except that because of the original remote nature of Github the first thing you saw was their work and <i>then</i> the person. by changing the culture they are increasing a bias that may have been less prevalent or even non existent in such a work culture.<p>Trying to apply normal social dynamics to a play where you have a completely async environment(meaning they don&#x27;t even see each other), is a little bit of a stretch.<p>A lot of interviews in tech don&#x27;t even involve voice or face to face communication. If you take away looks, sound and name, what else is there besides quality of work?<p>see my comment below:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11050965" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11050965</a>