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?

Jackson River

Jackson River builds software for nonprofits but ultimately we are a services company that happens to build software. We offer charities an innovative platform called…

Simple [A]

[A] works on giant, content-heavy websites, mobile applications, and enterprise technology. [A] simplifies complex technology for agencies and institutional clients. [A] content engineers plan and…

Universal Mind, Inc.

Universal Mind is a digital agency that specializes in helping our customers get the most out of technology. We’re creators and problem solvers; a team…

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What does your virtual team do within the company?

Sutherland Global Services

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…

American Express

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…

Working Solutions

Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.

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Did you switch to remote or start out that way?

Trade Conductor

I have had offices for many years. But because I traveled more and more, it became clear that an office with no CEO is not…

Hippo Education

Started out remote mostly. At the beginning it was myself, my co-founder and one employee (Hi Tom!). We were bootstrapping to the highest degree. We…

FMTC

We’ve always been a remote company.

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How important is remote work to your business model?

Incsub

Growing the team remotely has given us quite a few advantages. We get the best of the best in new hires thanks to a completely…

Wordfence

It’s a critical success factor for us. Our team is able to spend less time in traffic and more time thinking about how to better…

Formstack

Remote work has become an essential part of our culture. Our goal as a company is to “change lives through inspired software,” and I can’t…

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What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?

Aha!

Productivity and sustainable happiness. Remote work helps us to be more productive — there are no noisy offices to contend with. And we have the…

World Wide Web Hosting

One of the biggest benefits is an almost unlimited hiring pool. Since we are not limited to a specific geographic area surrounding a physical office,…

Workfrom

Superlatives are challenging. People who choose to work remotely typically have other passions that drive them in life. We work remotely so that we can…

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What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?

Ushahidi

We started that way, as a handful of technologists from Kenya but living in different places we creating a tool to respond to the 2008…

Tropical Travelers

The local travel agencies were only servicing local clients, mostly walk-ins. My business model was such that we needed to be focused on the Internet…

CloudPeeps

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…

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