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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

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. In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

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. In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

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. In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada.

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7 Reasons Smart Startups Establish 'Coopetition'

Startup Professionals Musings

Similar startups, with competing products, almost always have overlapping areas, which cost money to develop and annoy customers with a new learning curve. With a strategic partnership, they can combine their product strengths with minimal cost and time, rather than each funding new development. Be cautious, but not paranoid.

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Basic IP Tips Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

An intellectual property lawyer can help you identify all your IP assets and develop a comprehensive legal framework with strategies to mitigate your risk and exposure. This includes poetry, novels, films, art, and songs, as well as advertising copy, graphic art, designs, computer software, source code, and architecture.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Heres the source code,” make sure you finish with something like, “For completion of this project, please have this up and running on a development webserver I can access to test its functionality as described.” The requirements are as follows.”