Today’s most successful products aren’t just built at desks between 9 and 5, by colleagues who live in the same city. They’re built by people from all around the world out of coffee shops, parks and other inspiring places.

As a founder and entrepreneur, it’s important to spend time and energy on what’s most valuable: building the right product.

When we started building Plane I had close to zero experience running a product team. We’ve built a lot of products for our customers, but our strengths were in managing the design and engineering part of the process. We had a lot to learn.

In this guest post from product manager J. Michael Probert, he walks through what it takes to design an excellent user onboarding process.

Working remotely doesn’t make you efficient on its own, but there are a few healthy habits that can help.

Welcome to the world of startups, where the boundary between work and your private life is blurry.

Over the last two years, I’ve learned how to be an efficient assistant with a few clever tools.

Iterate on your processes as often as you do on your product; they will help you improve it faster.

With its strong tech industry and English as one of its official languages, Kenya is a great place for US companies to hire remotely. Learn best practices for hiring and paying contractors there.

Key differences, compliance tips, and employee rights explained.