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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

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Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Keep intellectual property keys in-house.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Keep intellectual property keys in-house.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

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Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup' Marty Zwilling.

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6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing Decisions

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Keep intellectual property keys in-house.

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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. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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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. Remember when the Chevy Nova required a rename, once Chevrolet realized that Nova meant "no go" in the Spanish market (not a great name for a car).

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