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Originally Posted by Don Plumley
Serious conversations, initial meetings, big presentations, seeing your team -> that's why we travel around the world. To shake hands and build long-lasting relationships. Video won't replace that.
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I work for a cutting edge tech giant, and we have the best of the best for video conferencing and collaboration. We use that stuff all the time because the company is spread all over the globe, and it is great for syncing on projects etc.
But... I still travel in person to visit my teams in India, China, France, Ireland etc. It's about building relationships and trust with people, and its difficult at best to build that rapport when you are not face to face, experiencing the world where that person lives and does business. Moreover it is a form of sincerity that is hard to beat. Nothing can top being there.
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In the stable: 1938 Buick Special model 41, 1963 Solex 2200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, 1989 VW Doka Tristar, 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Pursuit 315 OS, 2022 Tesla Y
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