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?
Packlane is an online printing company that makes the process of ordering custom packaging easy and affordable for brands of any size by offering super…
ThirdPath Institute provides coaching, training and workbooks to individuals and families looking for new and better ways to balance work and life. In addition, we…
Greenback specializes in the preparation of US expat tax returns for Americans living overseas. We offer a full range of expat tax services for US…
What does your virtual team do within the company?
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…
Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
Started remote.
I was one of TNTP’s first employees after its founding in 1997. We were virtual for some roles from the get-go, with CEO Michelle Rhee…
The product team at Parse.ly has always had the option to work remotely. This is one way that co-founders Andrew Montalenti and Sachin Kamdar decided…
How important is remote work to your business model?
Working remotely has allowed us to hire the best people wherever they live. This is of huge value.
It is not important to our business model as much as it is important to our company vision and culture. We believe high-quality work and…
Absolutely critical. The best and brightest can be found all around the world, and it’s important for us to employ only the most talented individuals,…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
Having a remote workforce gives us the ability to have the most talented workers, and also the ability to focus on productivity. Being in an…
Happier and more productive staff. People who have more control over their work places and work schedules are more inspired to create excellence.
There are a few benefits to working remotely. We get the best talent regardless of geographical location. We also save money on overhead, making us…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
We have been a boot-strapped business from the beginning, having never outspent our revenue, taken any loans, or investor money. This means we have to…
Modern Tribe has never had an office until just recently, and those are simply a couple people who decided they wanted someone to arm wrestle…
DataStax provides products that are “wrapped around” open source software. The early employees were engineers who came from the open source world where there is…