![Why You Should STOP Using Slack with Founder, Justin Mitchell of YAC [LIVE PODCAST] @DigitalNomad](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n74q3ZyOckA/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Justin Mitchell is the founder of Yelling Across Cubicles, or "YAC," an audio-first messaging platform that helps you communicate faster and build stronger relationships with your co-workers or remote team. Companies like Google, Invision, Salesforce, Hubspot, CVS, Mailchimp, and more are jumping on the YAC bandwagon.
In this episode, find out:
* How the founders of YAC won Product Hunt's Makers Festival in 2018.
* What you need to know about the upcoming audio app invasion in 2020.
* How YAC can help you spend less time in meetings, less time on Slack, and less time being accountable to other people so you can get your work done.
* Why you don't have to live in Silicon Valley to start a startup.
* Justin's tips on raising venture capital.
* Why Reddit and Twitter are the best places to hire employees or find a job.
Plus, don't miss the lightning round! With fun questions like:
* Justin's favorite tech backpack, morning beverage, and remote work tools
* His most underrated travel destination
* Entrepreneurs he admires and who you should definitely follow on Twitter
* Why Universal Studios is better than Disney ;)
🔹Resources:
- Website: yac.com (Insert code Badass Digital Nomad for FREE early access!)
- Product Hunt Makers: producthunt.com/makers-festival/product-hunt-api-2-0
Shop my Amazon Store: bit.ly/AmazonTravelStore
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👱🏻♀️About Me: I’m a long-term digital nomad, online entrepreneur, and expat relocation expert who has lived, worked, or traveled in 60 countries over the last 17 years.
👥 I’ve helped thousands of people move or live abroad. Now, I help people learn how to work from home and make money online through my writing, speaking, workshops, content, and courses.
Want to work online and travel, too? Learn how in 30 days with the Digital Nomad Challenge: bit.ly/DNChallengeWaitingList
Follow me on Instagram bit.ly/TWKig
Justin Mitchell is the founder of Yelling Across Cubicles, or "YAC," an audio-first messaging platform that helps you communicate faster and build stronger relationships with your co-workers or remote team. Companies like Google, Invision, Salesforce, Hubspot, CVS, Mailchimp, and more are jumping on the YAC bandwagon.
In this episode, find out:
* How the founders of YAC won Product Hunt's Makers Festival in 2018.
* What you need to know about the upcoming audio app invasion in 2020.
* How YAC can help you spend less time in meetings, less time on Slack, and less time being accountable to other people so you can get your work done.
* Why you don't have to live in Silicon Valley to start a startup.
* Justin's tips on raising venture capital.
* Why Reddit and Twitter are the best places to hire employees or find a job.
Plus, don't miss the lightning round! With fun questions like:
* Justin's favorite tech backpack, morning beverage, and remote work tools
* His most underrated travel destination
* Entrepreneurs he admires and who you should definitely follow on Twitter
* Why Universal Studios is better than Disney ;)
🔹Resources:
- Website: yac.com (Insert code Badass Digital Nomad for FREE early access!)
- Product Hunt Makers: producthunt.com/makers-festival/product-hunt-api-2-0
Shop my Amazon Store: bit.ly/AmazonTravelStore
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👩💻 Subscribe to Digital Nomad News: bit.ly/DigitalNomadTV
❤️Subscribe to Traveling with Kristin bit.ly/TravelwithKristin
🎧Subscribe to the Badass Digital Nomads Podcast: bit.ly/DigitalNomadPodcasts
👱🏻♀️About Me: I’m a long-term digital nomad, online entrepreneur, and expat relocation expert who has lived, worked, or traveled in 60 countries over the last 17 years.
👥 I’ve helped thousands of people move or live abroad. Now, I help people learn how to work from home and make money online through my writing, speaking, workshops, content, and courses.
Want to work online and travel, too? Learn how in 30 days with the Digital Nomad Challenge: bit.ly/DNChallengeWaitingList
Follow me on Instagram bit.ly/TWKig
![Why You Should STOP Using Slack with Founder, Justin Mitchell of YAC [LIVE PODCAST]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n74q3ZyOckA/mqdefault.jpg "Why You Should STOP Using Slack with Founder, Justin Mitchell of YAC [LIVE PODCAST]
Justin Mitchell is the founder of Yelling Across Cubicles, or YAC, an audio-first messaging platform that helps you communicate faster and build stronger relationships with your co-workers or remote team. Companies like Google, Invision, Salesforce, Hubspot, CVS, Mailchimp, and more are jumping on the YAC bandwagon.
In this episode, find out:
* How the founders of YAC won Product Hunts Makers Festival in 2018.
* What you need to know about the upcoming audio app invasion in 2020.
* How YAC can help you spend less time in meetings, less time on Slack, and less time being accountable to other people so you can get your work done.
* Why you dont have to live in Silicon Valley to start a startup.
* Justins tips on raising venture capital.
* Why Reddit and Twitter are the best places to hire employees or find a job.
Plus, dont miss the lightning round! With fun questions like:
* Justins favorite tech backpack, morning beverage, and remote work tools
* His most underrated travel destination
* Entrepreneurs he admires and who you should definitely follow on Twitter
* Why Universal Studios is better than Disney ;)
🔹Resources:
- Website: https://www.yac.com/ (Insert code Badass Digital Nomad for FREE early access!)
- Product Hunt Makers: https://www.producthunt.com/makers-festival/product-hunt-api-2-0
Shop my Amazon Store: http://bit.ly/AmazonTravelStore
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👩💻 Subscribe to Digital Nomad News: http://bit.ly/DigitalNomadTV
❤️Subscribe to Traveling with Kristin http://bit.ly/TravelwithKristin
🎧Subscribe to the Badass Digital Nomads Podcast: http://bit.ly/DigitalNomadPodcasts
👱🏻♀️About Me: I’m a long-term digital nomad, online entrepreneur, and expat relocation expert who has lived, worked, or traveled in 60 countries over the last 17 years.
👥 I’ve helped thousands of people move or live abroad. Now, I help people learn how to work from home and make money online through my writing, speaking, workshops, content, and courses.
Want to work online and travel, too? Learn how in 30 days with the Digital Nomad Challenge: http://bit.ly/DNChallengeWaitingList
Follow me on Instagram http://bit.ly/TWKig")
![Live and Work in Iceland! [DIGITAL NOMAD NEWS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nut-oW0556k/mqdefault.jpg "Live and Work in Iceland! [DIGITAL NOMAD NEWS]
Check out the newest co-living and co-working space in Iceland! Would you live here? Ive been living in Norway and Iceland with the Arctic Digital Nomads program. There are many tech and remote workers here, as well as startup programs!
Inquire at: https://www.blabankinn.is/
Why are digital nomads moving to the Arctic? https://medium.com/@kristinmwilson/why-digital-nomads-are-flocking-to-the-arctic-1d29ad57bf97
More about the Arctic Digital Nomads:
Video: https://youtu.be/JA7lUYKUUU4
IG: https://www.instagram.com/arcticdigitalnomads/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ArcticDigitalNomads/
Iceland Travel Videos Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsTStwiO7jmpGKGHQq-tdqNOxKF003u8g
👩💻 Subscribe to Digital Nomad News: http://bit.ly/DigitalNomadTV
❤️Subscribe to Traveling with Kristin http://bit.ly/TravelwithKristin
👱🏻♀️About: Kristin is a long-term digital nomad, online entrepreneur, and expat relocation expert who has lived, worked, or traveled in 60 countries over the last 17 years.
👥 She’s helped 1,000’s of people move and live abroad and now teaches people how to achieve location independence through writing, speaking, workshops, and online content.
👨💻Subscribe to Badass Digital Nomads Podcast: http://bit.ly/DigitalNomadPodcasts
Learn to become a digital nomad at: www.travelingwithkristin.com")
![The Best Life Advice Ive Ever Received - [Kristin Wilson - Badass Digital Nomads Podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/opB1nO5IMOA/mqdefault.jpg "The Best Life Advice Ive Ever Received - [Kristin Wilson - Badass Digital Nomads Podcast]
Todays guest cancelled but the show must go on. We are making lemonade out of lemons today with a spontaneous podcast on simple actions you can take TODAY to change your life forever. This episode was inspired by a Quora Question I answered: Whats the BEST Life Advice Youve Ever Received? https://qr.ae/TWG9IV
Resources mentioned in this podcast: https://www.travelingwithkristin.com/podcast/2019/06/11-best-life-advice-entrepreneur-motivation
🤩 ***Traveling with Kristin is now a TRAVEL CHANNEL you can stream on Roku and soon Amazon Fire TV*** 🎉https://channelstore.roku.com/details/290632/traveling-with-kristin
• Travel vlogs on Estonia https://youtu.be/HFRCbfWwsRo and Kyoto https://youtu.be/CA1Jkc6pFMo on TWK published this week on TWK
• I was on Destination Eat Drink Podcast: Find out where to find the best food on the planet (my top recommendations): https://radiomisfits.com/ded25/
• The Maverick Show Episode 35: Kristin Wilson shares her latest travel adventures, and her upcoming plans to attend Rolf Potts’ travel writing course in Paris. She then gives a sneak preview her forthcoming book, “Digital Nomad 101: The Path to Location Independence” and shares her writing process and much more!
https://www.themaverickshow.com/podcast/35-bad-ass-digital-nomads-personal-brand-building-and-designing-your-path-to-location-independence-in-30-days-with-kristin-wilson/
• I applied for the Bumble Dream Job 🤗 Leave a comment on Bumbles Instagram if you think I would be a good fit! https://www.instagram.com/p/ByIN55tBt_F/
🎤 Leave a Review for Badass Digital Nomads: 🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/badass-digital-nomads/id1463468736
❓My Quora Life Advice (upvote it!): https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-advice-youve-received-1/answer/Kristin-M-Wilson
✍️ Articles with good life advice:
How Writing Changed My Life by Darius Foroux https://medium.com/darius-foroux/how-writing-changed-my-life-8786ecd5650c
🤫The Secret to Achieving Goals (Even if You Have NO Money or Resources) by Ayodeji Awosika https://medium.com/publishous/the-secret-to-achieving-goals-even-if-you-have-no-money-or-resources-c7e9249f70b6
🤑 Want To Make Millions? Then Act Like a Millionaire. by Anthony Moore https://medium.com/swlh/want-to-make-millions-then-act-like-a-millionaire-6a790281b4e5
🙋🏼 Follow Kristin on:
Medium: https://medium.com/@kristinmwilson
Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kristin-M-Wilson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelingwithkristin/")
