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?
Summit CPA Group is changing the way people think about accounting. We are a distributed-model CPA firm that specializes in both Virtual CFO Services and…
We help people and companies get data and information from the web. To do that, we provide a group of tools for developers looking to…
Mavens is a healthcare and life sciences focused team whose mission is to connect people to cures using cloud technology.
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…
Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.
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…
Did you switch to remote or start out that way?
Started remote.
From the very beginning, Greenback has been a 100% virtual company. We are all a highly energetic, positive, resourceful team working virtually across the globe.…
Almost entirely remote, but we did start with an HQ in Melbourne. The office environment was fun and collaborative, but ultimately our remote team was…
How important is remote work to your business model?
Our model is in many ways built around remote work. The traditional office is going away and people are working from places and spaces of…
ICUC was built on a remote workforce. With a global client list and service offering, it is critical that we focus on the management of…
The most important characteristic of our remote workforce is that it fits our culture and values. We promote and maintain a “family comes first” work…
What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?
This goes back to flexibility. With our remote work we also offer flexibility within schedules. For our employees, flexibility is the biggest benefit. Working remotely…
Work flexibility allows team members options for how, where, and when to do their work. These options create a collaborative work environment between the needs…
Recruiting top talent is an obvious benefit to remote working. New hires don’t have to leave their cities or uproot their families, which makes us…
What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?
As an Open source company we are already supported by the Ubuntu community that has a global reach. It made sense for us to have…
One of our advisors and angel investors is Joel Gascoigne at Buffer. I’ve long been an admirer of how he’s built his company and work…
Remote work is the number one way we’ve found to give ourselves flexibility, and to stick with our intersectional, feminist ideas that say if we’re…
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