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Are there any counter examples of remote-first new companies that built something exceptional while always being remote?

As opposed to companies that built something exceptional in person and are maintaining it remotely.

Isn't taking the blame part of why CEOs get paid millions of dollars? 226 of them in this case. Pichai signed up for it and is objectively a winner too.
Re:My pay went from $240k to $0 on Thursday May 04, 2023 @12:17AM (#35811130)
What are the odds there are missing details in this story?
What are those reasons and why doesn't that apply to some degree to the rest of the government?
Doesn't he say that most regulation is good and is currently pushing for regulation of AI?
Is that what happened in San Francisco?
Re:Why Are Lithium Prices Collapsing? on Sunday April 30, 2023 @12:06PM (#35763869)
Are people confusing lithium with cobalt? Where 70% of it comes from the Congo.
Why hasn't he been pardoned by either party?
Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership on Saturday April 29, 2023 @12:20AM (#35749995)
That would help. When are they going to resume?
What, you don't like the subscription model they added in 2024?
Re:Red Hat layoffs spark calls to unionize, CEO wades in on Friday April 28, 2023 @09:16PM (#35749055)
Dear sir, are you suggesting that something that worked well for certain things at certain times may not automatically apply to all 21st century industries in the year 2023?
Re:Founders’ Email to Clubhouse Employees on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:29PM (#35734873)
Is there a template these companies are working from?

> If you are among those impacted, you will receive a calendar invite to a 1:1 meeting with a manager in your department within the next 10 minutes.

Dropbox also today:

> If you've been impacted, you'll be sent a calendar invitation within the next 30 minutes for a 1:1 with a leader on your team https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/a-message-from-drew

Re:Jerry Springer, legendary talk show host, dead at 79 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:24PM (#35734810)
How did you figure out this diagnosis?
Re:US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low on Thursday April 27, 2023 @01:15PM (#35731372)
While obesity hits an all time high. One has to wonder if we traded one vice for another? Is it better to smoke if it means you eat less? Or vice versa? What's the tradeoff in health?

Are there more health problems as a result of smoking or obesity, in cases where one has made this trade?

Re:US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low on Thursday April 27, 2023 @01:10PM (#35731274)
But something like 50% of studies don't replicate?
Re:Lyft to cut 1,072 employees, or 26% of its workforce on Thursday April 27, 2023 @01:07PM (#35731232)
It's both easy to forget why Uber/Lyft was revolutionary and easy to remember why.
Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @10:50PM (#35722746)
They should be faster, but don't they support voice commands while driving? That's the idea so you don't have to touch it much or at all while driving.
Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @04:23PM (#35719452)
It goes both ways, does it not? Companies and their respective goods or service can't survive without being profitable.
Re:UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @11:04AM (#35714792)
Was that proven? And how close did employees get to taking over the company?
Why do you think the problem is carbon or unique to our time period?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FulCYJxakAAemxR?format=jpg&name=...

Wouldn't it be useful for tracking down anyone?
Isn't that akin to getting tired of critical thinking?
Is anyone else getting tired of the "employees say", "experts say", "researchers say" tactic in journalism?

How many? And importantly, what percentage is that? What do the other employees or experts say?

If the whole school is invited to jump into the abyss, what do you do?
Re:Global rice shortage is set to be the biggest in 20 years on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:59AM (#35629818)
Who started the war? What year did it start?
That's funny, but what if you look at the past 20 or 30 years so you have a larger sample?
I may have missed that one or didn't think of the question yet.
Hopefully not MIT!
What percentage are entrepreneurs and what percentage are people with mental health problems and or drug addiction?

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