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Remote's Most Wanted: Your Inside Look at Top Distributed Teams

We've been working on something exciting at Remotivated, and today we're giving our newsletter subscribers a sneak peek. We're rolling out comprehensive Company Profiles that dig deep into what makes great remote organizations tick – and we want your feedback before we launch it to the world.

Think of it as your insider's guide to remote work culture. Want to know which companies actually walk the remote-first talk? Curious about their async communication practices, their approach to meetings, or how they handle team building across time zones? That's exactly what we're building. Each profile offers an unvarnished look at how leading remote organizations operate, from their tech stack to their team traditions.

We're adding new companies every day, but we want to hear from you. Which organizations would you like us to profile? Maybe you're curious about that company that keeps showing up in your LinkedIn feed. Or perhaps you know of a hidden gem that's quietly building something special in the distributed work space. You can reply to this email with your suggestions or head to www.remotivated.com/certification to nominate your own company.

After all, this tool isn't just for job seekers (though it's pretty great for that). It's for leaders looking to improve their remote operations, for companies wanting to benchmark their practices, and for anyone curious about what great remote work actually looks like in practice.

​Check it out!​

The Async Advantage Imagine a symphony where musicians don't need to play in unison, yet the music they create is nothing short of harmonious. That's async communication in the workplace – each message a note played at just the right moment, independent yet part of a grander composition. Read more

Company Highlight

​Whalesync​

When thinking about what company to include in our first highlight, Whalesync was top of mind for a really good reason... It's the magic that powers our Company Profiles!
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I do most of my writing in Notion but our website is built on Webflow. Whalesync allows me to create a seamless 2 way sync between the two so that whatever I write in Notion appears on our website in real time. It's not just for Notion and Webflow though. Whalesync works for all sorts of popular tools like Google Sheets, Airtable, Shopify and Hubspot.
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Despite having specialized tools for everything under the sun, most distributed teams still rely on spreadsheets as their secret sauce. It's like the digital equivalent of that one kitchen drawer everyone has – you know it's a mess, but somehow everything important ends up there.

What makes Whalesync particularly interesting for remote teams isn't just what they do (though syncing data between tools is pretty cool) – it's that they spotted a uniquely remote problem. When you can't tap your colleague's shoulder to update a spreadsheet, those manual data transfers become more than just annoying – they become real bottlenecks.

Of course, my favorite part is that Whalesync is a fully remote team themselves and more specifically, they are a small team that is punching above their weight and making it look easy! Check out their shiny new Remotivated Company Profile to learn more!

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