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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. If your software is your solution and “secret sauce,” don’t entrust it to outsiders of any kind.

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Interview Eric Sikola, ExpenseBay

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Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 finance software such as Wesabe and Mint, and applied it to the corporate expense area. How did decide to start a company on focused expense software?

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. This may not be politically correct these days, but smart startups are looking globally to source their products from the very beginning.

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7 Strategies To Prepare For Global Market Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. This may not be politically correct these days, but smart startups are looking globally to source their products from the very beginning.

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7 Ways To Prepare For A Growing Global Opportunity

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as glocalization , means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. This may not be politically correct these days, but smart startups are looking globally to source their products from the very beginning.

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7 Keys To Market Growth - Think Global, But Act Local

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. This may not be politically correct these days, but smart startups are looking globally to source their products from the very beginning.

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Entrepreneurs Should Rollout Local, But Plan Global

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. This may not be politically correct these days, but smart startups are looking globally to source their products from the very beginning.