This is a great starter list. I used to advocate against remote teams until I by chance landed in one. Now I am sold on the reduced overhead and the ability to

This is a great starter list. I used to advocate against remote teams until I by chance landed in one. Now I am sold on the reduced overhead and the ability to allow developers to work when they feel productive. The tools are in place, with source control, issue tracking and collaboration tools being provided as SaaS as well as Skype being such a great collaboration platform. With the cloud providing server capacity on demand there is really no reason for a new company to heavily invest in facilities and infrastructure.