No Office, No Problem: Software Unicorn Gitlab’s CEO Warns You’re Probably Doing Remote Work Wrong

 By Forbes - 2021-01-09

Description

Sid Sijbrandij built a developer-tool business valued at nearly $3 billion without ever opening an office. Now he’s cautioning companies against doing telecommuting halfway.

Summary

  • Dutch-born Sid Sijbrandij built a developer-tool business valued at nearly $3 billion without ever opening an office.
  • Unless you’re employed by one of the handful of companies that have fully embraced the new work reality, Sijbrandij (pronounced see brandy) thinks you’re probably doing it wrong.
  • In 2012, he reached out to its creators, Dmitriy Zaporozhets and Valery Sizov, telling them he was going to build a business atop their project.

 

Topics

  1. Management (0.29)
  2. Backend (0.24)
  3. Security (0.04)

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