Pros and cons of a remote first company: Go!

I've built two businesses from 0 to 100 employees remote first. You lose a bit of the in-person companionship and some meetings/collaborations are harder. The benefits are the obvious flexibility, easy for deep work, no need to commute, etc. But the most important thing is understanding it's a different format of a company and create a culture that supports it. We had happy hour every Friday after work (remotely) and a budget for drinks, used the right tools for async communication, guides to use slack well, and more.