A business model that helps remote companies build and scale culture by facilitating in-person gatherings, summits, and experiences, bridging the gap between remote work and the need for face-to-face interaction.
Opportunity7.6
Why now
The prevalent assumption that everything will be remote forever is starting to swing back, and companies are finding it hard to manage and build culture remotely, leading to a need for structured in-person interaction.
Market gap
A structured, specialized service focused specifically on building and managing culture for remote teams through curated in-person experiences.
Business fit
Type
Service/SaaS
Target
Remote-first companies, distributed teams
Revenue
Not enriched
Founder
Someone with experience in HR, event management, or community building for remote teams.
Scores
Problem
7.0
Feasibility
7.0
Why now
9.0
Go-to-market
7.0
Confidence
9.0
Proof signals
Scott Belsky's contrarian view that tech jobs will swing back to in-person or hybrid models.
The host's own company (Late Checkout) with 50 remote team members plans regular summits.
Keyword demand
Keyword
Volume
Growth
remote team culture
20/mo
-75% YoY
culture as a service
10/mo
-50% YoY
company retreats
22,200/mo
+18650% YoY
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Source episode
Forecasting the Future of Tech with Scott Belsky | Where It Happens0:02:46
I think there's a ton of opportunity to build companies around that yeah um I like that I think that's like a cool infrastructure thing too of like bridging the gap in between the two and how do you go build a business that allows people to you know basically like culture as a service right like you know you need to have culture it's so important for growing businesses can you create a culture as a service business (0:02:46)