Full remote, freelance: the only team I would hire

If I had to hire a team tomorrow, it would be freelance, full remote, and only that.

Why full remote freelancers

Because that’s where the best talent pool is.

Those who can hold the freelance pace over the long run.

Those who know how to prospect and have real commercial instincts.

Those who have the choice of format… and who, in a large majority, choose full remote (there are of course a few exceptions who love the open space and the morning commute).

With this format, you’re also not limited to searching within a 30 to 45 minute commute around an office.

This is the format where I have seen, by far, the best teams in twelve years. It’s also the format I work in myself.

What I don’t understand

Why do French companies still insist on imposing two to three on-site days a week?

Nobody wants it. It shrinks the talent pool enormously. And it drives away the best, precisely those who have the choice.

Maybe there are numbers I don’t have, that would show a hybrid or on-site team is objectively better. If you have them, I’m interested.

This hiring choice fits a broader trend: the developer market is shifting fast, and the best profiles increasingly get to choose their format.

PS: freedom has to be earned, though. In return, I expect results (not hours, I don’t care about that), professionalism and seriousness. And that shows very, very fast. A full remote freelancer who isn’t serious: stop.