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Pros and Cons of the Offshore Company for Software Development

The Startup Magazine

Almost all businesses today, regardless of size or industry, are using offshore development to build and enhance their own software. The most significant advantages of offshore development, such as lower costs, access to a larger pool of qualified development companies, resource management, flexibility, etc., will be discussed next.

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How To Hire An Outsourced Web Designer And Survive The Process

David Teten

Last week I had a chance to interview Kyle Stalzer, President at Tackk (a portfolio company of my firm, ff Venture Capital ), about an issue that’s top of mind for a lot of our companies: How to Recruit an A-Quality Designer for Your Company. It’s become a truism of the modern internet that design matters.

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Successful offshore practices – let them work on your crown jewels!

BeyondVC

The buzz around offshoring has certainly died down over the last year. For a period of time, you could not pick up a magazine or read a newspaper without a lead article on the dangers of offshoring. I had dinner tonight with a portfolio company CEO who has managed to shift most of his resources to India. development manager.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. Most of the early deals were done by offshore venture funds – with their fund registered in countries outside China and using dollars. Like the U.S.

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The Rise of Chinese Venture Capital – (Part 3 of 5)

Steve Blank

Being designated as a Torch Program startup gave banks comfort to provide loans to these ventures for technology commercialization. Most of the early deals were done by offshore venture funds – with their fund registered in countries outside China and using dollars. Like the U.S.

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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. You can also get great recommendations from your existing network; just be sure to research portfolios, websites and references thoroughly before making a decision to work with a particular developer.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

A few days ago, Bessemer West Coast SaaS Practice - David Cowan , Byron Deeter and myself, hosted a CFO Dinner for our SaaS portfolio at John Bentleys in Redwood City. Fifteen CFOs participated - about half of them from Bessemer portfolio SaaS companies (Cornerstone On Demand, Intacct. Portfolio. (3). CornerstoneOnDemand.