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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

One consideration that comes up often when outsourcing is whether to go with a local or offshore vendor. I’ve done both and in my experience picking the right offshore solution can be an advantage (freeing up time and money to deploy elsewhere). You can set up your own merchant account later when it becomes economically viable.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

If you feel like looking for offshore developer talent, you can try Softensity. Freelance and Contract Developers The web abounds with job boards and classified ads, but how do you find out where skilled and reliable developers are lurking? How do you know who will be willing and able to work on your project? PM OK, agree.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Im trying to create a technology enabled recruiting service for an unproven business model. Even though the business is making money now, its still a big risk for anyone involved. Also hire offshore devs to assist you in building your product. Not business people, software engineers. Hes right on so many levels.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Microsoft Buys 37signals For $300 Million

Altgate

Simple, they make killer products, they are a cash machine, it’s an attractive business model and they’re visionaries. I was in a meeting a couple weeks ago with some senior guys from a large (read billion dollar) offshoring/BPO company where they were pitching me for some business. Why 37signals?

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Nosake From nothing to losing money every month with no business model in sight. Will it kill these SV types to admit building HTML front-ends to open source products? There was something very right about Zed Shaw’s rant regarding open source licenses. It’s all about how bad you want it.

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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands. For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. While companies execute business models, startups search for a business model. (Or

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands. The founders.

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