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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, people often do not automatically know that they are facing an ethical choice. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Ethical decisions are seldom simple.

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Outsourcing: Build vs Buy

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With offshoring, custom solutions became much more cost effective, but at the expense of increased management or sometimes increased project failure risk. There is no impetus to get everything done in-house and not everything is sent offshore for cost savings either. General Counsels, CFOs, HR Management are prime examples.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Don’t expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly. There is no shortage of data to support the assertion that the old large corporations have lost more jobs than they’ve created at home.

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7 Delusions About Business Ethics Limit Future Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, people often do not automatically know that they are facing an ethical choice. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Ethical decisions are seldom simple.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Dont expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup' Marty Zwilling.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Don’t expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.