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Got a laundry list of questions that have gone unanswered when it comes to blockchain, Bitcoin, and the myriad of cryptocurrencies out there? Questions like the following: What’s going on with the boom and bust cycles? Are cryptocurrencies really here to stay? Are there really a myriad of applications

Design often takes a backseat to engineering because people just want to get things to work and then ship it! It’s not until after a product is in the market that the lack of design thinking and its importance becomes obvious. Design can give a product a competitive edge

In the last episode of Build, we exposed a number of myths about current augmented reality and virtual reality trends, and how new products are evolving by learning from predecessors like Google Glass. If the episode piqued your curiosity and left you wondering how you can get started or where

Remember Google Glass? Yeah, it didn’t quite take off, did it. It was just one example of a failed attempt to productize virtual reality. Its short lifespan, along with a number of other products since the 90s, has probably got you thinking that there is just a lot of

This month on Build, we’ve been exploring the themes of hiring, onboarding, and managing remote teams with the Founder of Pixc, Holly Cardew. We started out by talking about how to recruit remote workers across job functions, gauging if they are a culture fit, and how to test for

All this month, we’ve been talking about remote working as it relates to recruiting, training, and retaining remote workers. We started out by tackling how to recruit remote workers for people who may be new to it. Then we discussed how to train, hold accountable, and retain remote workers.

In last week’s episode of Build, we dove into the benefits and best practices of recruiting remote workers. But as you’ve learned from last month’s Build episodes, it’s not enough to hire talent—you also need to onboard new hires by training them! Training someone to

Remember our fun live pilot episode back in January 2015? In case you forgot about it or missed it, it was on How to Build a Happy and Productive Remote Team with Ben Congleton, CEO and Co-Founder of Olark. In it, we debunked a number of remote working myths such

Giving a new hire a meaty project can seem like a big risk. It’s easier just to keep them fixing bugs while they ramp up on the code base. But endlessly fixing bugs can be demotivating. If you’re not sure when the right time is to give your

In last week’s Build Tip, we dove into the importance of onboarding new hires, and the benefits your team and company will experience if you invest the time into doing it. Next, you might be wondering what to do if you have more than one hire? Or if you