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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. In these calculations, be sure to include indirect costs of remote work, such as more project management, more travel, and less efficient communication. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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How to Protect IP When Outsourcing Software Development

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Ultimately, it’s up to you to make sure you’ve covered your bases in all areas of risk management. Use non-disclosure agreements. In outsourcing to hire an international employee, a non-disclosure agreement ( NDA ) is crucial. Start with a contract.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. In these calculations, be sure to include indirect costs of remote work, such as more project management, more travel, and less efficient communication. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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Startup Non-Disclosure Agreements are Overrated

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. When someone needs to know the details, get an NDA, even with your own employees. Who is right? Let me try to put this question in perspective.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. In these calculations, be sure to include indirect costs of remote work, such as more project management, more travel, and less efficient communication. Outsourcing for services needs to be carefully managed.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Most traditional, bricks-and-mortar businesses have substantial, often enormous hard assets, such as raw materials and supplies, work-in-process, inventory, manufacturing equipment, real estate and more, as well as armies of employees. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.)

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Tips For Hiring An Independent Contractor

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For small business owners, this adds up to many opportunities to round out staff, manage business surges, and leverage expertise for specific situations. Any person or business you hire to do work on your behalf, but not as an employee, is an independent contractor. For example: A non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

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