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Distributed teams, extreme transparency and buying out your investors

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Distributed teams, extreme transparency and buying out your investors

On this episode Ryan is joined by Joel Gascoigne, CEO of Buffer, a simple tool manage all your social media accounts. We've been avid users, big fans, and paying customers for years. In this episode Ryan and Joel talk about... * Joel's roundabout journey from the UK to the US via Hong Kong and Israel. * What it's like to manage an 85-person completely…

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  1. Who Is Joel Gascoigne at 2:52

    For about eight and a half years, Joel has been the co-founder and CEO of Buffer, which is a platform that helps small businesses with social media. Full answer

  2. What Are the Three Products Offered by Buffer at 3:10

    The first product is Publishing, and it focuses on posting content to social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. Full answer

  3. Why Did Joel Make Buffer as a Distributed Team at 5:34

    Originally started in the U.K. and his co-founder, who was also in the U.K., Leo joined him. Full answer

  4. What Are Tips for Building a Distributed Team at 11:09

    Especially just getting started with a company, Joel states that if you have the option to go all in if you can. Full answer

  5. What Was Joel’s Motivation to Write and Maintain a Blog at 16:47

    What motivated him to write was that it became a way for him to document his journey. Full answer

  6. Why Is Joel So Open and Transparent on His Blog at 20:27

    Joel recalls the early days of Buffer where the company was growing faster than what he and Leo could scale their infrastructure, so they would go down from… Full answer

  7. Why Did Joel Buy Back Equity From His Investors at 27:32

    After raising two rounds of funding in the start of the journey for Buffer, he searched from investors that were as excited about the products and company's… Full answer

  8. Where Does Joel See Himself in the Next Five Years at 32:38

    Looking to the future, he hopes to keep growing and building the company and take on personal challenges. Full answer

  9. What Does Buffer Stand for Long-term at 34:56

    Joel states that he wants to create a company that has certain values within the workplace, how they build products, and the level of service they want to… Full answer

  10. What Are Products or Apps That People Should Know About at 36:01

    One product that Joel mentions is Superhuman, a new email product with problems that are continuously being solved. Full answer

  11. What Does Joel Gascoigne Say Product Hunt Opened Up? at 40:24

    Buffer founder Joel Gascoigne closes this Product Hunt Radio episode by telling Ryan he loves what Product Hunt became. Full answer

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