HybridMath
A scenario modeler for founders and HR leads deciding whether to keep the team remote, open a small HQ, or hybrid — feed in team size, salaries, city, and attendance pattern, and get a 3-year cost projection with hidden line items (turnover, office snacks, commute stipends) most calculators miss.
Founders and people/ops leads at 10–80 person companies revisiting their office decision
- Headcount + city inputs that model fully remote, fully in-office, and 3 hybrid presets against real cost benchmarks
- Hidden-cost toggles: turnover, real-estate, commute, electricity, snacks, software, lost productivity
- 'What changed?' comparator that re-runs your last scenario when a key input shifts (rent drop, new city hire)
- Exportable one-pager for board or investor updates with charts and assumptions
Hybrid work is in a second wave of re-decision as leases come up for renewal and Tandem's launch shows a buyer pool actively looking for tooling around this exact question.
Real RTO second wave is documented (Facilities Dive: 1-in-3 firms enforcing RTO tied to leases, 14% expiring 2024-2025), but most decision-making for 10-80 person companies still happens in spreadsheets or via free calculators like IWG's and wAnywhere's.1 in 3 companies are enforcing RTO due to office leases, report finds ↗Hybrid Work ROI Calculator - Measure Real Returns ↗
Existing calculators (IWG, wAnywhere) target individual commuters or enterprise workforce ROI; no clear dedicated 3-year scenario modeler for 10-80 person companies with hidden line items like turnover, snacks, and stipends.IWG - Hybrid Working Calculator ↗Founder Costs | Startup Calculators & Tools for Founders ↗
Hard to monetize: the decision is infrequent (every 3-5 years per lease cycle), incumbents give these tools away free as lead-gen (IWG, wAnywhere), and founders typically reach for a spreadsheet rather than a paid SaaS for one-off modeling.IWG - Hybrid Working Calculator ↗Hybrid Work ROI Calculator - Measure Real Returns ↗
Demand is cyclical and tied to lease renewal waves rather than evergreen; once a company decides, the question goes dormant for years. The Tandem 'why now' premise is weak — Tandem is a virtual-office collaboration tool, not a hybrid decision/calculator product.Tandem: A virtual office for remote teams | Product Hunt ↗1 in 3 companies are enforcing RTO due to office leases, report finds ↗
Technically straightforward — inputs (headcount, salaries, city, attendance) feed a deterministic cost model with documented line items; building defensible hidden-cost figures (turnover, snacks, stipends) needs data sourcing but no novel tech.