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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

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The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. Engineering/QA. PR/Marketing. To that I say baloney.

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

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These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. Another option is sweat equity. It is important to realize that most people who are willing to work for sweat equity are not a) the best, b) in demand, and c) going to put their heart and soul into your project.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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However, as most entrepreneurs will experience, when equity and pay come into play, relationships tend to warp. I started my PR and marketing firm since I love startups and want to give them a chance to grow. Photo Credit: Sebastian Ravitz. I started my entrepreneurial career working as an initial team member of a fashion start-up.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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But what I think was hard, and it was something he couldnt consider was that it would be harder to find a *maintaining* programmer, and how much it would cost to run the software, because of technical details he didnt understand. Would love to hear your insights sometime into how to partner with engineers. See how it works?