Turing’s Boundaryless Podcast

Turing Distinguished Leader Series: Chase Warrington, Head of Remote, Doist

Originally published on YouTube 2 months ago. Chase Warrington is the Head of Remote at Doist. He is also a regular contributor to several leading remote-work courses, conferences, and publications. Having worked remotely since 2009, and successfully managed teams across time zones, Warrington is passionate about making remote-work, work. Here's how the conversation unfolded: 02:44 : Introduction to Doist and Chase 06:04 : Hyper-async and how to be great at it 08:54 : Twist and how it promotes async 13:54 : Building connections in distributed teams 20:25 : On culture and setting it up 27:01 : Agendas when planning for offsite 36:56 : Myths around remote work 43:07 : Tools for digital whiteboarding 44:04 : Pitfalls to avoid in a distributed environment 46:44 : Onboarding experience in distributed teams 49:58 : Connect with Chase About Turing.com Turing.com enables companies to hire senior, pre-vetted remote software developers. 400+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. Companies can, with Turing, hire top 1% remote engineers who have strong technical and communication skills and work in their time zone. 1) Hire from over 2M remote software developers across 150+ countries. 2) Hire remote software developers across 100+ skill-sets, including React, Node, Python, Angular, Swift, React Native, Android, Java, Rails, Golang, PHP, Vue, DevOps, and Machine Learning. 3) Turing remote developers are vetted over 5 hours of tests and interviews that rival Silicon Valley’s vetting standards. Turing reviews candidates’ data structures, algorithms, systems design, project planning abilities, and knowledge of specific software specializations/frameworks. 4) If you decide to stop within two weeks, you pay nothing with a risk-free trial. Turing is backed by well-known investors like WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, Facebook’s first CTO (Adam D’Angelo), executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and Founders Fund (investors in Facebook, Tesla, Asana, etc), among others. The company is led by serial AI entrepreneurs Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan, whose last AI firm leveraged remote talent and was successfully acquired. Learn more at http://turing.com/s/4kMWD4 -------------------------------------------------------- Find out more at partnerships@turing.com Follow Turing.com on all our social handles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/turingcom FB: https://facebook.com/turingcom Instagram: https://instagram.com/turingcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turingcom/mycompany/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/Turingcom ------------------------------------------------------------- #TuringHire #TuringJobs Hire Top Software Engineers - http://turing.com/s/ic4Sop Apply for Remote US Software Jobs - http://turing.com/s/aVT59m

Turing Distinguished Leader Series: After Show Episode 2

Originally published on YouTube 8 months ago. In this After Show, we reflect on the insights shared by David Zhang, Partner at TCV, on how to scale unicorns. Here’s how the conversation unfolded: 1:01 - Key takeaways from David's TDLS video 4:23 - Board Meetings Topics 6:40 - Scenario Planning 8:20 - Inflection points 12:16 - Conclusion About Turing.com Turing.com enables companies to hire senior, pre-vetted remote software developers. 200+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. Companies can, with Turing, hire top 1% remote engineers who have strong technical and communication skills and work in their time zone. 1) Hire from over 2M remote software developers across 150+ countries. 2) Hire remote software developers across 100+ skill-sets, including React, Node, Python, Angular, Swift, React Native, Android, Java, Rails, Golang, PHP, Vue, DevOps, and Machine Learning. 3) Turing remote developers are vetted over 5 hours of tests and interviews that rival Silicon Valley’s vetting standards. Turing reviews candidates’ data structures, algorithms, systems design, project planning abilities, and knowledge of specific software specializations/frameworks. 4) If you decide to stop within two weeks, you pay nothing with a risk-free trial. Turing is backed by well-known investors like WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, Facebook’s first CTO (Adam D’Angelo), executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and Founders Fund (investors in Facebook, Tesla, Asana, etc), among others. The company is led by serial AI entrepreneurs Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan, whose last AI firm leveraged remote talent and was successfully acquired. Learn more at http://turing.com/s/4kMWD4 -------------------------------------------------------- Find out more at partnerships@turing.com Follow Turing.com on all our social handles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/turingcom FB: https://facebook.com/turingcom Instagram: https://instagram.com/turingcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turingcom/mycompany/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/Turingcom ------------------------------------------------------------- #TuringHire #TuringJobs Hire Top Software Engineers - http://turing.com/s/ic4Sop Apply for Remote US Software Jobs - http://turing.com/s/aVT59m

Turing Distinguished Leader Series: David Zhang, Partner at TCV

Originally published on YouTube 7 months ago. The theme of this episode is how to scale unicorns. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV. He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. Here’s how the conversation unfolded: 1:26 - Introduction to TCV 4:54 - Current market trends and advice to Founders 15:36 - Evaluation metrics for measuring the quality of growth 19:54 - Board room advice for these uncertain times 24:33 - Adjusting in the post-product market growth scaling stage 35:21 - Pitfalls in the post-product market growth scaling stage 42:40 - Talking points in board room meetings for maximum impact 46:53 - Inflection points for companies in the scaling phase 52:06 - Books/Podcast/Blogs Recommendations About Turing.com Turing.com enables companies to hire senior, pre-vetted remote software developers. 200+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. Companies can, with Turing, hire top 1% remote engineers who have strong technical and communication skills and work in their time zone. 1) Hire from over 1M remote software developers across 150+ countries. 2) Hire remote software developers across 100+ skill-sets, including React, Node, Python, Angular, Swift, React Native, Android, Java, Rails, Golang, PHP, Vue, DevOps, and Machine Learning. 3) Turing remote developers are vetted over 5 hours of tests and interviews that rival Silicon Valley’s vetting standards. Turing reviews candidates’ data structures, algorithms, systems design, project planning abilities, and knowledge of specific software specializations/frameworks. 4) If you decide to stop within two weeks, you pay nothing with a risk-free trial. Turing is backed by well-known investors like WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, Facebook’s first CTO (Adam D’Angelo), executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and Founders Fund (investors in Facebook, Tesla, Asana, etc), among others. The company is led by serial AI entrepreneurs Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan, whose last AI firm leveraged remote talent and was successfully acquired. Learn more at http://turing.com/s/4kMWD4 -------------------------------------------------------- Find out more at partnerships@turing.com Follow Turing.com on all our social handles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/turingcom FB: https://facebook.com/turingcom Instagram: https://instagram.com/turingcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turingcom/mycompany/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/Turingcom ------------------------------------------------------------- #TuringHire #TuringJobs Hire Top Software Engineers - http://turing.com/s/ic4Sop Apply for Remote US Software Jobs - http://turing.com/s/aVT59m

Turing Distinguished Leader Series: After Show Episode 1

Originally published on YouTube 9 months ago. Thank you for the phenomenal response to Turing Distinguished Leader Series. Looking at the success of our sessions, we’ve come up with an exciting after-show format. In the after-show, we will discuss the main takeaways from our most recent TDLS episode. Here’s how the conversation unfolded: 1:35 - Setting up Culture at Turing 6:35 - Changing structures and evolving roles 13:50 - Personal growth as a CEO with Turing's evolution 19:11 - Nuggets for future Founders 24:26 - Final thoughts About Turing.com Turing.com enables companies to hire senior, pre-vetted remote software developers. 200+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. Companies can, with Turing, hire top 1% remote engineers who have strong technical and communication skills and work in their time zone. 1) Hire from over 1M remote software developers across 150+ countries. 2) Hire remote software developers across 100+ skill-sets, including React, Node, Python, Angular, Swift, React Native, Android, Java, Rails, Golang, PHP, Vue, DevOps, and Machine Learning. 3) Turing remote developers are vetted over 5 hours of tests and interviews that rival Silicon Valley’s vetting standards. Turing reviews candidates’ data structures, algorithms, systems design, project planning abilities, and knowledge of specific software specializations/frameworks. 4) If you decide to stop within two weeks, you pay nothing with a risk-free trial. Turing is backed by well-known investors like WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, Facebook’s first CTO (Adam D’Angelo), executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and Founders Fund (investors in Facebook, Tesla, Asana, etc), among others. The company is led by serial AI entrepreneurs Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan, whose last AI firm leveraged remote talent and was successfully acquired. Learn more at http://turing.com/s/4kMWD4 -------------------------------------------------------- Find out more at partnerships@turing.com Follow Turing.com on all our social handles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/turingcom FB: https://facebook.com/turingcom Instagram: https://instagram.com/turingcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turingcom/mycompany/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/Turingcom ------------------------------------------------------------- #TuringHire #TuringJobs Hire Top Software Engineers - http://turing.com/s/ic4Sop Apply for Remote US Software Jobs - http://turing.com/s/aVT59m

Turing Distinguished Leader Series: Sandesh Patnam, Managing Partner at Premji Invest

Originally published on YouTube 9 months ago. Hello, everyone! Thank you for the fantastic response to the Turing Distinguished Leader Series. In this episode, we have with us Sandesh Patnam. Sandesh is the Managing Partner anchoring both the private and listed equities investing practice at Premji Invest (PI) in the US. Premji Invest is the primary investment office for Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro Technologies. Here’s how the conversation unfolded: 1:35 - Sandesh's journey as a VC 5:23 - Changes in the post-unicorn (scaling) phase of a company 11:12 - Unlocking and expanding the customer base 14:35 - Advice for leveling up the team during the scaling phase 19:09 - Creating consistent value and counter positioning 23:40 - Common pitfalls to avoid during the scaling phase 25:45 - Shortcuts to avoid at the scaling phase 28:28 - General advice to companies at the scaling stage 30:24 - Traits and skills to develop for future Founders 32:38 - Premji Invest Fund and its mission About Turing.com Turing.com enables companies to hire senior, pre-vetted remote software developers. 200+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. Companies can, with Turing, hire top 1% remote engineers who have strong technical and communication skills and work in their time zone. 1) Hire from over 1M remote software developers across 150+ countries. 2) Hire remote software developers across 100+ skill-sets, including React, Node, Python, Angular, Swift, React Native, Android, Java, Rails, Golang, PHP, Vue, DevOps, and Machine Learning. 3) Turing remote developers are vetted over 5 hours of tests and interviews that rival Silicon Valley’s vetting standards. Turing reviews candidates’ data structures, algorithms, systems design, project planning abilities, and knowledge of specific software specializations/frameworks. 4) If you decide to stop within two weeks, you pay nothing with a risk-free trial. Turing is backed by well-known investors like WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, Facebook’s first CTO (Adam D’Angelo), executives from Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and Founders Fund (investors in Facebook, Tesla, Asana, etc), among others. The company is led by serial AI entrepreneurs Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan, whose last AI firm leveraged remote talent and was successfully acquired. Learn more at http://turing.com/s/4kMWD4 -------------------------------------------------------- Find out more at partnerships@turing.com Follow Turing.com on all our social handles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/turingcom FB: https://facebook.com/turingcom Instagram: https://instagram.com/turingcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turingcom/mycompany/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/Turingcom ------------------------------------------------------------- #TuringHire #TuringJobs Hire Top Software Engineers - http://turing.com/s/ic4Sop Apply for Remote US Software Jobs - http://turing.com/s/aVT59m