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Podcast #32: Louis Font of Zyncro

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In this episode I talk to Louis Font of Zyncro. We talk about his internationally distributed team and how they, as a company, seek to be available to customers 24/7 no matter what time zone they are located in, solving communication gaps between businesses and social networks, and how important physical communication is in the world of remote work.

Show Notes:

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00:40 – Introduction

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  • Louis Font of Zyncro, an enterprise social network
  • Employees around the world: Spain, France, Argentina, USA
  • Develop local relationship with customers no matter what time zones customers are in

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    02:22 - Louis†background

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    • Entrepreneur out of Barcelona that creates, grows and sells companies for profit

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      04:20 – Distributed team structure and background
      09:08 – Challenges working distributed

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      • You have to meet other team members that youâ€re working with to establish fluent relationships

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        10:30 – Cultural differences between team members

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        • Human interaction is important no matter where you are

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          12:00 – Zyncro as a company

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          • Trying to solve communication gaps between businesses and social networks
          • Enhances software using collaboration tools

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            16:22 – Advice for distributed teams

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            • Communication minimum two times per day

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              17:20 – Future of distributed teams

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              • Will become more common

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