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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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I believe, though, that they need to be taught more in the context of helping people develop meaningful careers that position them to succeed financially in the changing world in which we live. He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries.

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MindSpark Taps Autistic Individuals For Software Testing Workforce

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The company says it is superior to alternative, offshore software QA providers, both due to time zone and cultural advantages, as well as because its services helps companies meet corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community relations goals. READ MORE>>.

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Finding Developers is Tough Again

SoCal CTO

Sorry, I wish I could be more help. Their list is fairly similar to Here’s what we hear in roughly the order of preference: Direct referral LinkedIn (both Job Postings and Searching for Talent) Dice.com Recruiters Developer Groups Craigslist Of course, there are lots of firms that you can offshore your work. Depends on complexity.

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Mafia Sourcing – How Insider’s Game User Generated News

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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. I’ll help promote it.

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Five Keys to Our Long Term Survival

Berkonomics

I’ve gotten into a bit of a hole in the past few years because of the slowdown, but always tried to bend over backward to help people out and treat them as well as possible. Interestingly, we’ve won a number of deals by being the not-offshore alternative. I develop people, and they know/appreciate that.

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5 Due Diligence Tips Before You Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

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. If others had done this sooner, his clones wouldn’t be out there today looking to help you out (of your money). Marty Zwilling.

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