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Table 2
Type
Bureaucracy
Risk to You
Early-mid SaaS (Series B–C)
Medium
👍 Best sweet spot
Large enterprise
High (strict payroll audits)
⚠️ Harder until you have new pay history
Product agencies / design consultancies
Low
👍 Great re-entry
Global remote-first orgs
Medium
👍 Accept independent proof if docs clear
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2. The Categories of Global Companies Open to You

Table 3
Type
Why They’re a Fit
Examples
🧩 Remote-first SaaS
You’ve done B2B SaaS before
Linear, Doist, Buffer, Remote.com, Supabase, Height
🌎 US / EU early-stage startups
They hire globally, often via Wellfound
Calm Company Fund startups, YC startups
🎨 Design-led agencies (remote)
They value craft & systems thinking
DesignJoy, 8020, MetaLab, Uizard, Awesomic
💼 Freelance/Contract-to-Hire
Low risk for them, fast entry for you
Contra, Braintrust, Toptal, Uxcel Talent Network
🌐 Non-US global orgs
Hiring from Asia time zones
Hotjar (Malta), SafetyWing (Norway), Zapier, Deel
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