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The first two weeks of a remote engagement are rarely spent building. They are spent negotiating how to work together through trial and error. Unfortunately, that silent negotiation happens during the most expensive part of the project.
If you are hiring a remote developer, here are 3 things they wish you knew on Day One:
Vague briefs cost more than detailed ones. Saying "build me something like Notion" forces the developer to guess or constantly ask questions across time zones. Spend an hour upfront clarifying the core problem.
"Maybe" sounds like optional. If something is a hard requirement, do not phrase it as a polite suggestion. Ambiguity is where feedback goes to die.
Pushback is a feature, not a bug. A good developer will challenge your assumptions to protect your users. When they say "I can build that, but here is why it might break," treat it as the expert judgment you are paying for.
Read my latest blog post for the full breakdown on how to set up a remote dev engagement for success from day one: https://www.brianmakumi.com/blog/what-remote-developers-wish-their-clients-understood-before-the-project-starts
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