Remote working: good or bad for a startup?
Kevin Lu
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I am not against remote work, but I still ask my employees to meet up in person at least 2 times a week; I find it more efficient that way, to be honest. Speed is the key to a startup, and in order to keep up the pace, communication is crucial. I often find that remote work is inefficient for communication.
What do you think about how remote work affects a startup?
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Vincent Lonij@vincentropy
I ran a fully remote company for years. One enormous benefit you get from being a 100% remote company is that you can suddenly access a massive global talent pool to build your team.
The moment you require 1 day a week (or even 1 day per month) in the office, you completely lose that benefit.
About remote communication: It's a skill you need to learn and train. We've had decades to learn how to behave in an office, it's not realistic to expect remote work to be as efficient without training or experience.
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@vincentropy Wow~ That's a brand new perspective to me, Vincent. Thanks for sharing!
May I ask how did you train yourself and your team to adapt the remote work?
Launching soon!
Pros and cons. If the founders are all remote, it's perfect. It's when you need to hire a team it gets tricky.
Hi Kevin. I would vote for remote hiring to be quite beneficial for startups. If done right, remote hiring can be all cost, effort, and time saving. If you want to learn more about the subject, here are some blogs that I wrote on how remote hiring can be handy for startups: https://appboxtech.com/blogs/40
https://appboxtech.com/blogs/19