It can work either way. If you and your co-founders can get in a room on a regular basis and that leads to increased productivity, great. If you and your co-founders are in different cities or countries, and the only way the startup gets launched, then do that. It depends on the circumstances of the startup and the founders.
For me, I'd go 100% remote from the start. Looking 1 year, 3 years, 5 years out, 100% remote is the future for many companies. Covid accelerated this process, and the next pandemic is inevitable. Cost of living is outrageous in most tech hubs ($2.8 million for a 60 year old 3 bedroom house in Santa Clara!) and you'll have to pay more to recruit if you don't go remote. It's better for me to build that into the DNA of the company from the start.
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It can work either way. If you and your co-founders can get in a room on a regular basis and that leads to increased productivity, great. If you and your co-founders are in different cities or countries, and the only way the startup gets launched, then do that. It depends on the circumstances of the startup and the founders.
For me, I'd go 100% remote from the start. Looking 1 year, 3 years, 5 years out, 100% remote is the future for many companies. Covid accelerated this process, and the next pandemic is inevitable. Cost of living is outrageous in most tech hubs ($2.8 million for a 60 year old 3 bedroom house in Santa Clara!) and you'll have to pay more to recruit if you don't go remote. It's better for me to build that into the DNA of the company from the start.
agreed - it might seem invariant today but forward-looking, remote is the way to go.