Answer Type: Business Development

I believe that remote working has been fairly mainstream in most metropolitan cities over the past 5–7 years. Some of the leading challenges are related to companies’ remote working policy or a limited number of available places welcoming remote workers. I’ve spent years working from a number of coffices and wrote a cofficers guide for freelancers and telecommuters. There are some…

Mentorship is overrated, especially during the first years of one’s technical career. But Why Is Mentorship Overrated? Not because mentors lack the skills or experience to help out. There’s simply too much emphasis on the need for mentorship for one’s successful career. Great mentors are highly experienced, somewhat successful, and extremely busy. This effectively reduces…

With the exception of hiring contractors for a predefined short-term (3–6 months), employees expect a long-term offer. The average tenure for software engineers varies – somewhere around 2 years. Building An In-House Team vs Outsourcing If you expect that a project will keep evolving rapidly for many years to come, building an in-house team is a…

Cultural differences do have an impact on remote teams. Influencing how team members communicate, collaborate, and understand each other. Firstly, communication styles vary greatly across cultures. In some cultures, people tend to be more direct in their communication, while in others, indirect communication is the norm. This can lead to misunderstandings in a remote setting…