In today's debate, we are joined by Jeff Morris Jr(from Tinder), Arianna Simpson(from Autonomous Partners), & Andreas Klinger(from AngelList) on the hot topic of remote work being our future.

Time-stamped the key points in the debate below:

[02:42] Formal introductions of debate participants Andreas Klinger, Jeffrey Morris, and Arianna Simpson.

[04:35] Andreas discusses the pros of remote work such as lower retention rates and employees being able to optimize for their personal and professional lives.

[06:27] Labor arbitrage and benefits of having accessibility to remote workers a, from a hiring perspective.

[07:38 ] Pros and cons of working remotely as an employee vs. as a CEO during the early stages of a tech startup.

[08:58] Systemization of trust, management styles, and promoting accountability in a work environment.

[10:12] How to build trust, without face-to-face interactions, in a remote setup.

[10:51] Arianna explains the cons of having partially remote teams and how this slows down decision-making processes.

[13:14] Talent arbitrage and benefits of hiring from a diverse pool of candidates.

[14:06] Factoring fiscal constraints into hiring remotely vs. locally for companies during the early stages.

[15:09] Proactive measures companies use to decrease the likelihood of remote employees feeling and or being disregarded by core team members.

[16:30] Discussion about difficulties in cultivating and maintaining a sense of shared mission and purpose, during the early phases of a startup, if employees work remotely.

[19:41] Jeff explains his statement, “The future’s remote, but we don’t have the tools to make it amazing yet.”

[21:10] Andreas discusses the importance of communicating critical company choices in person, such as the decision to make a major pivot.

[23:24] Optimal work environment layouts for tech startups that promote rapid innovation and iteration.

[26:54] Business model where the core founding team work together locally and hire remote, independent contractors.

[29:37] Are remote companies heavily skewed towards hiring introverts?

[32:40] Hiring employees who are able to work autonomously and are effective problem solvers.

[36:12] Setting rules and boundaries, using coworking spaces, and how to combat the effects of loneliness as a remote employee.

[39:40] Tools and procedures Andreas uses to promote trust and accountability and improve workflow, in a remote setting.

[41:58] Andreas, how can managers ensure that remote employees are disciplined enough to complete assigned tasks?

[43:47] Working remotely, you have fewer meetings and office distractions, but more processes. Andreas, how is this tradeoff balanced?

[46:50] How different mediums of communication influence retention of information conveyed.

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