19 min
Creating a Standard Framework for Remote Team Success Process Breakdown Podcast (audio)
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- Management
Last Updated on July 6, 2022 by Owen McGab Enaohwo
Transitioning from his role as the chief executive officer to the chief operating officer at thoughtbot, a software design and development agency, Chad Pytel enhances the organization’s operations across its remote locations by streamlining its workflow and providing the teams with the tools they need to be efficient at their jobs.
Chad Pytel is the guest in this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast. He speaks with host Chad Franzen about cultivating a positive culture in a remote team for success.
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Show Notes
[0:26] Intro
* Chad Franzen mentions some of the past guests who have been on the show, including David Allen of Getting Things Done and Michael Gerber of the E-Myth. * Chad Franzen introduces SweetProcess, a workflow tool that helps businesses streamline their operations even in life-or-death situations. * SweetProcess offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
[1:21] Chad Franzen introduces the guest, Chad Pytel.
[1:47] Chad describes the services thoughtbot provides.
* Founded about 19 years ago, thoughtbot is a software design and development company that helps businesses of all kinds to scale up their products and services with technology.* It helps businesses implement the best practices in refactoring, paying down technical debt, framework upgrades, etc. so they can solve meaningful problems for their customers with a design-led approach.
[2:21] What’s an example of a product that thoughtbot helped with?
* The organization helped Groupon in its early days to scale up. It has also worked with Uber in scaling its products.
[3:00] Chad talks about transitioning from CEO to COO at thoughtbot.
* Creating a company that lasts is more important to Chad than occupying roles.* When the organization couldn’t decouple its CEO role from the VP of sales role, Chad thought it was best to have someone who could perform both tasks effectively.
[4:51] What led Chad to found thoughtbot?
* Chad had been doing freelance web design and development work since his high school days.* The dot.com space was still suffering from the aftereffects of the 9/11 attacks when Chad graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2002,
Last Updated on July 6, 2022 by Owen McGab Enaohwo
Transitioning from his role as the chief executive officer to the chief operating officer at thoughtbot, a software design and development agency, Chad Pytel enhances the organization’s operations across its remote locations by streamlining its workflow and providing the teams with the tools they need to be efficient at their jobs.
Chad Pytel is the guest in this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast. He speaks with host Chad Franzen about cultivating a positive culture in a remote team for success.
Listen to this audio interview
Listen to more expert interviews like this
Key Resource List
SweetProcess — Sign up for a 14-day free trial. No credit card is required.
thoughtbot
LinkedIn Chad Pytel
Show Notes
[0:26] Intro
* Chad Franzen mentions some of the past guests who have been on the show, including David Allen of Getting Things Done and Michael Gerber of the E-Myth. * Chad Franzen introduces SweetProcess, a workflow tool that helps businesses streamline their operations even in life-or-death situations. * SweetProcess offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
[1:21] Chad Franzen introduces the guest, Chad Pytel.
[1:47] Chad describes the services thoughtbot provides.
* Founded about 19 years ago, thoughtbot is a software design and development company that helps businesses of all kinds to scale up their products and services with technology.* It helps businesses implement the best practices in refactoring, paying down technical debt, framework upgrades, etc. so they can solve meaningful problems for their customers with a design-led approach.
[2:21] What’s an example of a product that thoughtbot helped with?
* The organization helped Groupon in its early days to scale up. It has also worked with Uber in scaling its products.
[3:00] Chad talks about transitioning from CEO to COO at thoughtbot.
* Creating a company that lasts is more important to Chad than occupying roles.* When the organization couldn’t decouple its CEO role from the VP of sales role, Chad thought it was best to have someone who could perform both tasks effectively.
[4:51] What led Chad to found thoughtbot?
* Chad had been doing freelance web design and development work since his high school days.* The dot.com space was still suffering from the aftereffects of the 9/11 attacks when Chad graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2002,
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