Sometime this week the number of companies who signed up to learn more about FirstbaseHQ.com will pass 10,000
It's almost 12 months to the day since lockdowns began and remote work accelerated 10yrs into the future
This is still day 1 of remote work
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It's almost 12 months to the day since lockdowns began and remote work accelerated 10yrs into the future
This is still day 1 of remote work
[ a thread ] 💻🏠🌍
🚔 The Remote Work Dilemma: Any company that isn't as remote as it's biggest competitor will perish
9 in 10 people don't want to work in an office again full-time
Any company who doesn't let their team work remotely as much as they want it will lose them to their competitors
9 in 10 people don't want to work in an office again full-time
Any company who doesn't let their team work remotely as much as they want it will lose them to their competitors
🛍eCommerce Similarities: In the same way eCommerce continues to destroy companies that refuse to embrace it, remote work will destroy office-first companies
Amazon began with books before expanding horizontally
Remote work started with tech and is now expanding
Amazon began with books before expanding horizontally
Remote work started with tech and is now expanding
🦠 Covid Enforced Work from Home: This has not been remote work as normal. Lockdowns, homeschooling and a global pandemic
Remote work doesn't mean work from home
Remote work means work from anywhere
Millions of people have never experienced all the benefits of remote
Remote work doesn't mean work from home
Remote work means work from anywhere
Millions of people have never experienced all the benefits of remote
🏢 Death of HQ: Commercial office real estate will be cut
It doesn't make economic sense to pay $10k-$50k per worker every year for office space when everybody want to work remote
It doesn't make economic sense to pay $10k-$50k per worker every year for office space when everybody want to work remote
⭐️ Access talent: Only being able to hire the best person you can afford in a 30-mile radius while remote competitors hire the most talented person for every single role will destroy businesses
🔮 The future of living: Remote work is a bridge to a higher quality of life
Spending more time with people we choose, being able to live where we want, spend more time doing what we love
Spending more time with people we choose, being able to live where we want, spend more time doing what we love
🏭 Factory style working: The office is a remnant of the industrial revolution incompatible with knowledge work
Remote work allows work to be tailored to the individual rather than the collection, empowering everyone to do deep focussed work, avoid distractions
Remote work allows work to be tailored to the individual rather than the collection, empowering everyone to do deep focussed work, avoid distractions
🚨 Asynchronous-first: The most successful remote companies will not replicate the office remotely
Instead they will create new style and processes of working that empower people to do better work more efficiently
Async work will be the thing that unlocks that
Instead they will create new style and processes of working that empower people to do better work more efficiently
Async work will be the thing that unlocks that
🏡 Micro Coworking: Coworking mega offices in big cities will not win long-term
They solve few of the problem that bespoke offices provide
Instead, what will emerge are super local co-working space. A home on every street with great amenities will dominate
They solve few of the problem that bespoke offices provide
Instead, what will emerge are super local co-working space. A home on every street with great amenities will dominate
❌ Remote Rejection: Some people will reject remote work
Having had an incredibly difficult experience during the most difficult conditions imaginable they'll find it difficult to accept
Through exposure to the intangible benefits post Covid many will realize they like remote
Having had an incredibly difficult experience during the most difficult conditions imaginable they'll find it difficult to accept
Through exposure to the intangible benefits post Covid many will realize they like remote
❤️ Remote love: People who love remote work today will love it post Covid. People who like it today will love it post covid
Anyone who hates it should give it a chance when things open up
Anyone who hates it should give it a chance when things open up
👯♀️ Major Differences: The reason remote work is inevitable is because everything you do in an office can be replicated to a greater or lesser degree remotely
Everything might not be the same, or perfect, but it is similar
Most of the benefits of remote can never be replicated
Everything might not be the same, or perfect, but it is similar
Most of the benefits of remote can never be replicated
📈 Scale of Remote: Companies now know remote work works
There are 255m desk jobs globally and survey continually point to 90%+ of people never wanting to work in an office again full-time
There will be 128m+ people who work remotely most of the time by 2030
There are 255m desk jobs globally and survey continually point to 90%+ of people never wanting to work in an office again full-time
There will be 128m+ people who work remotely most of the time by 2030
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