Berkonomics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Recently visited one Fortune 500 company, for example, because our producer on a previous product was very happy with us and wanted her bosses to consider using our team. Interestingly, we’ve won a number of deals by being the not–offshore alternative. That’s a big win.

Offshore 120

Offshore Examples Software Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Patents 106

Patents Offshore Startup Demand 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

We also make some e-commerce revenue, because some people are ranking products, so we can make affiliate revenue or lead revenue on clicks on things like cars. We had some great offshore coders as part of the engineering team. I also have recently hired a couple of good people locally, on the product management and content side.

Startup 195

Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. Products must be adapted to local conditions and regulations. If you purchase a consumer electronic product in Europe, instructions come in numerous languages and tiny print.

Startup 91

Startup Offshore Patents Outsource Development 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Startup 126

Startup Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Offshore 126

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur Software Review Summary Examples 116

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Don’t expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Marty Zwilling.

Outsource Development 122

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 122

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Don’t expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Marty Zwilling.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Outsource Development Outsource 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Marty Zwilling.

Software Review 100

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Offshore Startup Technical Review 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 99

Startup Software Review Summary Examples 99

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

(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. David Baird: We have a deep product pipeline, with lots of enhanecments planned.

Startup 150

Startup Metrics Offshore Sites 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Startup 102

Startup Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 103

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

We built a product that was really, really deep, meant for the business traveler, got rid of manual entry, allowed for cash transactions when you're out in the field, records receipt images from your Blackberry or iPhone type of camera. Let's build a product, which automates all these expense reports and exports to all those systems.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

We caught up with Satish to learn more about the company and its products. I have been working on the business side of the product at Motorola, and worked there for over ten years. We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing. What is Clorder?

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review Outsource 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Marty Zwilling.

Software Review 77

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 77

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

In fact, the considerations are not unique to software development – they apply almost as well to any product or service you have: Control of core competency. Product or services. Once product software is written, it doesn’t take much effort to deliver it to customers. Don’t outsource your core competency. Marty Zwilling.

Outsource Development 51

Outsource Development Outsource Software Offshore 51

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

We have heard that there are tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. Products must be adapted to local conditions and regulations. If you purchase a consumer electronic product in Europe, instructions come in numerous languages and tiny print.

Offshore 48

Offshore Startup Patents Outsource Development 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. As an example, companies often realize that faulty products are slipping out, but they delay a recall, sighting that strictly legal requirements are being met. Marty Zwilling.

Software Review 66

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 66

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 63

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

So politicians work with wealthy people to create laws that make it easy to shield wealth and income from taxes by moving money offshore. When manufacturing gains brought huge advantages in production to US corporations many of us were rewarded with cheaper goods and more disposable incomes for other uses.

Startup 150

Startup Course Writing Capital 150

Inverted Software

JUNE 15, 2018

At Inverted Software we often help our clients manage offshore and onshore development teams. Our proprietary processes and unique experience helps us evaluate and correct software development practices that have proven inefficient and instill practices that insure productivity and success.

Software Review 51

Software Review Software Development Outsource Development Development Team Review 51

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Offshore 55

Offshore Technical Review Entrepreneur Outsource 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Don’t expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Marty Zwilling.

Outsource Development 53

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

The Quigley Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2008

For instance, a VP of Operations might be bonused on 3 measurements: COGS, product shippments and customer satisfaction results. For instance, the VP of Engineering may have her bonus for Q2 based 50% on the delivery of a certain product and 50% on hiring objectives. Lay it out in with simple math. That is too many.

Design 49

Design Offshore Tool Activity 49

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

Usually the location of the engineers matters great so having offshore engineering makes acquihires unlikely. When I have great teams with products that are taking longer to show traction than they or I would like I usually spend time trying to figure out how we can build a better business versus selling early.

Press 357

Press Startup Yahoo Venture Capital 357