A company without offices? Employees from all around the world? Working without pants? This surely must be The Future, and Automattic - the company behind WordPress.com - has been living it since 2005. Join me to learn how more than 130 employees from over 24 countries collaborate to make the web a better place. This talk will cover communication tools and methods, hiring and onboarding process, continuous deployment, and the general awesomeness of the distributed company.
A jack of all trades, I'm a self-taught developer and a strong believer in open source. Almost four years now at Automattic, I'm currently supporting our support team by building tools and refining processes. I'm a core contributor to WordPress, and can often be seen passionately talking about it at various WordCamps and WordPress meetups.