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WORKSPIRIT
CB
In what way has it had an impact on the issues?
FB
By design the Berlin issue was
somewhat unpolished, rawer and anarchic. L.A. was
a bit gentle and broken up. In L.A. you’re usually at
home or in a car, you really live in a bubble.
CB
There’s a nine-hour time difference between L.A.
and Europe. How do you cope with that?
FB
I realized how much I still need
to be close to Europe. My family lives there, and
many of my employees, the printer, photographers
and European advertising customers are there as
well. After a prolonged stay in L.A. it became clear
to me that I could only live on the East Coast for
extended periods of time.
CB
And other than a table, chair, Internet and a printer,
what do you need in your personal environment?
FB
I love to have a view to the out-
side. Without a view I’d go insane.
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a private home with a beautiful view. I leave no stone
unturned. I also search for the perfect place on Airbnb.
Yet, I prefer when the recommendations come from
friends. Naturally, it’s not easy when you have to send
a whole team.
CB
To date, how have your workplaces been geographically
different? Were there any favourites?
FB
L.A. and Berlin could not have been
more different. We were in Berlin from February to May.
It was extremely cold and dark – that’s just Berlin in the
winter. We were in L.A. in mid-summer – in
a pool house with views over the hills of Hollywood – an
absolute contrast. And I hope that this had an impact on
each of the issues. If it didn’t than we could have done
the same work from New York.
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you’re travelling?
FB
Because of our expansion it’s
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And I’m constantly learning what it is to be
a good boss. And not only as my own boss. Ensuring
everything‘s right — that comes with time.
CB
Would you like to work for you?
FB
Sure, based on the atmosphere
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