"Whereas in the past we’d “had it all” and achieved growth alongside creating a unique culture with a fully remote team and high levels of transparency, it now started to feel like we had to choose between those things. It was suggested that some of the fundamentals that I had come to value could be removed to create a productivity environment that would increase the growth rate. I refused to compromise on the transparency and remote work aspects of our culture, so we started to explore slower growth goals, and what that would mean for the future of Buffer."

I respect the commitment of Joel to all remote and transparency, he's an inspiration. Personally I think that high growth can be compatible with all remote and transparency. For example both us at GitLab and InVision are all remote with high growth rates.