Scaling DevTools Jake Cooper from Railway | Remote work/team culture, minority report sales and building data centers
Dec 12, 2024
Jake Cooper, founder of Railway, shares insights on building a remote team with a flat structure, emphasizing communication and autonomy. He humorously touches on his sales team's ‘Minority Report’ tactics and explains the importance of leverage in business. Jake also discusses the complexities of creating data centers, including logistical challenges, and how startups can innovate to compete. He highlights the transformative role of AI in programming, advocating for human oversight to ensure reliability.
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Design Remote Work For Autonomy
- Run remote teams only if you design for high autonomy and minimal overlap dependency.
- Avoid hiring juniors for remote roles without a clear mentorship-overlap plan.
Speed Beats Perfect Direction
- Hire "torpedoes": single engineers who move very fast and iterate toward the right direction.
- Rapid iterations correct course faster than slow perfect planning.
Make Information Flow Publicly First
- Bias for public communication but allow private DMs when needed and ensure information still flows company-wide.
- Run regular one-on-ones and office hours to keep visibility and accessibility high.