In this episode, James Dooley sits down with Mads Singers to break down how smart business owners decide where to hire — locally, remotely, or globally — based on one key metric: return on investment. Mads explains why “cheap vs expensive” is the wrong way to think about hiring, how he’s successfully hired developers from Eastern Europe, and why countries like South Africa can outperform cheaper markets due to quality, native English, and time zone advantages. Where to Listen to This Episode Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best is available across all major podcast platforms. Choose your preferred platform below. Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Transistor Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Pocket Casts Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Amazon Music Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Entity Home Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Spotify Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Podverse Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Pod.link Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Truefans Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Castro Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Castbox Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Podcast Addict Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Deezer Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Rephonic Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Player FM Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Listen Notes Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Podcast Guru Listen to Local vs Remote Hiring: How to Decide What Works Best on Podchaser