This interview was written for the BDinGD website—a networking project of Inlingo company. On BDinGD we speak about business processes, team development, and communications in the game industry.
Communicating with people from other countries is like crossing a minefield: you never know when you’ll stumble across a difference in mindset, upbringing, or outlook on life. When it comes to business partnerships, it’s especially important to keep these differences in mind to achieve the results you want. BDinGD spoke with Milana Davtyan, head of the localization department at Innova, to find out all there is to know about working with Korean developers: when to afford yourself a smiley, why you shouldn’t be taken aback if they seem to talk down to you, and why respect is all-important and should be present every step of the way.