Why Remote
140 companies answer 6 questions
Choosing to take your company remote is not an easy decision. In our Why Remote section, we ask leading remote companies why and how they made the jump to remote. Here you'll gain insight from companies that were remote from day one as well as tips from companies that made the switch gradually over many months or even years.
What does your remote-friendly company do?
Eyeo GmbH is the company behind the world’s most popular open source browser extension, Adblock Plus. We have so far 100,000,000 active installations worldwide. Even…
Balsamiq is the maker of Mockups – the rapid wireframing software that combines the simplicity of paper sketching with the power of a digital tool…
GitLab is a code collaboration open-source platform that allows a full workflow to create, review and deploy code. We also have GitLab CI, a continuous…
What does your virtual team do within the company?
World Service is the American Express global servicing network that delivers a unique Relationship Care® service experience. We focus on turning every customer interaction into…
CloudSource, the work at home division of Sutherland Global Services, employs customer service consultants from all 48 contiguous states to support industry leaders in the…
Our combined human resources and recruiting team helps identify talent around the globe for our corporate, full-time openings, as well as the numerous independent contractor…
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
I’ve worked in both types of environments before, but we started this company as remote.
Yes, the company started as remote.
We started as remote. I don’t see that ever changing.
How important is remote work to your business model?
Doist is– and always has been– bootstrapped, independent and profitable. Our remote-first structure has truly allowed us to thrive as a business. Since we don’t…
I’m not sure I’d say remote work is connected with our business model, since it’s possible that GitHub could’ve been built by a non-distributed team.…
It’s essential! Automattic started from the very beginning as a distributed company. It didn’t happen gradually, it was from the start.
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
The implied foundation of trust. We give our team the autonomy to figure out how they can do their best work. This can only happen…
Getting to choose from a wider, more diverse pool of candidates is an obvious benefit – we get to focus on what makes a candidate…
We are able to tap into all of the great talent of people who cannot work out of the home. There is an amazing talent…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
Our co-founders met and started WooThemes before ever meeting in person. Since we weren’t influenced by a history of working in an office together we…
Pragmatism. We were looking to build a customer-focused company. People all over the world use 1Password, so hiring globally helps the people who build and…
The primary reason our company integrated remote work is because our industry is small and spread throughout the U.S. (and world). When it was time…