I wouldn't say office-less and async are at odds. It's more like that we now have 2 axes: - Has or doesn't have physical office; - Has or doesn't have culture

I wouldn't say office-less and async are at odds. It's more like that we now have 2 axes: - Has or doesn't have physical office; - Has or doesn't have culture of getting things done with less back-and-forth. If you look at it like this then you have 4 different combinations -- that translate to 4 different types of companies.