remote work

8 statements across 7 episodes · 2 bullish · 5 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Mar 13, 2020 by Balaji Srinivasan · across every show →

Everything said about remote work, oldest first

Mar 13, 2020 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
The pandemic will permanently shift tech to a primary remote work model
“So what this is going to do is it's going to force everybody to look at remote work as not a auxiliary, But as a primary, this is what I, one of the grand challenges I think for tech as opposed to biotech to work on, and it's going to have its hands full buil…”
Balaji Srinivasan Mar 13, 2020 ▶ 47:28 #78 Balaji Srinivasan: Exploring COVID-19
Oct 13, 2020 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath predicts workers will ultimately want to return to physical offices
“It's partially real, and I think the biggest implication is belongingness, community, feeling part of a group. And so, I think when we can go back to the office, we'll want to.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 13, 2020 ▶ 1:19:19 #94 Chamath Palihapitiya: Understanding Yourself
Apr 19, 2022 positive
Opinion
Simmer: Periodic In-Person Engagement Is Crucial for Remote-First Organizations
“I think that's right, and I think that's where some periodic in-person engagement is necessary.”
Sarah Jones Simmer Apr 19, 2022 ▶ 46:11 Sarah Jones Simmer: The Foundation of Trust
Jan 24, 2023 neutral
Insight
Coughlin: Working from home facilitates echo chambers by filtering outside views
“When we work from home, it's much easier to create our own echo chambers, either on purpose or inadvertently, And because we have so much more control over what we let in and what we don't let in.”
Carolyn Coughlin Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 25:39 Carolyn Coughlin: Become A Better Listener
Jan 24, 2023 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Parrish: Remote work and insular socioeconomic environments risk driving political extremism
“The socioeconomic world looks like you, the political world looks like you, and my hunch, and I hope I'm wrong, is that this starts to lead to political extremes.”
Shane Parrish Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 25:56 Carolyn Coughlin: Become A Better Listener
Jan 21, 2025 negative
Insight
Building early-stage startups remotely is extremely difficult without prior shared history
“I think it's very, very hard to build an early stage company remote, and the reason I say that is unless you, you've worked with each other before, I view there to be a well of trust that is created when you work together in this, you know, the reason why peop…”
Alfred Lin Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:31:11 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
May 13, 2025 negative
Opinion
Gil: Remote work kills innovation unless teams operate in true online collaboration
“Remote work is generally not great for innovation unless you're truly in an online collaborative environment.”
Elad Gil May 13, 2025 ▶ 9:59 Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World
Jul 21, 2026 negative
Opinion
Nejatian: Remote work generally fails, with Shopify being a rare exception
“First of all, I don't think remote works. Generally, it only works for Shopify, and that's because we built more software to make remote work than anyone reasonably thought we could. And I think the jury has fully come back on this topic, that companies that a…”
Kaz Nejatian Jul 21, 2026 ▶ 23:06 Excellence Is the Capacity to Take Pain
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