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An ongoing discussion on linkedin about Offshore Web Development and building a team in Europe.

Scalable Startup

This discussion began last week and has fostered some great comments and resources… Offshore resources/Europe company for U.S. I’ve used some local and some offshore resources and avoided larger outsourcing companies. I’ve used some local and some offshore resources and avoided larger outsourcing companies.

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The Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

In 2013 there were 2,637,239 jobs outsourced offshore from the US alone, according to Sourcing Line Computer Economics. Offshore – Communication and Time-zone Differences. Many companies partake in ‘nearshoring’, as opposed to ‘offshoring’, to help overcome these barriers. Is Outsourcing a Long Term Solution?

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

And by doing the development yourself, you’re competing with an offshore company that has specialists in all the skill areas I mentioned above. Should I offshore? When you consider the question of whether to offshore your development, if you keep things local you’ll save on your travel budget. And for design companies ?

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

Cracking the Code

Move R&D offshore Operations Follow your customer growth, don’t grow data center and support capacity ahead That said, I would like to close this post will a couple of more cheerful comments. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S. This is called brand goodwill, a hard-won value resulting from the trust that a strong name engenders among buyers and partners. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. with demands for new products and services.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. I caught a glimpse of this energy during my Venture Partner tenure with the folks at GGV Capital , who’ve been successfully investing exclusively across China and the U.S.

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7 Strategies To Prepare For Global Market Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S. This is called brand goodwill, a hard-won value resulting from the trust that a strong name engenders among buyers and partners. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

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