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# Episode 41: Debugging People With Tandem CEO Rajiv Ayyangar
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/podcast/episode-41-rajiv-ayyangar/
- Published: 2021-08-03T16:50:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-08T15:16:17.000Z
- Description: A thoughtful chat about productivity, presence, and Britney.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Podcast, WFH

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Rajiv Ayyangar is my guest this week. He's the CEO of [Tandem](https://tandem.chat/?ref=philsimon.com)—the virtual office for distributed teams. We talk about hybrid work, Yahoo! (yes, Yahoo!), [Notion](https://www.notion.so/?ref=philsimon.com), *Silicon Valley*, productivity, presence, Spotify, Britney Spears, and debugging people.

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