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6 Benefits of Outsourcing and Freelancing In Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

A solution I often recommend, as least in early growth, is the use of outsourcing for critical tasks. He outlines well the following benefits of outsourcing and freelancing, and I agree: Serving your business well is a competitive priority. Direct customer-facing non-technical roles should be the last ones outsourced.

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6 Reasons That Managers Still Add Value In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

For an in-depth study of the pros and cons of a bossless environment, I found a new book, “ Why Managers Matter ,” by management scholars Nicolai Foss and Peter Klein. Outsourcing and working from home needs coordination. In the early days of outsourcing, I was led to believe that it would reduce the need for local managers.

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Interview with Kevin Strong, FutureDash

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To kick off our first interview for the year, we've got an interview with Kevin Strong , the CEO of Laguna Beach-based FutureDash (www.futuredash.com), a developer of technology for the home energy monitoring market. What does FutureDash do, and how do you fit into the home energy monitoring market?

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How Starting A Business Fits Into Every Career Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Instead, having your own business going shows initiative, leadership, wider experience, and makes you more competitive for any role available. Learn more about business by doing versus studying. Every study shows that happiness does not scale up with income. A single job is not adequate for today’s lifestyle.

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