Twilio’s CEO backs remote work as tech peers push return-to-office


Lawson is confident that remote-first work is the right approach as he steers the company through a difficult period and bets on Twilio’s newer applications segment for revenue growth. — Photo by Mikey Harris on Unsplash

Twilio Inc chief executive officer Jeff Lawson said the company is sticking with remote work, even as many tech peers push employees to return to the office.

“We’re going to embrace being a distributed company,” Lawson said in an interview. While periodic in-person events are important, “we can treat folks as responsible adults, focus on the work outcome and output,” he said.

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