Joel Gascoigne

Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog.
We've been building Buffer for coming up to ten years now. We’re currently a 90-person fully remote team with over 70,000 paying customers and $20M in annual revenue. We’re proud to be a leader in the space of social media management, and to operate...

“When spring comes, snow melts first at the periphery, because that is where it is most exposed” - Andy Grove
This quote comes from Andy Grove, Intel’s former CEO, and which I was reminded of in the most recent book I finished reading, Seeing Around Corners by Rita McGrath. The idea is that snow melts first from the edges, at the periphery. This is where the...

Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog.
For the month of May, Buffer will operate under a 4-day workweek (at full pay) across the whole 89-person team.
We’re in a period of time where there’s a layer of added anxiety and stress in all of our lives. At Buffer, we’ve been encouraging taking time off, and relaxing productivity expectations, in addition to shifting internal deadlines, but we decided it...

Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog.
Ever since the world got turned upside down by COVID-19, it’s been “business as unusual” for everyone – Buffer included.
I sent this update out to Buffer’s investors one week ago. I hesitated on whether to share it more widely, as I know a lot of companies have been impacted more severely in these times. That said, I believe it makes sense to lean into our company value...