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CEO @LambdaSchool (YC S17): A CS education that's free until you get a job. I have made remarks that I do not agree with.

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    Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 11

    I wish remote companies were more open about the downsides of being remote. They’re definitely there, but I suspect they may be solvable.

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      2. Greg Caplan‏ @gdcaplan Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I wish non remote companies were more open about the downsides of non-remote, but most are unsolvable

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 11
        Replying to @gdcaplan

        Everyone is aware of those though

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      4. Greg Caplan‏ @gdcaplan Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Not sure that’s true, plus talking about the downsides of remote without comparing to downsides of in office makes remote look like a bad decision which does everybody a disservice especially with majority of cos still afraid of remote friendly workplaces

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      5. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 11
        Replying to @gdcaplan

        Do you ever consider why they do though? It’s because they’re afraid of the downsides, and maybe they shouldn’t be, but remote companies want to promote being remote so heavily they pretend like there are none

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      6. Greg Caplan‏ @gdcaplan Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        The biggest issue is communications - I wrote a piece on it last weekhttps://remoteyear.com/blog/how-100-percent-remote-companies-should-communicate …

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      2. chris‏ @chrissesi Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        The students at Lambda will hit on a lot of these same points. Being remote for school is a lot like being remote for a job.

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 11
        Replying to @chrissesi

        There are downsides to a remote school as well, but they’re different IMO. A company is trying to create something. A school is trying to help you learn/become something.

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      4. Caleb Hicks‏ @calebhicks Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred @chrissesi

        One great thing about remote class is that we have an infinite classroom. Every day at 4PM Pacific we have 400 students small group discussions (1:8 ratio) for an hour. Could be 4000 with zero infrastructure changes. Imagine the school you’d need to be able to pull that off.

        1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
      5. Justin D. Long‏ @justindlong Jun 11
        Replying to @calebhicks @AustenAllred @chrissesi

        What software do you use to do the remote discussion? We’re using Zoom with breakout rooms but current model tops at 100. (Maybe a higher paid tier)

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      6. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 11
        Replying to @justindlong @calebhicks @chrissesi

        All 400 are rarely together, but you can use webinar feature for that

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      2. Ian Misner‏ @IanMisner Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Can you elaborate? I work 100% remote and it's the best job I've ever had.

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 11
        Replying to @IanMisner

        As a company there are trade offs. Harder to create/brainstorm, harder to bounce ideas, etc.

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Ian Misner‏ @IanMisner Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Ah, yea. I can see that it may be a bigger issue from the company side than the employee side. We have a very open "get in a zoom call" policy when working on issues. I suppose we may lose out on some of the random inspiration moments that you get when working in the same room.

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      2. Josh Williams  🙌‏ @jw Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Here’s one that caught me off guard: Managing remote teams is easier when you’re further east. If you’re in California you have to prepare the day before or be up early.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Ethan Baugher‏ @EthanBaugher Jun 12
        Replying to @jw @AustenAllred

        That is a very interesting observation.

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      4. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Jun 12
        Replying to @EthanBaugher @jw

        Yup. Our classes start at 8 AM on west coast so they can end at a reasonable hour on east

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      1. Amanda Orson‏ @amandaorson Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I've worked in remote, on-site, and hybrid roles over the last 5 years. Cons to remote: - not everyone can work in isolation; need self-directed folks - FAR less opportunity for serendipitous conversations/ ideas - very hard to "brainstorm" remotely

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      2. Brian Lamb‏ @blambroll Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Remote limits empathy and constructive conflict between team members. While it might create a more enjoyable work experience for many, it very clearly limits speed of execution and alignment on common goals. I don't think its fixable, but it is sometimes acceptable.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Brian Lamb‏ @blambroll Jun 11
        Replying to @blambroll @AustenAllred

        I also think this is identical to education. Great teachers use empathy and constructive pressure to get performance out of all students in their class that can't be duplicated online (yet).

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      1. Daniel Doyon‏ @deadly_onion Jun 11
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        The downsides of remote work are real, but it’d be silly to think they’re permanent 1/ We have 100 years of management science based on the office that needs to be undone 2/ Collaboration technology is rapidly accelerating (Slack, Google Docs, etc didn’t exist 10 years ago)

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