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In this episode of RadEO Ross talks to David Jacobson, the managing director of SYNAQ. David shares his thoughts on different levels of delegation and they talk autonomy and putting the right people in the job versus micro managing. David talks about his experience and learnings of building a business with love and commitment. \n\nSubscribe on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radeo/id1250841955) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5FhWL8wjR13nuU1gI7dUkY)\n\nAbout David - \n\nIn 2004, he co-founded SYNAQ with a dream of bringing cloud computing communication services to the world using Linux and Open Source technology. In 2010, SYNAQ was ranked by Forbes Mag as one of the top 20 Tech companies in Africa and one year later Dimension Data acquired a majority stake in SYNAQ.\n\nDavid is a thought-leader in his industry, from Hacker to Biohacker, Tech Ninja to Entrepreneur and dynamic leader.\n\n Additionally, he is a member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), an exclusive global network of high-impact entrepreneurs and mentors aspiring founders at organizations like the Branson Centre, Startup Bootcamp and EO Accelerator.\n\n\nDavid\u2019s business-\nSYNAQ - https://www.synaq.com/\n\nOther links-\nTony Robbins - https://www.tonyrobbins.com/\n\nShow notes - \n00:38 - David\u2019s elevator pitch\n01:20 - Why would we use SYNAQ instead on Gmail?\n02:24 - The David and SYNAQ back story\n16:45 - How did your clients react to end of lining everything?\n21:36 - Your experience in transitioning from CTO to CEO\n26:40 - How did you change your tech team\n28:47 - Being a fully remote company\n30:50 - Different levels of delegation\n33:15 - David\u2019s date with destiny\n38:48 - Real love and commitment\n\n\u2013 RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going.\nIf you have a business and want more information on EO, get in touch or visit our website eonetwork.org