Most business registration requires a company to have a real physical mailing address. This is problematic for remote native companies as they don’t have one. Further, most mail forwarding companies use P.O. boxes which are note allowed. To work around this, remote-first startups use the address of the founders and employees in each state or convince someone to let them use their mailing address.
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Startups Oscillate Between Operating Ignorance and Normalization
As companies grow their operations become more complex and they must constantly make changes. Startups prioritize speed and solving the most important problem, even if it is in exchange for future liability. A useful framing is to think of it as moving between two states—operating ignorance and normalization.