Remote, but Unstoppable: Unlocking the Power of a Fully Distributed Studio
summary
Nine-person studio (one full-time in Egypt) runs a four-day week and unlimited holidays, released Wordless in Nov 2023, and credits specific workflows and tools—Basecamp, Notion, Discord and Miro—for keeping work aligned. Remote hiring favors strong communicators who can work independently; require three to four hours daily overlap, assign a producer to manage plans, and hold bi-annual in-person meetups. Lessons: cross-Pacific coordination (US West + Singapore) fails, and merging many off-topic channels into one increases informal engagement.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Remote studio creation
- 6:24Fully remote studio model
- 13:45Remote team coordination tools
- 19:43Communication in distributed teams
- 24:58Trust and collaboration remotely
- 32:45Avoiding digital overload
- 38:18No Name Studios' journey
- 41:48Future plans for studio
- 55:14Q&A
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