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title: 'Thinking about taking your startup team remote? Get REMOTE: Office not required for free'
date: '2020-03-11T09:43:42-07:00'
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# Thinking about taking your startup team remote? Get REMOTE: Office not required for free

The funny thing about startups is that they all start as remote. I mean, it’s a kitchen table. Or a coffeeshop. Or a brew pub. That’s the kind of place your company starts. With you. With an idea. And maybe a laptop.

But then you hire other people. You start meeting together. In person. You get into an accelerator. You get a coworking space. Maybe an office. And suddenly remembering how to work remotely becomes a challenge. Let alone working with others remotely.

And now, with so many companies now considering remote work and self-quarantine, any number of people are struggling with this question. Which is why it’s nice to see Jason Fried and the Basecamp team offering up some guidance. For free.

<https://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/1237773562322259970>

Looking for more assistance? Don’t forget we’ve got one of the best remote worker communities in the world at our disposal, thanks to Portland startup [Workfrom](https://workfrom.co). Take a second to check them out and [join their community](https://workfrom.co/chat), as well.

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