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PR Is A Passion Play That Cannot Be Outsourced

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Rather than directly explaining their value proposition with all the passion and heartfelt stridency that only an entrepreneur can deliver, they outsource this communication to a Public Relations (PR) firm. Sound crazy? Thought not. PR is not order-taking.

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6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing Decisions

Startup Professionals Musings

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.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

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.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? A BIG THANK YOU. Zondigo, Inc.

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SoCal Heads to SXSWi | 2012 Panel Picking Guide

Tech Zulu Event

Scaling thru Outsourcing. Consumerism of business freemium software (BetterWorks). Journalism: How to Talk to Your Audience Again. Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film. Startups: Demystifying the PR Process for the Lean Startup (Symphony PR). Moral Psychology and Big Data Singularity.

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Entrepreneur Hack: This Remote Team Of 12 Generated $100M

InfoChachkie

When I published This Remote Working Experiment Failed And Succeeded on the Wall Street Journal last year, I had no idea it would generate so much social media attention. He then started several successful companies, including FastSpring, a company that provides outsourced e-commerce services to over 3,000 software companies.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? A BIG THANK YOU. Zondigo, Inc.