There could not be a better time to discuss building a global workforce and optimizing a remote work teams.  Companies like Slack, Zoom, and other platforms have taken off given how they reduce friction for the future of work.  YAC has recently joined that class of tools.   Our guest, Jordan Walker, experienced the challenges of managing a global workforce while running a software development shop prior to founding YAC.  He sits with us today to discuss how communication is the critical pain point that needs to be solved for businesses to execute on their strategic goals.  YAC, and asynchronous communication platform, was born from that idea.   Founder Bio: Jordan Walker is one of the three co-founders of Yac as well as a board member and angel investor. To date Yac has raised $10M+ in funding from GGV Capital, Slack, and Arlan Hamilton, Anthony Pompliano, and more. You can find him in the news on TechCrunch, WSJ, Business Insider, Fast Company, and Protocol.   Timestamps: 2:26  Jordan’s background and early days as an athlete 5:41  Taking on the startup journey as a college student + meeting cofounders 7:03  Launching a product out of a software development shop 10:11  Challenges and best practices to leverage when working with a development shop/offshore talent 15:41  Solving the communication problems inherent in managing remote teams 19:31  The value of asynchronous communication and how YAC takes the experience to the next level 22:30  How YAC took off on Product Hunt + a DM that led to funding from VC mogul Adam Draper 27:01  YAC’s motivation for raising venture funding vs bootstrapping 34:01  Taking investment from corporate venture capital: Slack 36:11  How YAC’s founders decided what roles to take in the startup 38:41  Going global with VC firm GGV + how investor provide resources to startups 40:47  YAC’s inbound/outbound go-to-market strategy 42:51  Never assume a VC deal is done until the money is in your bank account 46:11  YAC raises $7.5mm Series A – What’s next and how will they spend it?