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Remote Office Location Research

Hiring and office decisions get delayed while founders manually research location costs, time zones, and talent pools. This automation searches location data the moment you create a hiring or office issue--giving you research-ready info on populations, time zones, and local context instantly.

Trigger

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

Action

Google Locations

Tool to retrieve google-supported locations. use when searching for locations by name. returns locations ordered by reach (most populous first).

Why this helps

Office location decisions delayed by manual research about time zones, costs, and local talent

  • Location data auto-fetched when office decisions are needed
  • Time zone compatibility visible before hiring decisions
  • Talent pool information for each potential location
  • Faster office and hiring decisions with data ready

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Set up Linear and Autom connections
  • 2Tell Notis: 'When I create an issue about hiring or opening an office, look up data for the locations mentioned'
  • 3Use 'Issue Created' as your trigger
  • 4Select your notification channel
  • 5Test by creating a hiring issue mentioning cities and verify location data appears

Questions about this workflow

What location data is included?

Population, time zone, cost of living, local tech talent pools, regulations, and infrastructure information.

Can I compare multiple locations at once?

Yes. List multiple cities in your issue and Notis retrieves data for all of them.

How do I factor time zones into hiring?

The time zone data shows overlap with your existing team hours. Use that to identify good hiring geographies.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Autom. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Linear triggers

Autom actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Google Countries

Tool to list google-supported countries. use when you need to filter or suggest countries based on a search string.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Google Images

Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

Google Languages

Tool to retrieve google-supported languages. use when you need a list of language codes for localization.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

Google Locations

Tool to retrieve google-supported locations. use when searching for locations by name. returns locations ordered by reach (most populous first).

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

TriggerInstant

Private Team Comment Created

Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Private Team Issue Created

Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Private Team Issue Properties Updated

Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Linear and Autom, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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