Published inStartup Grind·Mar 17, 2017From office-based to nomadic: 5 varieties of remote working in companiesI’ve recently found myself reflecting a lot on being a distributed team, and the nature of a company where the team works from remote locations to accomplish our work. Scaling remote working has been a challenge as the team has grown. Remote companies are still relatively rare, and therefore all…Remote Working6 min readRemote Working6 min read
Published inBuffer Stories·Mar 5, 2017The Power of Company Retreats: Thoughts after the 8th Buffer RetreatBy now we have a fairly long history of doing retreats at Buffer. We’re now a 75 person team, and we just wrapped up our 8th company retreat in Madrid, Spain. Here’s a quick history of retreat locations, timeline and size over time: San Francisco & Lake Tahoe, U.S.A. …Remote Working5 min readRemote Working5 min read
Sep 19, 2015How I try to lead when making changes that affect peopleBuffer has recently grown to almost 50 people, our fastest 2 months of growth ever. I’ve found that a lot changes when you grow to this size, and also anytime the team grows quickly. There are a bunch of challenges and it’s also invigorating. …Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·May 26, 2015My advice to non-technical foundersOr, why you shouldn’t outsource your startup — One of my favorite things to do is to help others who are at an earlier stage of the startup journey. I had a lot of false starts before Buffer. …7 min read7 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·May 19, 2015How I worked remotely from 11 cities in 3 monthsThe beauty and the challenges of digital nomad lifestyle In December, my friend and co-worker Brian casually mentioned to me that he would love to go traveling and explore Asia. I love Asia. I lived in Japan as a kid for 3.5 years, and I lived in Hong Kong for 6 months in 2012. …Travel20 min readTravel20 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·Sep 10, 2014Avoid the 50/50 Co-founder Model — Here’s WhyIn mid-2011, I recieved an email asking some advice about co-founders, specifically about whether a 50/50 ownership split makes sense for a startup. This is certainly a topic which has had heated discussion many times previously. So why would I choose to add even more noise to this debate? Well…5 min read5 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·Sep 2, 2014Achieving Scale By Doing Things That Don’t ScaleAlong my journey with building startups, I’ve made a conscious effort to absorb as much of the fascinating insights and learnings of those more experienced than me. Startups and large companies One of the repeated insights I came across which never quite fully sunk in when I read it on Steve Blank’s blog is…4 min read4 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·Aug 11, 2014Like Anything Else, We Need to Practice StartupsIt is easy to look at successful founders and see them as genuises, as people who were without a doubt going to be triumphant. …3 min read3 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·Aug 5, 2014Founders: Failure Comes with the TerritoryA couple of things happened back in mid-2011 that made me think a little about what failure means for startup founders. Firstly, one of my favorite startups Sprouter had announced that it was closing its doors. I had been closely following Sprouter for at least a year, and I’d also…4 min read4 min read
Published inBuffer Posts·Jul 29, 2014Does location really matter for your startup?Back in mid-2011, I left everything behind in the UK and together with my co-founder Leo, and arrived in San Francisco to base ourselves and Buffer here for the next two and a half months. I’ve been immersing myself in startup articles and trying to learn from others more experienced…4 min read4 min read
