In this episode of Lead Time Chats, Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range, chats with Fred Plais, CEO at Platform.sh, about setting up a globally distributed team for success.
Fred and Jean discuss:
- The many advantages of hiring a globally distributed team, including round-the-clock support all during office hours
- The importance of spending limited synchronous time very intentionally
- Limiting individual teams to 2 timezones (i.e. Europe and America) to maximize team overlap
- How a globally distributed team empowers Platform.sh build a product that’s used globally