Tag: future of work
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Angel Investing Areas
I’ve been an angel investor for over 10 years. I try to invest in areas where I have have some sort of asymmetric advantage; usually in specific areas where I have knowledge and experience or people who I know well. Here are some areas that I’m super excited about and actively investing. Crypto / Web3 […]
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My Parental Leave
I just spent two months looking after my three month old son (Kal). I really enjoyed the time we had together and it was wonderful to focus on family and interests outside of my job at Automattic. Time with my Son The majority of my time was spent with my son, Kal, and with immediate […]
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Tools to Power Distributed Work
The way we build software and collaborate is going through an accelerated evolution as more organizations adopt distributed and hybrid (partially in person) work. In both cases, tools and processes will be designed for distributed work first, which can then be adapted to in-person more easily than the other way around. There is a lot […]
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Trends Accelerated by Covid-19
Covid-19 has led to significant changes in how we live, work, and interact with each other. In some cases, they have accelerated trends that were already in motion, and in other cases forced changes that we did not anticipate or expect. In the next few years, I think we will go through a rapid pace […]
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Unbundling your Job
Why do we have jobs? Jobs provide us with a bundle of many things, which is why they’ve been around for so long: Predictable cashflow: cover lifestyle costs, plan for the future. Benefits: 401k retirement accounts, health and life insurance, paid time off, access to new capital such as mortgages. Purpose: creative outlet, sense of […]
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Early Thoughts on Distributed Work
I recently joined Automattic which is a fully distributed company. We have ~900 people (in all functions) working in ~70 countries, with no central office. We are one of the largest, if not the largest fully distributed company in the world. I wanted to share some of my thoughts about the advantages and challenges of […]
Aadil Mamujee 