About this episode
Show Notes [0:00:00] Episode Summary | Intro [0:02:25] Remote Work: Pros/Cons How we’ve done it, and how you can learn from our mistakes. There are options. The pandemic has made a huge portion of people realize their jobs can be done from home. Not everyone is going back to the office, and for valid reasons. The pros far outweigh the cons. Comfort and convenience go a long way toward being productive. [0:06:40] Why We Chose Distributed We started as a completely co-located business. Think 1/3rd....or 1/10th of Silicon Valley and you have the right idea. In late 2019 we decided it was time for a shift. Being pre-pandemic, the thing that made us kick-off a new normal was quite simply that our office became less desirable. And inconvenient parking (aka no parking) led to distributed considerations...seriously. We were always remote friendly, but more people started working off-site: from local coffee shops, gastro-pubs, their homes. We misunderstood business for productivity. Being co-located was actually instigating poor communication. Jeremy’s 15+ years of Distributed Work Experience How his experience encouraged a dramatic change in where and how we conducted business. We also brought on a new team through an acquisition, which only further exemplified the need for this change. We chose distributed over hybrid for a reason. We did attempt a hybrid approach for a brief
