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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. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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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. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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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. Outsourcing for services needs to be carefully managed.

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5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing

Startup Professionals Musings

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool.

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6 Reasons To Build A Working Model Of Your Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

If it is hardware, look for one of the ‘ makerspaces ’ such as ProtoStripes , with all the tools you need to prototype almost anything yourself. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

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5 Generators Of Customer Pain Conducive To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool.

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6 Ways A Prototype Will Add Value To Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

If it is hardware, look for one of the ‘ makerspaces ’ such as ProtoStripes , with all the tools you need to prototype almost anything yourself. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Reduce the time to production and rollout.