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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

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.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

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.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

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Would you create contracts without an attorney? The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. This is especially important with outsourced development teams. Why do this without the right technical advisor?

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower

Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively.

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Iteris Wins $1M Contract In Texas

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Santa Ana-based Iteris , which develops products used in transportation management, reports that it has been awarded $1M in a contract in the City of Round Rock, Texas. According to Iteris, the company's products will be used for a smart mobility initiative. Round Rock is the city where Dell Computer is headquartered.

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Transphorm Gets $18.5M Contract

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Goleta-based Transphorm , which develops high voltage, Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors, has received $18.5M in a contract from the U.S. base contract with the company, which will go to establish a domestic source of Gallium Nitride epiwafers. Office of Naval Research (ONR). option on an existing $2.6M

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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

SoCal CTO

The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. When product vision is truly clear, then it makes sense to execute it, and hiring follows. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit. They need to determine product/market fit.

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