I vote for distributed teams. Even though me & cofounder are in the same city, every time we meet, the meeting closing phrase is always "why exactly couldn't we discuss this over Skype?"
So, from now on we meet for beers only.
We use: DVSC with an issue-tracker (Bitbucket) + Skype (chat & sometimes voice) + Droplr (works great for quick screen sharing) + some experience required.
Mind the "experience required" part. Cause if a person has no exp in remote work and/or has trouble expressing his/her thoughts and ideas in written form - won't work
The rest of the team is also remote, of cource. We have a designer in Israel, a coder in Seattle etc. (we're in London)
Coworking once a week is a great idea tho. Brainstorming is the only activity that makes office a good idea...
So, from now on we meet for beers only.
We use: DVSC with an issue-tracker (Bitbucket) + Skype (chat & sometimes voice) + Droplr (works great for quick screen sharing) + some experience required.
Mind the "experience required" part. Cause if a person has no exp in remote work and/or has trouble expressing his/her thoughts and ideas in written form - won't work
The rest of the team is also remote, of cource. We have a designer in Israel, a coder in Seattle etc. (we're in London)
Coworking once a week is a great idea tho. Brainstorming is the only activity that makes office a good idea...