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Chris Herd
@chris_herd
Founder & CEO @Firstbase (Aquired by @AppDirect)
Joined August 2009
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    Today is a massive day for @Firstbase We are joining forces with @AppDirect
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    “We’re returning to the office because our culture is so important” The culture:
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    “We’re returning to the office because our culture is so important” The culture:
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    I've spoken to 1,500+ people about remote work in the last 9 months A few predictions of what is likely to emerge before 2030 [ a thread ] 💻🏠🌍
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    I've spoken to 2,000+ companies over the last 12 months about their plans for remote work going forward Here are a few things I've learned [ a thread ] 💻🏠🌍
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    I've spoken to around 1,000 companies over the last 6 months about their plans for remote work going forward Here are a few things I've learned [ a thread ] 💻🏠🌍
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    Pandemic Remote Normal Remote
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    Deloitte going remote-first forever is far bigger than people realize In one swoop they: - forced McKinsey, Bain, BCG, PWC, KPMG & EY to be remote-first or lose all their best people to Deloitte - established themselves as the best place for consultants to work Jedi move 🧠
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    From a CEO: “Every time a competitor mentions return to office our recruiters reach out to their people. We’ve hired 15+ of their engineers in the last 2 months.” So easy.
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    From a CEO: “I interviewed 12 candidates this week… 60% are looking for new roles because their current company is asking them to come back to the office 3+ days/week” It’s happening
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    From a CEO: “We announced return to office plans on Friday. By Monday a large number of our best people resigned, all wanting remote work. We’re rapidly reassessing our policy.” Worker power
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    Name a worse quality-of-life destroyer than the daily commute
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    From a CEO: “Companies going back to the office are ones whose leaders didn’t feel important working remotely because their only jobs are meetings”