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David DeSanto: belief

14 Apr 2024 Lenny's Podcast The GitLab way: Kindness, transparency, and short toes | David DeSanto (CPO)

“I've not seen a number yet that from other companies, how much are they still remote, but obviously during the pandemic, I think Google and Apple would win as the largest all remote.”

— David DeSanto

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David DeSanto
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belief
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14 Apr 2024
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Lenny's Podcast

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…That makes sense. And that's a great segue to where I wanted to go, which is talking about remote work. So I think you might be the largest all remote company, do you think, is that true? We were pre the pandemic when we were around 1100 people. I think everyone now having recalls back to the office, we might be back to being the largest all remote. I've not seen a number yet that from other companies, how much are they still remote, but obviously during the pandemic, I think Google and Apple would win as the largest all remote. Whereas yeah, now those people are coming back to the office, we might be back to being the largest. Okay. And I think even if you aren't currently the largest, it feels like you will be probably long-term because people go there and then move back. Also, GitLab has been doing this way before school, way before everyone else started to try to go down this direction. It feels like there's a lot that people can learn from how to work remotely successfully. I'm curious, when you talk to other leaders and other companies that are trying to improve the way they work remote, what advice do you share? What tips do you have for making remote work more effective?…

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