Glolent Podcast - Freelancing and Remote Work in Practice

In this episode Behsaad and Tijs are talking about routine, his habit growing app https://habigrow.com/ and dealing with the quarantaine in spain. Tijs is a web developer and freelancer from the Netherlands working remotely from Spain. Shownotes: https://thewebcoach.nl/ https://habigrow.com/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.

In this episode Behsaad and Juan are talking about https://randbee.com/, a full remote digital consultancy specialized in cutting edge technologies and data analysis. We are talking about remote teams, the european union's programs, brexit and publicly available data in the copernicus project https://climate.copernicus.eu/.   Shownotes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanarevalotorres/ https://randbee.com/ https://climate.copernicus.eu/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.

In this episode I am talking to Ricardo about the cold chain and his experience with remote work as a consultant and cold-chain expert. Learn more about food waste and what it takes for a strawberry to reach your fridge unharmed :). Shownotes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardobadiamelis/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.

In this episode we are talking about the indicators of good vs bad clients and the importance to work for a good one. As freelancers we have the opportunity and challenge to choose from different offers and work for clients that support and respect our work. Vicens Fayos discuss their experience and personal opinion in this episode. Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.

In this episode Vicens and Behsaad are talking about the learnings of migrating their Monolith Rails application to a SPA NextJS/GraphQL application. The new glolent.com website is now fully implemented and uses these technologies to simplify its architecture and separate concerns. The shownotes: Glolent - Global Talent https://medium.com/glolent Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this podcast episode Behsaad and Vicens discuss the concept of a 10x engineer, a topic recently discussed by the dev community in online forums and on twitter. 10x engineers are developers who have a 10x higher output compared to their average peers. Are they just a myth or do these mystical beings really exist? Learn more in our latest episode :). Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10958579 https://medium.com/@shahata/the-10x-engineer-4ac82fdd406 Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this podcast episode Behsaad and Vicens talk about their experience attending the biggest european startup conference - BitsAndPretzels - www.bitsandpretzels.com. They are discussing the pros, cons and learnings of attending a networking events and conferences, president obamas interview and unconventional ideas of balancing the gender gap at tech events. Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: http://www.bitsandpretzels.com Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode Behsaad and Vicens are talking about the recently cancelled WeWork IPO. They are discussing the business model, management, controversial CEO Adam Neumann and the real estate / lease market. Enjoy and stay tuned for the next episodes! Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ipo-fiasco-adam-neumann-explained-events-timeline-2019-9?IR=T https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/08/27/wework-is-the-most-ridiculous-ipo-of-2019/ https://www.wework.com/de-DE Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

Silvia and Peter are both remote workers in the tech industry, based in Malaga, Spain. In this episode of the Glolent podcast they are talking about their experience with working at an office vs at home, their setup and daily life as remote workers and how they found their current jobs. Enjoy listening! Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviafigueroa/?locale=en_US https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-abrahamsson/ http://www.pta.es/en/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode, Behsaad interviews Cyril Moreau, Senior DevOps, who has been working as an employee for years and became a freelancer 1,5 years ago. One of his reasons to start working remotely was to spend the time he wasted every day for commuting more wisely. He will share his experiences working in an office and remotely and point out the positive and negative aspects of both concerning freedom, socialization, termination of contracts, security and more. Behsaad and Cyril will also talk about the fact that trust makes people work more productively and that freedom and autonomy are nowadays more important than a higher salary. In the end, Cyril has some interesting facts to tell about the future of remote work, giving an example of companies in San Francisco. Enjoy listening! Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyril-moreau-2ba8a88a/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode, Behsaad interviews Zheeshaan Lakdawala, Frontend Developer based in Hamburg. He has been working as an employee and recently started freelancing in 2018. He will tell us about his decision to start freelancing and the experiences he has made during this year. He will also explain why he prefers working on-site rather than travelling and working remotely. Learning and investing in oneself runs like a thread through this interview. For example, Zheeshaan’s plan for the following years is to make a MBA in Barcelona for getting a broader skill set and Behsaad tells us that he usually prefers getting a lower hourly rate if he learns something new in return. Zheehsaan will also share one of his many business ideas with us and subsequently, Behsaad will reveal the story of the failure of his first app. They’ll also talk about the chicken-egg problem and the big amount of already existing software when trying to develop a new one. At that point, Zheeshaan recommends the website and community Indie Hackers. Solo entrepreneurs are interviewed about their business ideas and life stories. This should help others to get inspired and to be successful in their business without losing their autonomy. Enjoy listening! Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://www.erwancompes.com/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode, Behsaad interviews Erwan Compes, Interactive and UX Designer from France, currently living in Tahiti after many years of Digital Nomadism. Behsaad and Erwan will talk about the quality of life, the living costs as well as the social life of Tahiti and Erwan will explain the reason why he chose this isolated island as his home base. He will share his daily routine and reveal his biggest challenges concerning work. Besides, Erwan will also talk about the pros and cons of living in a big city compared to living far away in nature. Behsaad and Erwan will start an interesting discussion about the so-called Social Circles and share their opinion about Social Media and Digital Detox. They will also wonder whether the use of Social Media and digital devices will still increase or if society has already reached the peak and will start living more traditionally again. Afterwards, Behsaad and Erwan will get into a conversation about remote workers as pioneers and about companies that are not willing to hire freelancers but still want the benefits of a non-employee. Eventually, Erwan will mention his favorite design platforms and both will talk about the podcasts they’re listening to frequently. Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://www.erwancompes.com/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: Spotify iTunes RSS-Feed Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode, Behsaad Ramez is interviewing Ani Gupta, multifaceted builder in the digital market space. He helped build multiple startups and enterprises and has lots of experience with the whole product life cycle. Right now, he’s working remotely from Lisbon, his actual home base. Behsaad and Ani agree about the fact, that Lisbon is a perfect place for Digital Nomads and that it is one of the best quality life cities in Europe. Besides, they discuss about the importance of networking and the reason for Silicon Valley's success. They will also talk about the fact that intrinsic motivation comes from trust and that value-based payment is more convenient for both sides than time-measured payment. Very interesting is also Anis opinion about the future of remote work. Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. The shownotes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anigupta/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: RSS-Feed iTunes Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.

In this episode, Behsaad Ramez is interviewing Tijs Hensen. Tijs is coworker, web developer and entrepreneur and has already years of experience in freelancing. Before becoming a freelancer, he was working and living in the Netherlands. Then he decided to travel to Málaga, which was easy for him because as a web developer, his work has always been behind the computer. A few years ago, Tijs dream was to become a digital nomad. In this podcast episode, Behsaad and Tijs will talk about the difference between being a digital nomad and a remote worker and about the pros and cons of each way of working. They’ll also share their opinions about the book “The 4-hour workweek” by Tim Ferriss and why it should actually have another title. Besides, they’ll talk about the development of remote work in the future and eventually, will agree on a very interesting idea. Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. the shownotes: https://thewebcoach.nl/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: RSS-Feed iTunes Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode Behsaad is interviewing Bhushan Lodha, a web developer from India, freelancing since 2013 and living in Berlin for three years now. Bhushan has lots of experience as a web developer, especially with Ruby on Rails, but now wants to get more into engineering. Why? Listen to the podcast! He also tells us about his experiences as a freelancer in Germany, especially about the reason Germany is not freelancer-friendly. Bhushan is very talented in getting a good hourly rate and in this episode he will explain you what exactly makes him so successful. Behsaad and Bhushan will also discuss about the pros and cons of hourly based work and value based work and what they prefer. Very interesting is their conversation about whether it makes you happy to work as much as you can for being successful or if it’s a healthier lifestyle to work less and have more time for family and friends. In the end, Bhushan gives you two very helpful tips for not getting abused at the beginning of your freelancer career. Enjoy listening! Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. the shownotes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blodha/ Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: RSS-Feed iTunes Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode, our co-founder Behsaad Ramez interviews Vicens Fayos - Frontend Developer for Gloent - about his experiences concerning remote work and freelancing. Vicens used to work 10 years for the same company, decided to quit and start working remotely instead. He shares his experiences and what benefits he gets from working like this. Furthermore, Behsaad and Vicens have an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of freelancing and suppositions about why remote working is still not accepted by lots of companies and the government. They also talk about the living costs in different places, cultural affinity and why providing video games and free food in an office doesn’t make the employees want to stay. Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. the shownotes: http://vicensfayos.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicensfayos/ https://www.xing.com/profile/Vicens_Fayos/portfolio Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: RSS-Feed iTunes Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.  

In this episode we introduce the Glolent podcast. Our podcast host and co-founder Behsaad Ramez explains the objective, idea and development of the podcast. Besides, he talks about his own journey through life and why he founded Global Talent. Here you can see the podcast at Glolent blog. Glolent in web: Glolent - Global Talent Glolent at Facebook Subscribe to the podcast: RSS-Feed iTunes Or simply by clicking on "Subscribe to this Show" in the player above. contact the podcast: podcast@glolent.com We are always happy to have new guests in our podcast. If you're a freelancer, remote worker or an entrepreneur for new work, feel free to contact us. Maybe you'll soon be a guest in our podcast.