Industry clusters are very important mainly because of serendipity, which isn’t as likely online, … [+]
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Remote work has been one of the silver linings of the last year and a half and а positive shift in work culture as a whole. A lot of companies suddenly realized that in order to run a digital business you don’t have to be stuck in traffic jams every day and that meetings are just as (in)efficient on Zoom as they are in person.
Some people even speculate that the remote work movement is the key solution to creating living and vibrant economies in small towns and villages, which have been in rapid decline in the past decades.
While all of this is true – there are a lot of positives of working in remote startups, as a startup founder you need to be fully aware of the huge opportunity costs of distancing yourself…