For the open source work I am familiar with, the initial work to get the project off the ground is done by a small group of people who are physically collocated

For the open source work I am familiar with, the initial work to get the project off the ground is done by a small group of people who are physically collocated. Same with startups - I am seeing a lot of founding teams these days where founders are physically near each other and eventually plan to scale up with remote teams once the product has some traction. Happy to bookmark this comment and check back in 2025 if startups are getting created in person or are fully remote right from the genesis.