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Sep 1
Asynchronous Workflows of 5 Unicorn Companies — Lessons for Smarter Team Coordination
Explore how Stripe, DoorDash, Databricks, Cockroach Labs, and Canva use async workflows—and what CTOs can learn to reduce coordination friction.
StatsAware Team • 12 min read
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Aug 20
Why First-Time CTOs Should Prioritize Results Over Hours
Learn how outcome-based work is the key to efficient, scalable remote teams. Discover how tracking KPIs instead of hours unlocks real productivity gains for modern tech leaders.
StatsAware Team • 6 min read
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Aug 19
Decentralized Teams: How to Hire Beyond Borders Without Losing Control
Learn how a clear remote hiring model empowers global hiring for decentralized teams—without sacrificing oversight, trust, or compliance.
StatsAware Team • 7 min read
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Aug 18
Creating a Remote Training Program for Hybrid Teams
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Aug 13
The Hidden Cost of Misaligned Schedules Across Time Zones
Discover how misaligned schedules across time zones secretly impact delivery velocity, increase coordination tax, and lead to burnout. Learn what tools get wrong and how to fix it.
StatsAware Research Team • 6 min read
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Aug 13
Outcome-Based vs Time-Based Work: What First-Time CTOs Should Know
Discover why first-time CTOs should prioritize outcome-based work over time tracking for remote and hybrid teams. Learn key KPIs and how to transition for improved trust and productivity.
StatsAware Research Team • 7 min read
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Aug 13
How Remote Teams Lose Focus - and How to Fix It
Remote and hybrid teams lose focus due to messages, meetings, and exhaustion. Learn how to recover deep work, minimize interruptions, and improve team clarity.
StatsAware Research Team • 8 min read
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Aug 13
Should CTOs Trust Traditional Time Tracking in 2025?
Explore why traditional time tracking is failing CTOs in 2025 and how outcome-based visibility is replacing outdated timesheets for modern, distributed engineering teams.
StatsAware Research Team • 6 min read
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Aug 1
Building High-Performance Remote Cultures: What CTOs Can Learn from Affirm & Spotify
Remote work isn't new—but building high-performance cultures remotely? That's still a competitive edge. At Affirm and Spotify, it works. Not because of tools. Because of how they structure trust, outcomes, and autonomy.
StatsAware Team • 8 min read
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Jul 26
From Deep Work to Deliverables: Measuring What Actually Matters
Discover how to shift from hours logged to outcome-based metrics. Learn why deep work, focused time, and real deliverables drive productivity—and how to measure them.
StatsAware Team • 5 min read
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Jul 26
The ROI of Outcome-Based Work in Distributed Teams
Discover how outcome-based work delivers higher ROI for remote teams. Learn why tracking deliverables instead of hours drives engagement, productivity, and team trust.
StatsAware Team • 5 min read
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Jul 20
The Problem with Traditional Time Tracking Software (and a Simpler Alternative)
Traditional time keeping software is broken. It either invades privacy or relies on manual entries that are easily gamed. There's a better way.
Till Carlos • 8 min read
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Jan 20
Employee Monitoring Laws in 2025: What Outsourcing Leaders Need to Know
Learn how outsourcing leaders can navigate GDPR, US state laws, and Canada's PIPEDA for remote employee monitoring. See why 'privacy-first visibility' is the future.
Till Carlos • 10 min read
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Our Research Approach
Our research is based on anonymized data from thousands of remote teams using StatsAware and other collaboration tools. We combine quantitative analysis with qualitative insights to understand what makes distributed teams successful.
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