SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

This is important whether you are outsourcing or building it in-house. If you are outsourcing, then this person will also be protecting you from issues like being able to access the source code and making sure can bring it in-house at a later time. Get an advisor to help supplement where there are gaps.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2014

PipelineRx provides 24 hour, pharmacist coverage to hospitals via telephone, allowing for the outsourcing of pharmacists to help hospitals optimize their staffing. pipelinerx telepharmacy pharmacy outsourcing staffing strategic investment venture capital lifescience medical healthcare' READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Just like attorneys, technical advisors can help navigate waters that many find murky. This is especially important with outsourced development teams. Get an advisor to help supplement where there are gaps. Why do this without the right technical advisor? Would you create contracts without an attorney?

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. The seed funding was worth $800K, and led by Moonshots Capital, and also included individual angels from the pet industry.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 28, 2018

Consultants, outsourcing, and scrapping the system. If improving individual steps is not the solution, then scrap the process entirely and attempt to define a way to meet the goal through a differing route, such as outsourcing parts or the entire process, doubling the capacity of a segment of production, or redefining the goal itself.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Being a radar screen of a buyer helps. Outsourcing can be cheap. They are wrong there, too. So, too, does PR. Much as tech companies & VCs hate to admit it. You need to understand motives of buyer (talent, product, revenue, strategic purchase) and where you fit in. People hate to acknowledge that location of team matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. As the CEO you can personally help manage deadlines and the Agile process. I don’t believe it.

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Alon Schwartz

MAY 20, 2009

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Navigating the Challenges of Effective Outsourcing”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation discussing topics such as: Outsourcing best practices. Do’s and don’ts of outsourcing. Top mistakes people do when outsourcing. What can and should you outsource?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2018

Thursday, July 26, 2018 -- Should You Use a Finder to Help You Raise Capital? If only you can "outsource" this function to a trusted and well-connected advisor. Come join us as we discuss the pros and cons of hiring consultants, finders and broker-dealers to help you raise capital. Tech Coast Venture Network. See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 20, 2011

Taskrabbit aims to help “individuals and small businesses in a community outsource their tasks and deliveries.&#. You will then hear from a TaskRabbit who can help. While running typical errands are the most popular, TaskRabbit has runners available for coding, dog walking, moving help, even IKEA furniture assembly.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2010

Santa Monica-based CaseStack , a provider of outsourced warehousing and logistics for the grocery store market, announced today that the firm has expanded its Retailer Consolidation Program into Chicago. Tags: casestack outsource dlogistics warehouse retail distribution. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

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. But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

However, one of the biggest beneficiaries of that boom-- TaskUs (www.taskus.com) has been far lower profile--but has grown from only five employees three years ago, to over a thousand employees today who are helping behind the scenes to power those startups. angeles startup taskus outsourcing phillippines growth bryce maddock entrepreneur'

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. During those same 15-years, I made innumerable mistakes. Grant Exclusivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Outsourcing for services needs to be carefully managed.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

So I naturally spend much time with the companies in which I invest helping them: recruit. How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company. figure out roles. measure performance / quality of team. identify gaps. debate the right structure. and so forth.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2012

ExpenseCloud--which was formerly known as ExpenseBay--offered up an online application which helped users manage and submit expense reports. TriNet is a provider of outsource human resources services. According to PandoDaily, citing "sources with direct knowledge of the transaction", the deal was signed last Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I never invest in: - business people who outsource tech dev to 3rd parties (“to speed up time to market”)” If you like that feel free to go vote it up on Quora - it fell back a bit in the rankings. The key important things are: - strong tech DNA. dominance of tech personnel relative to others. strong product focus on CEO.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. Size of the funding was not announced. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

In the mean time, if you need some extra help, get some contractors to test out specific things. In other words, they come in asking for help with sourcing and hiring. They most often really just need either a Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor , and then some combination of hiring and/or outsourcing (on-shore or off-shore).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2010

The firm said the move will help mitigate accidental lapses and gaps between expiration and renewal of subscriptions to its service. Vindicia provides outsourcing and management of subscription driven businesses. Financial details of the business partnership were not disclosed by the firm. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2017

Santa Monica-based business process outsourcing provider TaskUs , which has been one of Southern California's fastest growing, tech related companies in the last few years, said on Wednesday that it is moving its headquarters to a space at the Santa Monica airport. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Factor in all the cost elements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Factor in all the cost elements.

Software Review 114

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

In three of the cases, the founder was finding that the software teams (1 in-house, 2 outsourced) were delivering relatively well in the short-run. Actually, you are setting yourself up to be in the situation of the two founders that had outsourced. You are just setting yourself up for problems.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2017

San Diego-based Scientist.com , a startup which operates a marketplace for outsourced research, has raised $24M in a funding round, the company announced Monday morning. The company's marketplace helps to connect large pharmaceuticals firms with smaller companies willing to offer up outsourcing of pharmaceutical research efforts.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based LAC Group , a provider of outsourced library, information, and knowledge management services, said today that it has received a private equity investment from TZP Growth Partners I. LAC Group said the recapitalization will help it enhance its technology and systems, recruit additional talent, and expand its services.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

So, how do you help ease enterprise customers into the cloud--or at least, help them use cloud technology to help them with their business goals? Companies were saying--we want to outsource these kinds of things, because they''re not our core competency. That''s the kind of decisions we are seeing every day.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Despite the excitement and lure of startups to those in the tech industry, not everyone wants to join a startup after college--according to Mike Gammarino , who is helping to organize a new effort here to recruit students to startups. Yet you say you have issues finding technology majors?

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2016

Santa Monica-based TaskUs said today that it has raised $14M more, via a senior debt facility, to help it continue to grow the company. TaskUs uses a workforce in the Philippines to help support outsourcing of back office tasks for many, venture-backed, high growth companies--including Tinder, Whipser, Gilt Groupe, and many others.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2020

San Diego-based outsourced healthcare R&D marketplace Scientist.com said this morning that it will acquire HealthEcnomics.com , which operates an online community of scientists and suppliers of heatlh economics and outcomes research. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2017

According to TELUS International, the acquisition deal will help it expand its global service offerings, and allow it to expand into India. TELUS International provides business process outsourcing and IT services, and has nearly 28,000 employees. READ MORE>>.

Outsource 113

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Factor in all the cost elements.

Outsource Development 95

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

And you can’t use the API argument to get out of helping with integration. Why would you have your most important success factor (successful implementations) outsourced to a third-party where you don’t control quality and who is strictly mercenary (i.e. We prefer to sell software, not get involved with client systems.”

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2015

CBRE said that ESI provides managed services to help commercial property owners to remotely monitor and analyze energy usage in their buildings. cbre environmental systems cleantech merger acquisition realestate energy management outsourced services' (ESI), a system integrator and provider of energy management services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2008

inQ provides outsourced, online chat services which are used to help companies improve sales conversions. In a statement, Stiefler said that his focus at inQ will be to help inQ build a large business serving financial institutions. Stiefler is a venture partner at Emergence Capital, which is also an investor in inQ.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 19, 2009

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Outsourcing Web Development & Businesses”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing the best practices and methodologies for building your web-based company through outsourcing. These events are put on in conjunction with our friends at DealMaker Media.

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