How Hotjar built 100% distributed company

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Short article about creating a distributed company. Working remotely 100% of the time may be a dream for many of us. But as much as it sounds exciting and easy, it comes with major challenges. From author’s own experience, bad internet connection which makes you repeat yourself endlessly is just the beginning. Hotjar is a company providing all in all analytics and easy way to truly understand your web and mobile site visitors.

Revealing is the fact that a total transparency is the core for successful remote company. One of the things that is so key and pivotal to make a remote company work is transparency. As a remote company, we understand that sitting behind a desk in an office together doesn’t mean you do a better job. Your work speaks for itself.

Hotjar’s team members know far more about their company than a typical employee, including 100% of the financials and company performance data.

And also in the article:

  • How they work and communicate
  • An onboarding process that rocks
  • And what to be prepared for if you join Hotjar
  • How to deal with feeling of isolation

Interesting article - we liked how they managed 100% remote work for everybody.

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