Chapter1: HowtoRunaRemoteTeam 12 8. Automateanythingthatcanbeautomated ThecoreofZapierisautomation.Thereareacouplereasonswhyweautomate things. One, it allows us to keep the team size small since we don’t need peopleonstafftoperformrepetitious,mundane,andboringtasks.Two,itlets teammatesfocusonhighimpactworknearlyallofthetimeratherthanfiguring out less impactful things, like the proper deploy commands. Our philosophy is: If you’re going to do something two or more times, automate it so you can eliminate busywork and do more meaningful work. We believe these so stronglythatoneoftheZapiercorevaluesis“Don’tbearobot,buildtherobot.” Hopefully, this chapter’s insights into how one team manages a remote team inspiresyou.Don’ttakethisasuniversaltruth,though.Oneofthebeautiesofa remoteteamisthatbecauseremoteworkfeelslikeanexperiment,everything else feels like it can be more experimental too. So go ahead and experiment! Thebiggestwinsaren’tusuallyfoundinapostontheinternet,butinwhatyou discoveronyourown.Andifyouhavetips,tricks,orbestpracticesofyourown, we’dlovetohearthem,too—we’re@zapieronTwitter. Written by Wade Foster