What Remote learned from making AI training mandatory | Job van der Voort, CEO of Remote
Episode Show Notes / Description
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast, the show where we discuss the latest developments in the technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most influential people in the industry.
In today’s episode, we’re happy to present an interview with Job van der Voort, founder and CEO of Remote, which makes it easy to hire and pay anybody anywhere. Job explains what Remote learned when it made its own AI course mandatory, including why some teams believed payroll work couldn’t use AI, and why his focus is on helping the people he already has get better.
We also get into what Remote sees in the job market, why more PhDs now label data for AI companies, the growing challenge of Europe’s labor rules, and how Remote competes with local payroll providers while staying profitable and private. His advice for anyone starting out: join a startup, fail a lot, and stick around.
Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at contact@thenextweb.com.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 What Remote does for companies
01:07 From neuroscience PhD to Remote
02:24 Getting more from the team Remote has
03:45 Making the AI course mandatory
05:06 Reinventing how the work gets done
06:07 What Remote sees in the job market
07:37 How AI is changing contract work
09:45 Are companies replacing people with AI agents?
10:23 Funding, profits, and IPO plans
10:49 Uncertainty and Europe's labor rules
12:36 Remote's MCP server and AI agents
14:41 Competing with local payroll firms
17:40 Robotics, hardware, and acquisitions
19:06 Advice for 20-year-olds in tech
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast, the show where we discuss the latest developments in the technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most influential people in the industry.
In today’s episode, we’re happy to present an interview with Job van der Voort, founder and CEO of Remote, which makes it easy to hire and pay anybody anywhere. Job explains what Remote learned when it made its own AI course mandatory, including why some teams believed payroll work couldn’t use AI, and why his focus is on helping the people he already has get better.
We also get into what Remote sees in the job market, why more PhDs now label data for AI companies, the growing challenge of Europe’s labor rules, and how Remote competes with local payroll providers while staying profitable and private. His advice for anyone starting out: join a startup, fail a lot, and stick around.
Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at contact@thenextweb.com.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 What Remote does for companies
01:07 From neuroscience PhD to Remote
02:24 Getting more from the team Remote has
03:45 Making the AI course mandatory
05:06 Reinventing how the work gets done
06:07 What Remote sees in the job market
07:37 How AI is changing contract work
09:45 Are companies replacing people with AI agents?
10:23 Funding, profits, and IPO plans
10:49 Uncertainty and Europe's labor rules
12:36 Remote's MCP server and AI agents
14:41 Competing with local payroll firms
17:40 Robotics, hardware, and acquisitions
19:06 Advice for 20-year-olds in tech
