Andreas Klinger was CTO of Product Hunt and now runs Remote First Capital. He's a great engineer turned investor and we just sat down in May of 2020 for a hang session. Posting it now in December, the things we talked about have become only more relevant. Hear lessons about building a remote team, practical guidelines on how to compensate and hire these teams, and also what the future of San Francisco might be as a state of mind.

00:00 Intro
00:39 Meet Andreas Klinger
01:42 Remote engineer compensation
03:18 Regional differences (how to handle time zones)
04:33 Andreas's recommendations on how to build a remote team
05:52 Remote work is now normal
11:08 What is Andreas investing in?
12:29 Macro effects of remote work are just beginning
16:21 What does Andreas wish he knew when he was just entering tech?
17:06 Sell a product, not your hours
21:53 Write down a personal vision for yourself
24:04 How to reach out to Andreas

You should follow Andreas on Twitter here — https://twitter.com/andreasklinger

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