Hybrid headaches | Execs 'fooled' by early success of WFH are changing their minds, expert says

A high-profile venture capitalist says business leaders were ‘fooled’ by the initial success of remote working and suggested most are now changing their minds.

Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley startup which notably invested early in the likes of Airbnb, said he had spoken to several business heads whose stance on remote and hybrid working had shifted back in favour of office-based operations.

He said in a tweet: “I’ve talked to multiple founders recently who have changed their minds about remote work and are trying to get people back to the office.

“I doubt things will go all the way back to the way they were before Covid, but it looks like they will go most of the way back.”