I helped make this thing. https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker 2024-03-13 11:55:37 -0400 A practical workshop on building remote-first teams, delivered at IDEA Week 2026 in South Bend, Indiana. Paul Anthony (OpStart) and I walked the employee lifecycle from hire to day-to-day operation: how to proxy trust when you can't meet someone in person, how to run a 1:1 that surfaces real information, how to build culture without a shared office, how to tell if work is actually getting done, and which tools matter (and which ones don't). I run Flipper Cloud, Fireside, and Box Out Sports, and was one of the early remote employees at GitHub back when remote was still weird. Built for operators and founders. If you're running a distributed team or thinking about becoming one, this is the conversation I wish someone had handed me ten years ago. Not recorded and the slides don't show much, sorry! A practical workshop on building remote-first teams, delivered at IDEA Week 2026 in South Bend, Indiana. Paul Anthony (OpStart) and I walked the employee lifecycle from hire to day-to-day operation: how to proxy trust when you can't meet someone in person, how to run a 1:1 that surfaces real information, how to build culture without a shared office, how to tell if work is actually getting done, and which tools matter (and which ones don't). I run Flipper Cloud, Fireside, and Box Out Sports, and was one of the early remote employees at GitHub back when remote was still weird. Built for operators and founders. If you're running a distributed team or thinking about becoming one, this is the conversation I wish someone had handed me ten years ago. Not recorded and the slides don't show much, sorry! Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/remote-first-building-distributed-teams-that-win https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/remote-first-building-distributed-teams-that-win 45 minute presentation I gave at Momentum (https://momentumsb.com). Mostly aimed at non-technical or slightly technical. Not recorded and most of it was me talking but maybe the slides will give you some ideas. 45 minute presentation I gave at Momentum (https://momentumsb.com). Mostly aimed at non-technical or slightly technical. Not recorded and most of it was me talking but maybe the slides will give you some ideas. Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/ai-the-stuff-that-nobody-shows-you https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/ai-the-stuff-that-nobody-shows-you A hackable text editor for the 21st century. This was presented at Local Variables in South Bend, IN. A hackable text editor for the 21st century. This was presented at Local Variables in South Bend, IN. Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/atom https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/atom Presented at MongoChicago on November 13, 2012. Presented at MongoChicago on November 13, 2012. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongodb-for-analytics-5 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongodb-for-analytics-5 Closing keynote for RubyConf Brazil. Closing keynote for RubyConf Brazil. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/addicted-to-stable https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/addicted-to-stable Presented at MongoSF on May 4th, 2012. Presented at MongoSF on May 4th, 2012. Fri, 04 May 2012 17:02:15 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongodb-for-analytics-1 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongodb-for-analytics-1 Presented at Mongo Chicago 2011. Presented at Mongo Chicago 2011. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:26:46 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongodb-for-analytics-4 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongodb-for-analytics-4 My presentation at RailsConf 2011 on thinking about your interface, your data and your code. My presentation at RailsConf 2011 on thinking about your interface, your data and your code. Tue, 17 May 2011 16:54:10 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/why-you-should-never-use-an-orm https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/why-you-should-never-use-an-orm Keynote for WindyCityDB 2010. My thoughts on why NoSQL is taking off the way it is. Keynote for WindyCityDB 2010. My thoughts on why NoSQL is taking off the way it is. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:41:10 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/why-nosql https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/why-nosql Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:31:25 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/dont-repeat-yourself-repeat-others https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/dont-repeat-yourself-repeat-others Keynote presentation for the 2010 Great Lakes Ruby Bash. Keynote presentation for the 2010 Great Lakes Ruby Bash. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:03:01 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/i-have-no-talent https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/i-have-no-talent Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:02:09 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/why-mongodb-is-awesome https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/why-mongodb-is-awesome A few examples on val, blur, focus, change and submit. A few examples on val, blur, focus, change and submit. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:46:11 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/forms https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/forms The pain that is JavaScript events done easily using jQuery. The pain that is JavaScript events done easily using jQuery. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:44:41 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/events-1 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/events-1 Introduction to jQuery's text, html, append, prepend, and remove methods. Introduction to jQuery's text, html, append, prepend, and remove methods. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:48:51 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/jquery-manipulating https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/jquery-manipulating Introduction to selecting DOM elements using jQuery. Introduction to selecting DOM elements using jQuery. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:48:51 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/jquery-selecting https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/jquery-selecting Presentation at MongoChicago 2010 on mapping MongoDB to and from Ruby using MongoMapper. Presentation at MongoChicago 2010 on mapping MongoDB to and from Ruby using MongoMapper. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:48:49 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongomapper-mapping-ruby-to-and-from-mongo https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongomapper-mapping-ruby-to-and-from-mongo Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongomapper-mapping-ruby-to-and-from-mongo-0680d2e9-b949-410d-b1fd-d33467abb0f3 https://speakerdeck.com/jnunemaker/mongomapper-mapping-ruby-to-and-from-mongo-0680d2e9-b949-410d-b1fd-d33467abb0f3