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Outcomes Over Hours
A fully remote team across fifteen countries, evaluated on shipped output, not clocked time. New hires contribute something real within their first week or two.
How it works
- 1Evaluate remote team members on what they ship, not when they log in.
- 2Set the bar high and visible from day one: an app, a template, a deployed feature within the first two weeks.
- 3Three to four hours of daily overlap is enough when trust and expectations are set clearly.
- 4Surveillance is what you use when you have hired wrong. A high bar replaces it.
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