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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. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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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. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

The otherwise identical homes could be customized with the interior designs, embellishments and personal touch of the owners. Today in the tech industry, we’re entering an era of Levittown software, and the change is important for all businesses. This Levittown model is the future of payments software. Sound familiar?

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High On “App-titude”: Why Android Development Is Fast Becoming A Popular Career In IT

YoungUpstarts

In fact, IT Career Finder called mobile application developer the best computer job through the year 2020 because of its exponential growth rate: Mobile App Developer Career Projections | 2010 – 2020. Average Salary: $95,000. So how does one become a mobile developer? 10-Year Growth : 32% (Higher than Avg.).

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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. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company.

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Fog Creek Compensation

www.joelonsoftware.com

When we decide to hire someone, the interviewers who were involved in the "hire" decision will sit down with the candidates resume and salary history and figure out what level they will start at. Some companies actually consider it a firing offense to reveal your salary! Its neat and egalitarian. Level 14 or 15.

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Micropreneur Spotlight Episode 2: Design Proposal Software Bidsketch

Software By Rob

This episode’s Micropreneur is Ruben Gamez who recently launched online design proposal software Bidsketch. == Rob: Thanks for your time today, Ruben. In my day job I manage a web development department; nights and weekends are spent working on my own product called Bidsketch. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?