Remote Questions

What are some pros and cons of hiring full time employees onsite vs employing contractors on platforms like UpWork (ODesk)?Salary is one. In almost all cases remote workers are going to cost you...

Hiring Employees Remote Contractor Upwork

asked Jun 16 '15 at 10:25

Larry Lamas
14 points

What are the considerations as we consider employees that would work remotely? I'm particularly thinking about technical positions (programming, web site maintenance) that are remote due to...

Hiring Employees Remote

asked Sep 21 '10 at 06:21

Keith De Long
5,091 points

This question might seem more negative than it is...I'm looking to travel the world and build my startup on-the-go. Would I need to pay income tax in any country if I don't stay in a country for...

Legal Tax Remote Travel Tax Structure

asked Jul 1 '14 at 14:28

Willie Hudson
6 points

How do you manage tracking daily goals for your team?Our team is a distributed (all 4 of us are in different states) so currently just send a group email at the end of each day stating what was...

Productivity Team Remote Tracking Goals

asked Jul 2 '14 at 19:10

Edward Haley
7 points

It would save considerable overhead expenses on things like rent and health insurance in some cases (for those employees who are in other countries).What about VCs? Would they look upon such a...

Funding Venture Capital Employees Remote Startups

asked Apr 20 '15 at 12:57

Jason George
14 points

What tools and strategies do you recommend for 100% remote teams to collaborate? Our team of 6 is spread across the globe. Also, how can you create a company culture in such a case?

Culture Strategy Tools Team Remote

asked May 14 '14 at 14:43

Patty Balderas
14 points

With talented people being so hard to find, why do startups still struggle for months trying to hire someone in their city?

Recruiting Hiring Remote

asked Mar 31 '14 at 21:12

Pablo Rosa
19 points

Now that my startup is starting to generate revenue, I'm going to hire a designer, a rails coder, and several SEO people to work remotely. I'll likely start on ODesk and if they are good, move the...

Team Remote Communication Odesk

asked Mar 15 '14 at 12:23

Melissa Gonzales
35 points

Are there many startups that have the necessary setup for internationally located employees to work remotely? Please provide examples of such companies or websites where such lists could be found....

Visa Remote

asked Dec 2 '13 at 01:53

Moonstar2001
186 points

I want to hire a few developers and support executive for my website. Being an start up, I want to hire them to work remotely to save office expenses but I don't know anything about hiring full...

Recruiting Hiring Employees Remote

asked Dec 3 '12 at 20:32

Sourabh
288 points

I have a single-member LLC and do programming contract work for clients. My LLC is incorporated in North Carolina, where I used to live, but I am currently and for the foreseeable future living in...

Incorporation Remote

asked Nov 27 '12 at 03:43

John Z
216 points

I have a remote worker (He lives in South Africa, we are in Israel) in my team of 3, and I want to reward him for his awesome work. There is not enough budget to compensate him more but I still...

Compensation Remote

asked Jun 19 '12 at 03:39

Mikle
113 points

If you are asking your VA to do tasks that involve your credit card, bank information, and other personal information, you need someone trustworthy. How do you find a trustworthy VA?

Virtual Workforce Trust Remote

asked Dec 1 '10 at 16:48

Joseph Turian
895 points

Is it a viable idea to start a business without office space and relying on the possibility for employees to work from home? What should be considered as main factors a distributed team to be...

Team Remote

asked Sep 26 '10 at 17:47

Rem
352 points