I am similar, having built and run many high-performance, remote-friendly teams, several of which have built hundreds of millions+ in value, maybe a few billion because it continues to compound over time.
Schmidt is entitled to his opinion, though it's been a long time since he's been personally involved in personally getting things done. He's also been hanging out with his friend Elon and absorbing that narrative into his brain.
Also, it's difficult to comment what WFH looks like "on average". In my career I've learned the brutal reality of what "average" really means and looks like. Spoiler alert: Average human behavior is often surprisingly lr even shockingly lower than I anticipated.
Yet, Google, and the Bay Area and other tech hubs are full of at least slightly to moderately above average people, due to the natural competition to even survive and be successful in these areas.
TL;DR: Don't take it personally, there are exceptions to every rule.
Schmidt is entitled to his opinion, though it's been a long time since he's been personally involved in personally getting things done. He's also been hanging out with his friend Elon and absorbing that narrative into his brain.
Also, it's difficult to comment what WFH looks like "on average". In my career I've learned the brutal reality of what "average" really means and looks like. Spoiler alert: Average human behavior is often surprisingly lr even shockingly lower than I anticipated.
Yet, Google, and the Bay Area and other tech hubs are full of at least slightly to moderately above average people, due to the natural competition to even survive and be successful in these areas.
TL;DR: Don't take it personally, there are exceptions to every rule.
Cheers and keep doing your thing.