Time differences also play a big part in effective remote collaboration. I'm not just talking about the obvious 12 hour-ish time differences between something

Time differences also play a big part in effective remote collaboration. I'm not just talking about the obvious 12 hour-ish time differences between something like California and Hyderabad. Even the 3 hour difference between east coast and west coast can have a big impact. For instance, after my second cup of coffee I'm ready to really start cranking through some ideas, troubleshooting, solutioning, etc. But my colleague in New York has just finished a big lunch and is settling in to spend the rest of his afternoon focusing on the problem he researched that morning. He is understandably annoyed at having to deal with my caffeine fueled mania.