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Size doesn't matter in this context. It's about stability and longevity of the company (and the ability to operate well without localized teams). I'd love to se
by rglover 15y ago
Size doesn't matter in this context. It's about stability and longevity of the company (and the ability to operate well without localized teams). I'd love to see some data to support the success of local vs. remote teams (especially since the ability to have strong remote teams is fairly young).
- pg 15y agoThe two are not unrelated. If the best distributed companies do 1% as well as the best concentrated ones, then it's reasonable to worry that the same ratio holds all the way down the line, till you get to the point where 100n is on the right side of surviving, and n is on the wrong side.
- rglover 15y agoI agree that it's reasonable to worry, though, the concept of distributed teams is still too young to compete against established, centralized teams. I'd rather look toward statistical data rather than the empirical data that we have on hand now. I'd really like to see an essay where you confute this in detail (there's a lot to dissect here that requires further research).