There are digital clocks showing seven different time zones – from Vancouver to Shanghai – above the break-out area in the large open-plan headquarters of Ocuco, the global provider of software to the eyecare industry. In the distance, on the far side of the room, are an array of black-and-white drawings of famous wearers of glasses in key markets from Steve Jobs representing the United States to Sophia Loren for Italy. It is Tuesday and the company’s founder and chief executive Leo Mac Canna is showing me around his orange-themed office – a choice that reflects Ocuco’s distinctive colours. Mac…

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