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The superpowers that AI will give employees with Job van der Voort, CEO of Remote

Give people ownership and if you manage people by output and you look at the actual output, and that's the main thing you focus on, then you can be incredibly efficient working remotely.

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Job van der Voort, Founder and CEO of Remote, joins the show to talk about

  • The pain of hiring and onboarding remote employees, and the insight from GitLab that led to founding Remote.com.
  • The "superpowers" that AI is going to give employees in this new era of work.
  • Whether or not remote employees are as productive as their in-person colleagues.
  • Job's reflections on the company he started before Remote

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Job van der Voort

Co founder and CEO of Remote

Job is the CEO and co-founder of Remote. Job previously worked as a neuroscientist before leaving academia to become the VP of Product at GitLab, the world’s largest all-remote company, where he hired talent in 67 different countries. Job is a sought-after presenter, speaking on topics related to scaling a remote-first startup, remote culture, and the future of work.

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