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He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed).
Check out the feature articles and the upcoming event schedule. Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Magnify360 Wins VentureNet Best Of Show 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your Startup “Out Of The Box†PR Tactics. Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore.
I first learned the ropes around SEO (search engine optimization) and how for years this has been a cat-and-mouse game where people game the system (Google) through link exchanges, offshore SEO “agencies,&# widgets, algorithmically optimized content and the like that degrades the quality of search results.
Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity.
A while back, I published an article on “ Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. Look for positive or negative news articles, any controversial relationships, and involvement in community organizations.
Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity.
We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. By Ernst Gemassmer Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities.
A while back, I published an article on “ Understanding the Dreaded Investor Due Diligence ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. Look for positive or negative news articles, any controversial relationships, and involvement in community organizations.
Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity.
See this LA Times article from last year about a likely scammer closer to startups, and an ongoing saga of events from the victim’s perspective. Any mention of “offshore”. Watch out if someone has a complex plan involving offshore bank financing or gemstones or oil leases in Iran to make you rich.
We have heard that there are tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. Today’s article is presented by one of the founders of our Startup Professionals team, Ernst H. This comment applies especially to manufacturing in China.
Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity.
Yes, it is a floating crusade to be located 12 miles offshore of San Francisco free from immigration regulation. Photo of mockups taken from Wired article by Caleb Garling. The ship will be a place “where entrepreneurs can be ‘bold and creative’ right next to Silicon Valley without actually setting foot on U.S.
Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. ” Note: image from PandoDaily, clicking it will take you to the article in which I found it. Let’s assume an early-stage company around for 2 years with limited traction. Startup Advice'
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