In The Soup: Navigating Being a Remote-First Founder artwork
The GrepBeat Podcast

In The Soup: Navigating Being a Remote-First Founder

  • 20:45
  • October 15th 2025

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday!

Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Lindsay Freeman Avagliano of CivicReach and Shruti Shah of Symphonic Capital to talk about what it really takes to build and lead a remote-first startup. From managing teams spread across time zones to intentionally building company culture without an office, they share their experiences navigating the modern landscape of distributed work.

Thank you for joining us for this episode of In The Soup, a show under The GrepBeat Podcast.

Today’s episode, and the rest of the season, is proudly sponsored by Curious Ant.

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