The Challenge
Team in San Francisco, London, Bangalore. Synchronous meetings don't work.
Our System
Written-First Culture
- All decisions documented
- Slack threads, not DMs
- Meeting notes always published
- Wiki for institutional knowledge
Tools
- Loom for video updates
- Notion for documentation
- Linear for project tracking
- Slack for quick communication
Practices
- No expectation of immediate response
- 4-hour overlap required for all-hands
- Record all meetings for those who can't attend
- Over-communicate in writing
Results
- Fewer meetings
- Better documentation
- More thoughtful decisions
- Happier team
Async is the future.