At the time, hiring domestically vs internationally, wasn't a mutually exclusive decision. A team that really needs to hire fast to, say, launch a new revenue feature, needs to be expanding the top of the funnel of good people in all locations simultaneously.
So we ended up with a mix of teammates in Austin and in Colombia, and crucially, we did our best to make us all feel like one product team working for one company.
When you hired in Colombia, and when you hire in Latam now for Astro customers, do you bring a bunch of people together in a physical office, or do they work from home?
I speak Spanish and I had experience working with a team in Colombia, so we naturally gravitated in that direction!
Regarding office or work from home, it's up to the team! We have local offices in 6 different cities. in places where we don't have offices, a quiet co-working location with great internet and office perks is built in when building a team with Astro.