Jennifer Dunn in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Apr 12, 2017

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Icebreakers for Remote Teams… That Don’t Involve Trust Falls

By the time most of us here at TaxJar meet in person for the first time, we’ve chatted on Flowdock daily, spoken on video chat at least once per week (or daily if we’re on the same team), and even witnessed each other belting…

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Mark Faggiano in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

May 22, 2017

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How One Change to Our Hiring Process Made All the Difference

Hiring. It’s only the most important thing in the world for a company like ours that has outsized ambitions. Early on, we learned what nearly every single company in history finds out — nothing about hiring is easy.

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Jake Johnson in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

May 22, 2017

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A Day in the Life of a TaxJar Developer

As a developer at TaxJar, each day provides an interesting mix of new challenges and problems to solve. We’re a fast growing technology company processing millions of eCommerce transactions and calculations every month. Our team works across the United States…

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Jennifer Dunn in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

May 17, 2017

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The Golden Rule of Talking with Customers

When I started my first business in 2008, I had some convoluted ideas about business…

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Lizzy Greenburg in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Aug 4, 2017

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Why I’m happier working at TaxJar than at Google

After spending 5 and a half years working at Google in the Bay Area, I moved home to Houston, Texas to be closer to family. Shortly after, I joined the incredible team at TaxJar in May of 2016.

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Matthew Grattan in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Dec 29, 2017

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Why I Joined TaxJar

Matt Grattan recently joined TaxJar as the VP of Sales. Matt’s experience includes 6 years at Avalara where he was…

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Ryan Thompson in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Jan 4, 2017

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Why We Switched from Unlimited Vacation to Mandatory Vacation

At TaxJar, we take a lot of pride in building a unique culture outside the boundaries of what is considered common or typical for a company. Choosing to become a distributed team is a perfect example of this. Other things we…

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Mark Faggiano in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Feb 1, 2017

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Welcome to TaxJar, Now Grab a Microphone

I see the same look on every new employees face (by way of video of course) when they hear about our longest-standing, and most proud company tradition. There’s a smile hiding a slight twinge of fear and anxiety with that look that says, “You’re joking…

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Lizzy Greenburg in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Mar 13, 2017

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How do you keep a good thing going? (An Ode to NPS)

At TaxJar, we’re a happy bunch. We like to have fun, but one thing we also all like to do, is work (well, work at TaxJar!). Someone very wise once told me that “If you love what you do, you’ll never work another day in your life.” And while…

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Ryan Thompson in Life at TaxJar: Dispatches from a Distributed Team

Feb 28, 2017

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When will the first distributed company IPO?

At a conference last year, I found myself chatting with a group of tech founders…

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