Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

Software Review 77

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 77

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

For our startup interview this morning, we caught up with Satish Varma , co-founder of Torrance-based Clorder (www.clorder.com), which is developing restaurant ordering software. We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing.

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Marty Zwilling.

Outsource Development 53

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

Software Review 66

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

Startup 99

Startup Software Review Summary Examples 99

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

Software Review 100

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Once product software is written, it doesn’t take much effort to deliver it to customers.

Outsource Development 51

Outsource Development Outsource Software Offshore 51

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Patents 106

Patents Offshore Startup Demand 106

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

I develop people, and they know/appreciate that. I once tried to focus on a single type of business, on the advice of a business development guy. Interestingly, we’ve won a number of deals by being the not–offshore alternative. Most people I know have had extremely bad experiences with offshore development.

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Offshore Examples Software Email 120

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Dave’s Note: William Fisher is CEO of Quicksilver Software, a software and Internet game development company in Southern California. I develop people, and they know/appreciate that. I once tried to focus on a single type of business, on the advice of a business development guy. Guest Post by William Fisher. Huge mistake.

Offshore 189

Offshore Examples Southern California Email 189

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

The Quigley Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2008

For instance, a VP of Operations might be bonused on 3 measurements: COGS, product shippments and customer satisfaction results. The next quarter, all of her bonus might be based on opening an offshore development center by a certain date. I have seen too many bonus plans with 15 + factors driving the bonus award.

Design 49

Design Offshore Tool Activity 49

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. So, do take time to get to know your partner and their country and its customs. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. Relationships have to be built one-by-one in each country.

Startup 91

Startup Offshore Patents Outsource Development 91

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally designed and marketed to deliver value that has genuine local relevance. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

The patriarch of the family works his arse off developing expertise in making gloves for other people. That india isn’t just a headline about call centers, computing programming and offshoring. Slowly he branches into selling them on a small scale and the whole family joins him in the endeavor. But then the world changes.

Class 334

Class Writing Web 2.0 Offshore 334

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

You attend five customer meetings together over a two-week period and after each meeting you replay the results in the office about what it meant. The sales rep that brings back news from the front line that is shared with the office adds to our collective knowledge about customer needs, product design flaws or partnership opportunities.

Technical Advisors 335

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335