Remote work may be “harder” in some dimensions (communication barriers), but there are tradeoffs for removing those barriers. In-person costs: Reducing your ta

Remote work may be “harder” in some dimensions (communication barriers), but there are tradeoffs for removing those barriers. In-person costs: Reducing your talent pool size, raising the cost of that talent, an increase in the politicization of workplace success, regional and cultural myopias from localized hiring (which can damage the output of everything), cost of workspace. Some of those risks are existential so it’s not a simple “one way is better” equation. I would try to build a remote-first business and work hard on the communication challenges before surrendering the natural advantages it affords. I think what you lose is often less than what you gain, especially in terms of culture.