Omar Zenhom ran fully remote companies for 14 years but now says remote work kills scaling and hyper-growth. He just leased a physical office in Sydney, arguing that what works for lifestyle doesn't work for building world-leading companies.
Here's something I thought I'd never say. Remote work was holding back my business. I ran remote companies for over 14 years and I built 2 companies on it. I hired global talent. I told anyone who would listen that remote work is the future, but I was only seeing half the picture. We just signed a lease on a studio office here in Sydney because we realized remote work is great for lifestyle, but it's a silent killer for scale, for growth of your business. And the truth is most business owners secretly know this. They're just too afraid to say it out loud. Here's what I learned in over 20 years of building business. What works for your lifestyle doesn't always work for scale or hypergrowth of your business. You're trying to become the world leader in a category. It's very hard to do this with having a fully remote team.
