Topics also covered on the podcast episode: 

• How Darren got the rare title of “Head of Remote”
• Why GitLab choose “all-remote” as their company identity
• Why hybrid remote teams can lead to guilt and burnout
• Why “storytelling ability” is important in GitLab
• GitLab’s “handbook-first” approach
• Darren answering questions from Twitter 

Mentioned resources:

• Darren’s Twitter
• Darren’s Instagram
• Andreas Klinger of AngelList: Normalizing Hiring Outside Silicon Valley
• GitLab’s Guide to All-Remote
• The importance of a handbook-first approach to documentation
• GitLab Handbook
• Informal Communication in an all-remote environment
• GitLab onboarding
• GitLab communication