Built by Humans - Culture is not universal | Zhenya Rozinskiy, Vanielle Lee

Episode notes

Culture problems are not about intent. They are about expectations. In this episode, Zhenya Rozinskiy sits down with Vanielle Lee, CTO and Co-Founder at OdeCloud, to talk about what changes when teams work across the US and Asia, especially Japan. They cover: • Why being on time means different things in different countries • How hierarchy changes feedback, trust, and decision making • Why American-style communication can feel casual or confusing to others • How independent work and consulting are shifting with AI This is a real-world conversation about managing people across borders, avoiding cultural misreads, and working with humans instead of assumptions.

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