Automattic CEO Toni Schneider (tonydotorg):
I’ve noticed a new trend in Silicon Valley. More and more startups are beginning life as distributed companies, and investors and partners are starting to accept it as normal. Our company Automattic is distributed, and I’m ready to sing the praises of running a business in this way. BTW, I thinkdistributed (“evenly spread throughout an area”) is a better description than the more commonly used virtual (“nearly real or simulated to be real”) for a company that has people working from all over the place instead of a centralized office. In Automattic’s case, we currently have over 50 employees spread across 12 US states and 10 countries.
Interesting counterpoint to my earlier post about The Myth of Frictonless Free Agent Networks and Anywhere Anywhen Collaboration .
As CEO of 2020 Social, I build and nurture online communities for Indian and international clients, connect their customers, partners and employees, and help them catalyze collaboration and innovation, and drive loyalty and advocacy. Ask me how 2020 Social can help you, email me at [email protected], call me +91-9999856940, or connect with me at @gauravonomics on Twitter.
Related posts:
- Updated: Why Use Twitter When You Can Make Your Own Microblogging Network With WordPress Prologue?
- Guest Post: How are Human Resource Professionals Using Social Media?
- Stacey Garfinkle in Washington Post: Sex + Texting = Sexting
