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You've got to listined to this episode if you've ever been caught up in great stories about startups and entrepreneurs who raised venture capital got lavish in luxury!Michael Sliwinski the CEO of Nozbe talks to Rand Fishkin, the cofounder and CEO of SparkToro and MOZ (2001-2018) and author of Lost and Founder.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:- Why Venture is wrong to almost everyone but it is marketed to all of us…- What to do if you really want to earn a lot of money vs. what to do if you want to stay independent and call the shots.- What you have to prove to your customer to get their support and trust- Why you want to develop your company based on core values that are important to you- …and how Apple is compromising their core values on the App Store.🔥 Highlights: - 99.9% companies ane entrepreneurs should not go raise ventrue capital. - 15-20 venture-backed companies still exist after 5 years - a huge amount go bankrupt. Listen to learn why.- If you want to make money, get a job in Amazon, Facebook, Google and get promoted a few times. If you want to stay independent, call the shots, take the meetings that you want to take - venture is not for you either.- The number of folks who make millions of dollars from an acquisition of a venture-backed startup is vanishingly small - less 1 in 1000 companies that try to raise venture will get to that scenario…🔗 Show notesRand's books: Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup WorldRand's company: SparkToroMOZ - Rand's startup acquired by iContact Marketing Corp., 17 years after launchHow Michael dealt with rising prices of Nozbe🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.Creators & Guests Michael Sliwinski - Host Rand Fishkin - Guest

(00:00) - 🎶 INTRO (00:49) - 👯‍♂️ Online friendship (07:11) - 🥽 Vision Pro (27:17) - 💜 Nozbe (29:54) - 🤯 Is Vision Pro a revolution? 🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.Creators & Guests Michael Sliwinski - Host Augusto Pinaud - Guest

Tadam! Michael and Rafal are back. In this episode, our hosts talk about interviewing customers, which every company or product owner should do to grow their business. ⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:- Why you should talk to your customers- How to conduct the interviews with people who use your products or services- What information you want to get from these online meetings with your customers- Why is it essential to use the 5 Whys method and dig to the source of the problem customers mention.- How new Nozbe time parameters work and what other new features we've recently introduced in Nozbe.We try to avoid meetings in our company. If we allow them to happen, they should be: optional, regular, and well-prepared. And so are the meetings we have with our customers. See in what way.⏭️ Chapters:(00:00) - 🎶 INTRO (00:28) - 📈 Podcast and data (01:17) - 💛 Feedback from customers (04:07) - 🤝 Meetings with customers (16:13) - 🧘‍♀️ Work Life Balance in Nozbe (18:27) - 🆕 New Features 🎉 (26:03) - 💪 #MightyFriday 🔗 Show notesNew features in NozbeMeet your customersBook a demo of Nozbe🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.Creators & Guests Michael Sliwinski - Host Rafał Sobolewski - Host

Here is a reunion of David Allen, author of the GTD methodology and Michael who created the first GTD-based productivity app. They talk about the post-pandemic reality in organizations and try to figure out the best way to introduce holocracy and GTD in a team.  (00:00) - 🎶 INTRO (00:33) - Guest Introduction (02:48) - GTD after pandemic (05:45) - Weekly Review (12:47) - Holocracy and GTD (26:52) - David's work today (30:10) - Outro "GTD"! Sounds familiar? If so, then get the latest updates and tips from its "father" - David Allen himself. If no, then get to know one of the best productivity methodologies and find out what it takes to get organized.Michael wants to know about GTD for teams… David always emphasizes that:1. capture, 2. clarify, 3. organize, 4. reflect, 5. engage—are the steps that successful teams do to maintain control and focus.Find out what other tips he offers and how he thinks holocracy works in companies and how to introduce it in an organization.🔗 Show notesDavid Allen on GTD in a team What is holocracyMighty Fridays at Nozbe🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.Creators & Guests Michael Sliwinski - Host David Allen - Guest

Why bother with the time and expense of live conferences while there are so many great ways to improve your skills these days? Rafal will tell you about it based on his latest experience of the Product Camp conference. 🍏 Our host will also tell you about their WWDC 2022 delights: Stage Manager, External Monitor support for iPad, Shared Photo Library, New Home app, Custom Lock Screen and more.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:- 🏡  Strange customs we have in Nozbe - 🙋  Why would you go to a in-person conference- 🍏  Best features announced at WWDC 2022 keynote🔗 Show notesProduct CampWWDC 2022Back pack we branded with the Nozbe logo🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Moving from your office to another place where you can do your job or associating a given place with a particular type of work can help you beat procrastination and help you find focus. Listen how!⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:📆 Changes to our podcast recording frequency🏡 Does NoOffice approach means only working from home?👋 How to beat the weekly review-related procrastination👉 Ideas and tips for changing work environmen🔗 Show notesA chapter from Michael's No Office bookNozbe vlog - how we run weekly review in NozbeAirPods Pro🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

See how to organize your work, to direct your endeavours and boost your productivity thanks to regular weekly reviews.The purpose of the review isn’t to try and fit more into your schedule. It’s about figuring out what is and isn’t working for you and how you can work better!⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:What are the benefits of doing regular weekly reviewsWhat issues people usually have with weekly reviews and how to cope with themHow to run the easiest and the best weekly review🔗 Show notesA chapter from Michael's No Office bookEpisode 22 about Core hours🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

When your brain isn't busy remembering everything, it works better, your creativity skyrockets and your stress level goes down. Writing things down is the first and most important tip you should try to implement in your team to boost your productivity. See why.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:✍️ What are the benefits of writing stuff down💻 What tools you can use to have everything written up💰 How you can get and give away $15 just like that 😀🔗 Show notesA chapter from Michael's No Office bookNozbe Referral ProgramNordace Siena - smart backpackFridays at NozbeJournalingTouch typingInterview with SarahTypefullyCleanshot X🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Future is hybrid. Now it is for sure.  Office used to be a tool for the company management while it should be a tool for employees to get their work done in the most efficient way. Hybrid work is all about it. We share our ideas and the best tips to arrange the hybrid work in your company.💪🏼 What companies should do to make hybrid work… work:Allow employees to choose when they work from home and when they come to the officeAllow flexible working hours - so that people can skip the rush hoursMake sure meetings are virtual only - all of them - so that no-one is disadvantagedGo for asynchronous communication and ensure the materials are accessible safely from anywhereProvide people with the well set-up laptops and additional screens for home offices Think of extra chargers - one for home and one for the office🔗 Show notesRafal's monitor - Philips Momentum 329M1RVRectangle app for managing windows on macOS🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

After a serious introduction involving the war, Ukraine being invaded by Russia and the disinformation we must fight, Michael and Rafal tell you everything about the 4-day workweek in the Nozbe company and our Mighty Fridays.⭐️  Key things you will learn from this episode:🇺🇦 Why many Russians believe Russia is right now saving Ukraine🫂 How the Nozbe company is trying to support Ukraine💪 How remote work lets push projects forward despite the tragic situation and emotional exhaustion🌈 What are MIGHTY FRIDAYS/ 4-day workweek in Nozbe💪 How was the Mighty Friday policy born🔗 Show notesNozbe helping UkraineFridays at Nozbe🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Rafał invited Radek (CTO) to talk about his work and how our team implements Kaizen improvements to maintain ability to ship updates to users every week.⭐️  Key things you will learn from this episode:Why Radek's work is focused on performance?How lean manufacturing can be implemented in software development?How spending less time on building features allows us to ship more features?What is Horizon Expanding Month?What is Radek's favorite feature in Nozbe?🔗 Show notesThe Podcast ep. 205 - Chat about: kaizen & performance#MightyFriday🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

We discussed 15 years of running #NoOffice company and our plans for 2022.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:What we learned after 15 years of running #NoOffice companyBackstage of launching new NozbeWhy Rafal is selling his carMichael's plans for 2022🔗 Show notesYear of bicycleLive demo of Nozbe migratorNozbe Teams is the new version of Nozbe🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

We discuss today how iPad mini helps Rafal to have more productive Fridays.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:Why Rafal and Michael have been really tired latelyWhy remote meetings don't work and how to change itHow to design your office to make it foolproofNew iPad Mini review by Rafal 🔗 Show notesMeetingsNozbe Teams Product VlogRafal's article on Nozbe change-log and updatesMichael's blogpost on iWalletPaperlike for iPadMoft Invisible Tablet StandiPad mini case on AmazonVinegar - Tube CleanerShortcut - Lazy bastard🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

In the first episode of 2022 we discuss Rafal's new MacBook Pro 14-inch and changes in his Home Office.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:Why Michael's enjoys catching up after 3 weeks holidaysWhat is one downside of MacBook Pro 14-inchTips and tricks from Rafal's Home Office setup🎙 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast🙋‍ Meet the HostsMichael Sliwiński (@msliwinski)Rafał Sobolewski (@sobolowy)🔗 Show notesYouTube recording of the show with videoPerfect zoom meeting setup or streaming kit in my new home office7 lives of a decade-old trusty Apple Thunderbolt DisplayRafal's Home Office setup🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:Importance of good weekly scheduleHow setting an appetite helps us delivering stuffMagic of being an owner of the topic🎙 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast🙋‍ Meet the HostsMichael Sliwiński (@msliwinski)Rafał Sobolewski (@sobolowy)🔗 Show notesMeetingsA chapter about core hours from Michael's bookTeam management, feedback & Nonprofit Productive - Mike St. PierreDogfoodingNo RoadmapNozbe Teams changelogShape Up🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:What’s the best why to introduce Nozbe Teams in a teamWhy we decided to reduce the number of Design Fight meetings even though we are so proud of the way they are organizedWhat the host got and what they haven’t got on Black Friday sales🎙 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast🙋‍ Meet the HostsMichael Sliwiński (@msliwinski)Rafał Sobolewski (@sobolowy)🔗 Show notesMichael’s conversation with Nozbe customerNozbe Teams Product VlogiPad Pro 13” with white Magic Keyboard after 3 months - my subjective review!Michael’s new home office for 2022 with professional recording gearThe online courses Rafal attendsNozbe Teams PlansMake Meetings Optional - a chapter from Michael’s new book🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:How Rafal used iPad Pro for work and why he decided to sell it…How’s Michael’s #iPadOnly lifestyleHow’s Rafal using shortcuts across his Apple machines…and which Apple device he decided to buy after all ;)🎙 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast🙋‍ Meet the HostsMichael Sliwiński (@msliwinski)Rafał Sobolewski (@sobolowy)🔗 Show notesNozbe Product VlogMultiple teamsMichael’s blogging and coding on iPadMichael’s new Home Office setupNo Office ep. 29 - Working across time zonesThe iPadOnly Home Office of Augusto Pinaud - No Office Podcast, ep. 24The Podcast🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Are you planning to join an international dispersed team? Or maybe going to live on a different continent for some time? See how to handle the time difference and other consequences of working in a different time zone than the rest of your team.⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:What it's like to live in a different time zone than the rest of your team?How is life in Taiwan?How the heck can you work at the same desk with your spouse or partner and stay productive?🎙 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast👀 Watch the NoOffice show on YouTube🙋‍♀️ Meet the Hosts- Emilia Borza-Yeh: nozbe.com/emilia- Rafał Sobolewski: @sobolowy🔗 Show notes- Michael Sliwinski's 10 Steps to Ultimate Productivity in Chinese- Emilia’s and her husband YouTube channel🟣 Find Us- No Office website: nooffice.fm - Tweet us: @nozbe- Follow us on Instagram: @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

✅ No Office is a podcast by Nozbe:👉🏻 Sign Up for free to communicate better with your team: get.nozbe.com/nooffice🎧 Listen to the No Office podcast on remote work and managing a dispersed team. ⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:- Which of the Apple new products and upgrades got our hosts excited- What will Rafal get? And why Michael won't buy any of the new products- Why pros get the dull computer colors And some quick facts for the busy ones:- New HomePod mini… colors… (yellow, orange and blue). Homepods haven't got any upgrades.- New AirPods were also presented. Apple promises that they should work up to 6 hours on a single charge. AirPods got a new look, Spatial audio support, the Pro line’s “force sensor”, and improved sweat/water resistance. - Apple introduced a new generation of Macbook Pro. With no touch bar but with ports — including an SD card slot, and an HDMI. And the MagSafe is back! Oh, and the screens are improved with 120Hz ProMotion support for smoother scrolling + an iPhone-like camera notch!- Apple already blew minds with uber-fast M1 chip. Now, they’ve gone even further and introduced two new M1 chips — the M1 Pro and M1 Max and that are thought to be 70% faster than the original M1 from 2020.🎙 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast👀 Watch the NoOffice show on YouTube 🙋‍♀️ Meet the Hosts- Michael Sliwiński: @msliwinski- Rafał Sobolewski: @sobolowy🔗 Show notes- AirPods battery replacement in Poland🟣 Find Us- No Office website- Tweet us @nozbe- Follow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

✅ No Office is a podcast by Nozbe:👉🏻 Sign Up for free to communicate better with your team: get.nozbe.com/nooffice⭐️ Key things you will learn from this episode:What does Nozbe team do at the company retreatHow to organize a good team-bonding meeting for a 20+ companyWhat are the learnings from this year’s Nozbe Reunion🎧 Subscribe to our show and learn more about running a remote software company🟣 Apple Podcasts🔵 Google Podcasts🟢 Spotify🟡 RSS🟠 Overcast🔴 Pocket Cast🙋‍♀️ Meet the HostsMichael Sliwiński (@msliwinski)Rafał Sobolewski (@sobolowy)🔗 Show notesThe No Office book chapter on company retreatsA blogpost on our retreats and videos to watch🟣 Find UsNo Office website: nooffice.fmTweet us @nozbeFollow us on Instagram @nozbe💜 Review UsIf you love this show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.