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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

Bandwidth sufficient for efficient communication was unavailable or prohibitively expensive. Today, especially in tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, or Seattle, none of these facts hold. Global internet bandwidth has exponentially increased while costs have become radically lower.

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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

On May 7, 1947, Levitt & Sons announced their first rental homes in Levittown, New York. New wave tech companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter have to hire thousands of developers with six-figure salaries to offer products that work well. This is the model we see at software companies that are doing exceptionally well.

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Workplace Flexibility Boosts Remote Teams’ Loyalty

Transformify

The first was a shakeup in our software engineering team, which was originally based out of New York City. We found ourselves with a large project and the need to bring in a new team in order to be able to take it on. where he worked for the Library of Congress to Madison, WI.

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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

But if your company is located someplace like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Boston, or New York, you’re entering the race with a handicap. It’s hard to recruit against a profitable enterprise with a “wow” campus, unmatched employee benefits, and a reputation that’s leagues beyond your tiny new company.