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Hosted by best-selling O’Reilly author and tech thought leader Ken Yarmosh, Digital Innovator is your place for insight into the world of better remote work, technology, apps, tools, and more. Ken has lead global remote teams for over a decade, built chart-topping apps, created startups backed by leading VCs, and pioneered innovations at Global 1000 companies. Episodes provide both strategies for leaders and tactics for those in the remote and hybrid work trenches.
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Workers are spending 250% more time in meetings since 2020. They're now working a new 5 - 9...but it's not because of a side hustle. It's to keep up with work from all the lost hours during the day.The madness has to stop. Justin Mitchell, CEO of Yac, believes async messaging is the answer. His hope is in the future the question will be, "Is this a sync or async meeting?"In this discussion, we cover when to use real-time vs. async communication, meeting-driven cultures, Slack vs. Yac vs. Loom, how Yac uses Yac, and much more.Watch the video version of this episode.Ken's Guide to AsyncGetting Started with Async CollaborationYac
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Remote work isn't about comfy clothes and no commutes. It's arguably ushering in the biggest change to society since the Industrial Revolution. Already, we can see a huge shift in where people are choosing to live. Businesses are also overhauling policies and increasingly, the way they work.Liam Martin has been at the forefront of remote work. From his fully remote companies like Time Doctor to his Running Remote conference—and soon to be published book by the same name—he's catching up the rest of the world to being a productive remote company.In today's discussion we cover his view on the state of remote work, the move towards async management, and what he sees on the horizon for running remote teams. Plus you'll hear about the end of "sacred knowledge."Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
The Future of Remote vs. Hybrid Work
Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With These 5 Steps
Ken's No More Meetings Guide
No More Meetings Resources
Time Doctor
Running Remote Conference
Running Remote on YouTube
Running Remote on Twitter
Liam Martin on Twitter
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Significant time is wasted in meetings. Especially when taking notes. Fathom instead wants you to never take notes on a Zoom call again. Whether it's using Zoom, Google Meet, or a comparable video conferencing tools, taking notes is tedious. Many time notes aren't referenced because important information is missed or they are written from the perspective of the notetaker.Transcription services like Otter and Rev have been on the rise the last few years to solve these problems. Arguably, they were still fairly "dumb" by just converting information versus offering intelligent summaries of meetings. Fathom evolves these approaches by offering the ability to add quick highlights with the click of a button. Now people are able to stay more focused on meetings instead of listening and trying to take notes at the same time.In this episode, I cover some of the pitfalls of meetings today, where Fathom fits in, how it works including integrations with Salesforce and Slack, and alternatives to consider.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
The Coming Virtual Offices
Fantastical Scheduling Turns Calendly On its Head
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Fireflies
Grain
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With all the talk of the future metaverse, virtual offices are already here. What are virtual offices? They don't require separate—and expensive—hardware like the metaverse. They also aren't like the more linear and productivity-oriented Slack and Zoom. Virtual offices from companies like Gather and Cosmos Video instead are 2D spaces. They create the best of interactions available in physical offices that are missing in remote and hybrid workplaces.This week I detail how we arrived at this moment, as well as traits and options for virtual offices. I then dive deep with the co-founder and CEO of Cosmos Video, a leading virtual office and all-in-one video solution.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
Beating Zoom Fatigue: Dominik Zane CEO of Around
The Future of Remote vs. Hybrid Work
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Cosmos Video - Virtual spaces to work and hangout
Gather | A better way to meet online.
Teamflow: Virtual Office for Remote Team Collaboration
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Google and other large employers are hoping to lure workers back to the office. With the popularity of remote work, they're reinstating amenities like massages and fitness centers. Will that be enough?The return to the office requires careful strategy as workers are loud and clear they want flexibility. Twitter now supports remote work indefinitely. Salesforce just made a big announcement about how they're thinking about the future of work and their physical "offices" with Trailblazer Ranch.In this episode I share what Google and others are up against, detailing my own approaches to leading remote and hybrid teams. Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
Google Spaces and its Focus on the Hybrid Workplace
The Future of Remote vs. Hybrid Work
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The debate over the future of remote vs. hybrid work is seemingly just getting started. Yet there's a BIG secret.In this conversation, you'll get the truth about remote vs. hybrid work, considerations around the future of work for employees and employers, and practical strategies you can begin to apply immediately.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With These 5 Steps
10 Ideas to Build a Strong Remote Culture
How to Improve Messaging in Slack
Almanac as an "Async OS"
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Fantastical has been one of the best calendar apps over the last decade. It's just gotten even better with Fantastical Scheduling to simplify meeting scheduling.Here's the thing: you're probably in a meeting right now or getting ready to go into one. The calendar is a critical part of the workday and Fantastical has been a trusted tool for me as I've grown and managed seven and eight-figure businesses.If you're familiar with tools like Calendly, Fantastical Scheduling flips that model on its head. Calendly and other tools like it requires a tedious setup process, granting access to your calendars, and a separate cost. Fantastical Scheduling gives you that as part of its subscription all while already securely having access to your calendars. Oh, and by the way, you also get group polls for larger meetings—similar to Doodle—as part of being a Fantastical customer.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
Reduce Meetings Now with Video Clips
Eliminate Never-Ending Meetings
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Fantastical
Fantastical Scheduling
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You love your comfy clothes and not commuting in the remote work world. The data supports it. Yet immediately we hear about isolation, disconnectedness, and the inability to have that same "great" in-office culture for remote companies. Was it really that great though?Perception can be reality. Laughing in the office didn't mean everyone felt a sense of belonging. Building stronger remote work culture just takes some more intentionality and purpose.In this episode, I share what's worked for better remote culture as I've built and lead global remote teams over the last 15 years. If you have another idea that's worked for you, send me a message.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With These 5 Steps Tools to Explore
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Remote work is still newer for many knowledge workers. Having spent the past 15 years working remotely, I know the challenges better than most. The problems go beyond getting a quiet workspace, dealing with work from home distractions, and navigating the schedules of your household members. Remote work productivity is often reduced based on issues we create for ourselves.In this discussion, I cover five elements of remote work you can change that are in *your* control. You can get started with them immediately and they'll have measurable impacts in your remote work productivity and overall happiness at work.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
Create a Better Virtual Workspace
Five Slack Productivity Tips
Video Clips to Reduce Meetings Now
Declare To Do Bankruptcy
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Ding. Boing. Drop. Messaging platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams are now solidified as the go-to business apps and tools in the workplace. But based on the constant interruptions and distraction they cause, should they be?In this episode, I cover five tips you didn't even know you needed to make Slack and other messaging tools more productive. Instead of deep technical specifics, these are strategic shifts that can change the way you and your colleagues use messaging tools for the better. You'll move from the world of real-time distraction to an environment that supports more deep, creative work.Watch the video version of this episode.Other Episodes
You're Using the WRONG Doc Editor
Video Clips to Reduce Meetings Now
Slack Joins Salesforce
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We spend the bulk of our day trying to be productive managing work in web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. Yet we allow our productivity to suffer for a single reason. The solution does not include more extensions or apps. It starts with a shift in your philosophy on how you want to approach using the most important tool of your work day. If you follow this productivity tip and strategy, you'll find yourself with a clearer mind and a better ability to start deep, creative work whenever you want. Plus, your coworkers will no longer see your "messy room." Listen to find out what I mean.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
Episode 73 - My Productivity UNSYSTEM
Episode 74 - Declare To-Do Bankruptcy
Episode 72 - What is Web3?
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You've heard of email bankruptcy. Now, I want you to feel OK to declare to do, task, or project bankruptcy for better productivity and a quieter mind.Even if you follow a certain system, your to dos, tasks, ideas, projects, tickets in dev trackers, etc. add up over time. While they may not be in front of you each day, they carry more of a cognitive load than you realize.As you go about your day, that means there's always another thing to do in the back of your mind. That can cause you to get distracted, try to relate what you're doing to other tasks, or develop stress and anxiety.There's no time like the present to simply start afresh. In today's show, I'll share what to do bankruptcy is and how to get started with it.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
Thomas Frank on The best way to tame your overwhelming to-do list
David Allen's Getting Things Done
Basecamp's Shape Up Chapter 7
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We are overwhelmed with data today. From email, files, notes, and much more. Yet we still adhere either to systems adapted from the physical world or overly complex methods to keep ourselves sane. What if there is a better way?Today, I cover my much simpler digital "unsystem" I use to manage my professional and personal life. It leverages the power of digital instead of making you a categorizer, labeler, and filer. Instead of a series of complex rules, it's a set of principles you can use and adopt yourself. Steal it and make it yours to get significant hours back in your week. Watch the video version of this episode.Topics
0:00 - Introduction
4:20 - Email
8:08 - Files
13:19 - Notes
17:04 - Wrap up
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Web3 is beginning to hit mainstream. As someone who has built companies across each "version" from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and now Web3, I'm breaking down what has happened over the last 20-30 years. From Netscape and bad AOL screen names, user generated content and the creator economy, to crypto and NFTs, you'll understand where we've been, where we are today, and what's coming next.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
What is Web3? The Decentralized Internet of the Future Explained
Curious Beginner's Guide to Crypto
Chris Dixon on Twitter: "Why Web 3 matters 🧵"
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Quantum computers have been discussed since the early 1980s but until more recently, were considered theoretical or unachievable. Today, billions of dollars are being spent on them by governments, big tech, and academia. They just may be able to help us unlock discovering new materials, medicines, or provide unbreakable financial security.Tom Wong is a Quantum Information Scientist and professor exploring the world of quantum computing. In this discussion, we provide an overview of quantum computing, what's happening today, important players, and possible applications.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
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Amazon. Uber. Apple. Borders. Taxis. Kodak. What separates certain companies and innovation from finding a roadmap to revenue and others to go out of business or get leapfrogged by others?Jay Haynes founded Thrv to help with these exact kinds of problems. He wants to mitigate wasting time and money and ensure product roadmaps tie back to revenue. He’s an expert in the jobs to be done methodology, studying under Clayton Christensen directly. Jay ultimately wants to see more iPhones and less Zunes.We cover a ton of ground in this discussion…from defining the jobs to be done methodology, creating new platforms vs. new features, and how to tie back development to expenses and revenue. Watch the video version of this episode.Links
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Hours are wasted every week trying to find files, messages, documents, and more across all your tools at work. Our disparate cloud environment of the modern workplace causes constant context switching and data scattered. Glean, a platform by former Google engineers including Arvind Jain, wants to be your new work assistant.Glean works wherever you are. It's in your browser, sidebar, or Slack. So you don't have to stop what you're doing to find what you need. Further, it shows you information you don't even know you need. All with quick and secure setup...it's no wonder why they are fresh off $55M of funding, lead by General Catalyst.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
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Glean Emerges From Stealth With $55 Million To Bring Search To The Enterprise
Episode 60 - Google's Focus on the Hybrid Workplace
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Applications run today's businesses. Those applications are increasingly sitting on iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Android devices that are distributed around the globe. You likely have lost or misplaced even just one device. Try managing tens of thousands of them. Jarrod Ranney is a device whisper and through creative MDM solutions, he's bringing order to chaos.In this conversation, we cover everything from a recent story of MDM gone wrong for Disney, where to start in the process, different options to consider like JAMF, and MDM outside the workplace.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
Article: Stolen Walt Disney World iPad Used By Guest with Tour Group to Skip Ride Lines at Theme Parks
Illustration: How Apple and Google build vs. everyone else
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Innovation is often considered solely building something new. Rajesh Nerlikar, co-author of Build What Matters, knows innovation is more nuanced than that. In this conversation, we discuss what he describes as product roadmap balancing across innovation, iteration, and operation. We also more generally discuss his Vision-Lead Framework and prioritizing what to build next when dealing with the SDLC and digital innovation.Watch the video version of this episode.Links
Book: Build What Matters
Vision-Led Product Management
The Color-Coded Product Roadmap
5 Key Takeaways from Shape Up by Basecamp
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Documents today still often begin by copying and pasting, then editing what you don't need. Further, cloud-based doc editors are increasingly slow. The most modern options like Coda and Notion do much more than just documents and aren't focusing their innovation exclusively around documents themselves. Enter Almanac.Almanac is fresh off of receiving $34M from Tiger Global to be your next doc editor. Unlike newer cloud options, they are focused exclusively on docs. Their differentiators include claiming to have the fastest doc editor available, features like branching & merging to avoid copy/pasting docs, 3,000 community-driven templates, advanced workflows, and more. Watch the video version of this episode.Links
Docs startup Almanac raises $34 million from Tiger as remote work shift hardens
Almanac - A Collaborative Document Editor
Episode 25 - Deep Collaboration in the Enterprise
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