A New Conference from the Lean Startup Team (copy 03)

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Join Us for Office Optional

Though Yahoo made headlines last year when it recalled its remote workers, the fact is that more and more of us work on distributed teams. Whether we’re employed by companies that have flexible policies allowing us to work from home or by companies that have no office at all, it’s now common to see our coworkers very rarely or to have never met in person. What are the challenges we face managing and collaborating with colleagues far away? How can we address those challenges creatively and effectively?  Office Optional, a new conference for distributed teams, will explore these questions with great speakers, provocative conversations and useful tool demos. Hosted by the team that brings you the popular Lean Startup Conference—ourselves based in home offices and coworking spaces in at least four time zones—the event will take place on April 22 in San Francisco at the Mission Bay Conference Center. Register today to join us at our Early Bird rate. Not only do we have group rates, but if your team travels to San Francisco to connect at the conference, we also have deals on meeting rooms for you. We’ll start announcing speakers soon. If you have advice to share on managing or collaborating with distributed coworkers, apply now to speak; our application form is short, and the deadline is February 19. If your company makes an amazing tool for distributed teams, contact our Executive Producer Heather McGough about sponsorship. If you spend more time on video calls than in physical meeting rooms, this is the conference for you. We look forward to seeing you in April! PS. Follow us on Twitter: @OfficeOptional.