Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Boston.
Target 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin, which lands at 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM for the Boston side. Boston is 1 hour ahead of Austin, but with 9 hours of common ground you can hold morning or afternoon meetings without anyone working odd hours.
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