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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Technology level. Creative or operational.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Technology level. Creative or operational.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Technology level. Creative or operational.

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Canoo, the electric vehicle startup formed from Faraday Future’s ashes, seeks $200 million

TechCrunch LA

Canoo is locking in final contracts with its vendors and is going to be in production with prototypes before the end of the year. Canoo said that it intends to use a modular “skateboard” approach to its vehicle design where different form factors can rest atop its chassis.

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5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing

Startup Professionals Musings

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Truly “disruptive” technologies.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. I’ll address the specifics of what this Founder Developer Gap looks like below.

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6 Reasons To Build A Working Model Of Your Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.