Was dead set against remote-first teams until I saw how Buffer operates

I always thought remote meant lazy teammates and slow decisions, but after talking to their CEO at a Vancouver meetup last fall, I realized they actually have a solid system for async work and transparency. Has anyone else changed their mind after seeing a specific company's setup?

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blair_davis5016h ago

Give it a year. Buffer looks good on paper and in blog posts but that's because they have a small, hand picked team that already bought into the culture. Try scaling that model to 500 people and watch the cracks form. Most of these "remote first" success stories are just companies that haven't had a major hiring slump or a bad quarter yet. When things get tight, the lack of face to face trust really shows up. The real test isn't how happy everyone is during the honeymoon phase.