Why Remote

140 companies answer 6 questions

Choosing to take your company remote is not an easy decision. In our Why Remote section, we ask leading remote companies why and how they made the jump to remote. Here you'll gain insight from companies that were remote from day one as well as tips from companies that made the switch gradually over many months or even years.

What does your remote-friendly company do?

ezhome

We are a home services company. We’re using data and technology and full-time service professionals to revolutionize the way U.S. consumers maintain and improve their…

Mavens

Mavens is a healthcare and life sciences focused team whose mission is to connect people to cures using cloud technology.

Kin HR

Kin is an online HR software that helps you manage new hire onboarding, employee data, time-off tracking, and employee reviews & objectives. The Kin HR…

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What does your virtual team do within the company?

Working Solutions

Ensures we attract the best talent and retain it through meaningful and effective company programs and a positive culture.

Sutherland Global Services

CloudSource, the work at home division of Sutherland Global Services, employs customer service consultants from all 48 contiguous states to support industry leaders in the…

Appen

Our combined human resources and recruiting team helps identify talent around the globe for our corporate, full-time openings, as well as the numerous independent contractor…

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Did you switch to remote or start out that way?

Hanno

We did–we’ve been 100% remote right from the start (although we considered being non-remote at one point in our history). I’m eternally thankful that we…

Jackson River

We started out as a virtual company with the intent to be virtual. We wanted to embrace modern technology that had never been created or…

Hubstaff

Our company started out as a completely virtual business.

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How important is remote work to your business model?

Time Doctor

First, it allows us to be our best user for our product. Second, it allows us to source talent from all over the world. Not…

TNTP

Remote working is critical to TNTP’s business model and impact. We choose projects and partnerships based on where we see the greatest opportunities and needs.…

Inpsyde GmbH

It is essential! No remote, no Inpsyde!

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What do you consider the biggest benefits of a remote workforce?

Incsub

The biggest benefit would be that we have the freedom to hire the best candidate for positions regardless of their location. I personally consider the…

GobySavvy

One of the biggest benefits of a remote workforce is knowing that we have team members in India, in Australia, in Germany, in the UK,…

Toptal

Being a remote company means that I can open up LinkedIn or any platform and hire just about anybody there. Think about that for a…

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What were the main reasons to integrate remote work into your workforce?

Packlane

Unique recruiting advantage, with access to a wider pool of talent The costs savings are substantial The convenience factor of not having to commute The…

World Wide Web Hosting

The benefits of a remote workforce are so great; we never seriously considered the alternatives. Our business model is to run as lean as possible,…

InVisionApp

Remote work wasn’t integrated, but rather an intentional choice from the start. We believe that it’s a much better option for our team members with…

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