Firstbase

Firstbase's market got pulled forward 4 years by COVID

Shaan describes advising Chris at Firstbase, a remote-work setup company, before COVID with no certainty companies would pay for home desks. When lockdowns hit, the waitlist exploded with thousands of companies and his market was accelerated by roughly four years.

“And then boom, this thing happened. And like his waitlist exploded, thousands of companies signing up, and he can't handle the demand. And now every company has to have a person like, you know, at the head of HR or whatever that is planning how are we going to have so many employees remote.”

Firstbase: a 'welcome box' subscription for remote workers

Shaan describes Firstbase, a company that lets employers provision a remote employee's full home-office setup (chair, laptop, headphones) as a monthly subscription checklist, recreating the in-office desk experience at home.

“What these guys are doing is they're making it so that you can get all those things at home. So as an employer, you have a little checklist. What are all the things you want to provide?”

Steal thisSell remote-office equipment as a per-item monthly subscription employers can provision per employee.