As a devotee of remote working for almost two decades I am also the first to admit that some aspects of the remote space still have some distance to go, compared with the physical experience. Having seen the technology for group collaboration and individual interaction transform unimaginably over that time, for me the main missing link remained networking and interaction with larger groups that you only get through personal attendance at a conference or summit.
A new startup called Remo could finally save me from the need to ever don lipstick and a lanyard ever again though, with a platform dedicated to effective business networking - 100% online.
In the words of Remo founder, Ho Yin Cheung,
“The typical one-to-many format of webinars and virtual summits fails to satisfy the main reason people attend face-to-face events, which is to network with their peers. Learning from the speakers is the second reason, closely followed by learning from others present.”
So in addition to a webinar mode where up to 8 speakers can address the entire event (complete with comments, upvoting, etc.), Remo provides an interactive conference room where delegates can interact with one another at different virtual tables: networking in live video conversations, exchanging contact details and even planning follow-up meetings at a click - building community and connection in ways which have not previously been possible.
Changing the way we network
With imminent plans to scale the platform up to handle 1000 delegates simultaneously, Remo tackles so many of the difficulties with traditional networking events that the experience for participants is transformed:
