> I personally believe that people need to collaborate in person for truly innovative ideas to come out. Understood, but why do you already think the rest of t

> I personally believe that people need to collaborate in person for truly innovative ideas to come out. Understood, but why do you already think the rest of the team disagrees? You haven't even hired them yet. After all, if they did agree, then they would plan collaboration excursions using the budget you've given them as they find most beneficial. And their solutions will almost certainly be better than yours as they will live and breathe it, not just watch it from afar while working on things like marketing, customer acquisition, bookkeeping, and business development.