 min readRefugees4 min read
Published inFemsplain·Dec 26, 2016What 2016 Taught Me About Myself2016 was a tough year. Throughout dealing with what seemed like endless struggle, every tragedy, every fear-driven realization, every foreboding news article, was challenging the way that I thought about myself—my identity. We change a little bit every year. Our cells die and regrow. In 2016, I changed more visibly…20166 min read20166 min read
Published inExpand Upon·Oct 13, 2016Queering Startups: Furthering LGBTQ Inclusivity In TechBy this point, we’re all acutely aware that the tech industry has a problem with diversity. The average startup employee is a straight cisgender (cis) white man — and that’s a problem not only for your company, but for your product as well. In 28 states, you can still be…Tech7 min readTech7 min read
Sep 29, 2016John Greathouse’s Article Exposes The Sexist Underbelly Still Present in TechIf you follow the Wall Street Journal or tech media like I do, you may have seen yesterday’s deplorable article by John Greathouse, advising women in tech to use only their initials in order to get ahead in the tech world. The idea that in order for women to succeed…Women In Tech3 min readWomen In Tech3 min read
Published inExpand Upon·Sep 4, 2016Going Remote—Why Remote Work Should Change the Future of Startup CultureRemote work seems to be all the rage in hiring these days, but just because you’re hearing a lot about it doesn’t mean that companies are more willing to adopt it. Companies with cultures that value remote workers the same as in-office employees are hard to find, but they soon…Remote Working6 min readRemote Working6 min read
