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How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird

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(chuckles) I've been in a large organization like AOL, with really large groups of engineers, and I think the biggest lesson I've learned, as with many entrepreneurs with an idea, you tend to try to use contractors and offshore services. It took me awhile, to realize how many advantages there were to having a local team. READ MORE>>.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

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The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office. If you’re a UK company you’ll eventually need some local sales talent in Germany and France.