> When you need quick answers, get on a video call and get real-time answers Having worked with a distributed team (13 hours time difference) working on the sa

> When you need quick answers, get on a video call and get real-time answers Having worked with a distributed team (13 hours time difference) working on the same product under the same deadlines, it's not possible to just hop on a call because e.g. someone accidentally changed a config on a development API which I don't have direct access to because it would knock us out of SOC2 compliance. This is an issue which needs to be resolved immediately and blocks any further work on my end, which means I can't do my work until they wake up and get into the office. > If you truly constantly need consensus on problems within 30 minutes to prevent your business from crashing, then I'd suggest your organization may have deeper problems that need resolution. When you're overextended, working under an intense deadline to deliver a product to a client, tight turnaround is absolutely necessary. In theory all of this could be fixed with proper management, but small- to mid-size startups don't usually have the time or resources to do that.