thought experiment: you have a startup. you hear about a new startup with smart, dedicated founders that is going to compete with you. are you most nervous if they are
25% fully remote
14% in person 3 days a week
61% fully in person
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Aug 1, 2022 · 4:31 PM UTC

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their setup doesnt matter imo
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If i hear they have better funding they can hire as they want (more people, flexible, they can afford remote people around the world or in person tier 1)
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Successful startups have founders and early employees with horrible work-life balance, grinding >80 hours weeks for years on end. That's their competitive edge. Fully remote allows for far too healthy of a work life balance.
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fully remote remote allows you to get the best talent across the world rather then people present in the state
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People vote with their feet! We haven’t seen too many people take advantage of going in person given the option
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Good point
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You’re probably focused on the wrong thing if this is what you’re agonizing over.
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Man I can’t imagine how scared I’d be to hear that a competitor was in person 3 days a week
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Alright, back to the office it is
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if it's software, fully remote. If it's hardware, in-person. Isn't this the consensus yet???
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