{"id":38242,"date":"2023-10-20T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/should-your-team-be-based-in-one-office-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:55:07","slug":"should-your-team-be-based-in-one-office-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/should-your-team-be-based-in-one-office-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Should your team be based in one office? – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re currently advertising to<\/a> hire<\/a> five<\/a> new<\/a> roles<\/a> for Shoes of Prey<\/a>, and have had a few people contact us to ask if the roles could be based in cities other than Sydney.<\/p>\n

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I’ve read about quite a few start-ups with people based in different cities all working together remotely, but I really struggle to see how everyone could be effective working in that way.<\/p>\n

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There’s so much additional value that comes from being physically located in the same space.<\/p>\n

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By nature, start-ups are chaotic. The ability to move, react and change quickly is critical to their success.<\/p>\n

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By sitting in the same office together, we get to hear each other’s conversations. We live and breathe what works and what doesn\u2019t in the business, allowing everyone to react quickly.<\/p>\n

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Even having two offices, one in Sydney and one in China, creates some barriers to reacting quickly and for the team working together. While we do a pretty good job in managing this, it’s not perfect.<\/p>\n

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Thinking through our values and culture<\/a>, much of what is core to our business would be very hard to do with people based in different locations.<\/p>\n

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Recognising great work becomes harder if you haven’t been able to witness first-hand what someone has achieved on a project. Communication becomes much harder if you’re doing it all over email, chat or Skype.<\/p>\n

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It’s harder to be inspired by your colleagues if there’s no one physically around you.<\/p>\n

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Despite advances in communication tools, such as video conferencing, there’s still nothing quite like sitting at a desk, surrounded by a group of amazing colleagues working together to achieve the same goal.<\/p>\n

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So while we’re happy to help an awesome hire relocate, all the roles we’re hiring for will need to be based in Sydney.<\/p>\n

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What’s your view?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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