Software Company Prospers without an Office
How a Multi-Million Dollar Software Company Prospers Without an Office
In the wake of Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer’s recent decree that all Yahoo! employees must now report to work at a physical office, 21st century companies (large and small) are asking: Does remote working really work?
Given the buzz (and Internet indignation) around Ms. Mayer’s decision, I wanted to try and find an example of a company that’s surviving — even thriving — using what’s been called a distributed work model.
After some searching, I found my test case: a 27-employee software company from Boulder, CO (and all over the US and Canada really)
We spent a few days at SXSW with the executives, managers, and employees of Copyblogger, finding out how they do what they do without a physical office, and why they think it works. Copyblogger has an annual meeting to talk face to face with each other. This year they met at SXSW in Austin.
I think you’ll be fascinated by their story, and the success they’ve earned, while only physically meeting as an entire company once a year.
Another great example is Automattic, Inc. makers of WordPress.com. They have 150 employees and like copyblogger are 100% distributed.
I spent a year working for them and my book about the experience comes out this Fall:
http://www.scottberkun.com/yearwithoutpants
Great stories. I’m looking for successful telework case studies to showcase at the upcoming (online) events of the Better Collaboration Meetup group.
Would love to have you guys (Scott, Chris, et al) joining:
http://www.meetup.com/Better-Collaboration/events/109955352/
BR, Mor Sela, Founder, Better Collaboration