TimeSync Pro and the 3 AM problem

If you’ve ever worked in a truly distributed team, you already know the real problem isn’t the work. It’s scheduling.

This hit me hard during my MBA at Boston University. The coursework was intense - but the logistics were worse. I was coordinating with smart people across Boston, London, Dubai, and Tokyo.

The hardest part of the capstone wasn’t finance. It was finding 45 minutes where nobody was asleep.

The “3 AM” problem

You know the dance:

Someone says: “Tuesday at 2 PM?”

Boston: perfect.
London: dinner.
Tokyo: 3 AM on Wednesday.

And then it turns into endless WhatsApp threads, mental math, and at least one person showing up on the wrong day.

Most tools didn’t help.

Google Calendar is great for 1:1s, but messy for groups across timezones.
World Time Buddy is helpful… until you hit limits (especially on mobile).

At some point I realized: we don’t need another timezone converter. We need a consensus builder.

Enter TimeSync Pro

So I built the tool I wish I had.

TimeSync Pro (free to use) - lightweight, privacy-first, and built specifically for the ping-pong of group coordination.

It solves three recurring friction points.

1) The “democracy grid” (no base timezone)

Most tools force a “home” timezone. In a global team, there isn’t one.

With TimeSync, you can pin any city.

Want to see the week from London? Pin it.
From my perspective in Dubai? Pin it.

The grid realigns instantly. It’s a small thing - but it changes how fast teams agree.

2) Visual alignment

Instead of staring at tables of numbers, there’s an Aligned filter.

One click hides the noise and shows only the overlap where everyone is awake (based on working hours you define).

If it’s green, we meet. If it’s not, we don’t pretend.

3) The “Slack handover”

Finding the time is only half the battle. Communicating it is the other half.

So there’s a Copy Summary button that generates a clean block you can paste into Slack or WhatsApp:

• Tue 14:00 London / 18:00 Dubai
• Wed 16:00 London / 20:00 Dubai

Built for privacy (stateless by design)

Because this is a utility, I didn’t want logins, passwords, or stored schedules.

TimeSync is stateless:

• No database storing your schedule
• No accounts
• The entire configuration lives in the URL

You set it up once, share the link, and everyone sees the same thing.

A “pay it forward” tool

I built this for students and distributed teams who are tired of timezone math.

Free to use. No ads. No tracking.

As a product consultant, I spend my time helping teams build scalable systems. But honestly, the most satisfying builds are often these small tools that remove daily friction.

Give it a spin on your next group project:

Launch TimeSync