Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

LESSON #3: Avoid these three hiring mistakes. When it comes time to grow your team, Jeff Jordan and Eric pointed out three hiring mistakes to avoid. First, do not hire someone just because they have the domain expertise. Jeff elaborated, “You want to tee [your hires] to the state of the company.” They’re qualified.

Lean 245

Lean Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 245

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

I previously touched upon the Passion/Product Fit of an aspiring entrepreneur. Product/Market Fit. As a startup in Asia, the top 2 markets to start from are China , and India. Startups in this category have the know how, mindset, confidence and product differentiation to address the global market from day one.

Singapore 178

Singapore Technical Cofounder Product Marketing 178

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In fact, 94% of Fortune 500 companies use an outsourcing process for some of their most vital products. While a good portion of this is due to the low labor costs in countries such as India or China, there are benefits to outsourcing that go beyond time and price. Hiring people carries risk. It Makes Your Product Better.

Software Developers 83

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Developer 83

Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2021

It might be the products or the customers they deal with, or it could even be the fact that they are the ones in charge of it all. And it’s really fun to hire a team who also believe in the mission and the impact we have to join me and help me create a larger impact. The reasons are as varied as the businesses themselves.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur India Community Employee 147

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

One of the main challenges is understanding the customer, especially during the seed one funding space when they are still figuring out the market need, their product USP, and product marketing key messaging. It also allows businesses to create call playlists to accelerate new hires’ sales training and ramp-up process.

Conversion 78

Conversion Technical Review Startup Software Review 78

The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2019

Businesses all over the world – including startups – have sourced their product manufacturing in China for over a decade now. A few prominent companies have indeed made the decision to move production out of China in the past few months. First, labour costs comprise only one part of the cost of the product.

China 91

China Global Cost Thailand 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

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. Product or services. Don’t outsource your core competency. Creative or operational.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 222

VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

The only countries that saw higher growth in tech investments were Germany (170%) and India (164%). India: $42 billion ??U.K.: Several other hires are underway for the local office. Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2021 (Source: Statista ).

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

Pakistan 150

Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

What are the most promising markets for your products and services? What are the needs and wants of local consumers as they relate to your products and service offerings? Where in the world are underserved markets hungry for your products and services? Here are just a few of the questions you’ll need to ask yourself.

Global 121

Global Technical Review Software Review Audience 121

Transformify

AUGUST 20, 2018

Transformify Recruitment CRM and Generate FS have joined forces to help employers hire top talent worldwide. Once the right candidates are selected, the employers can benefit from the ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ or the ‘’Umbrella’’ solutions. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution.

Saudi Arabia 40

Saudi Arabia Czech Republic Hiring South Korea 40

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

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. Product or services. Don’t outsource your core competency. Creative or operational.

Intellectual Property 225

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 225

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

Marketing partnerships – Google curates agencies or companies who pass exams to become certified partners or resellers of Google marketing products. We bring the best of Google’s products, connections, and best practices to enable startups to build something better. OKR setting, best practices for hiring, etc).

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Startup Early Stage Cloud 131

Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2021

Staunch in his belief in paying workers a respectable wage and in hiring women, people of color, and individuals with disabilities for high-paying jobs when doing so was not an accepted practice, he virtually created the American middle class. In 2013, India became the first country in the world to require corporate social responsibility.

Framework 191

Framework United States Employee Vesting 191

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2016

Myself and the other founders managed to develop our company and generate more than 200,000,000 visits, hire 22 people, get 3,000+ customers, and promote products for the likes of Creative Labs, Polaroid, and Sony. The idea of Gadget Flow was, and still is, to simplify online product exploration by introducing fresh, new content daily.

Greece 100

Greece United Kingdom Ukraine Philippines 100

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

MARCH 25, 2013

Hire two or three great candidates for a trial. The signal to noise ratio is usually very good and I like their communication style, direct borderline rude I have hired developers from India in the past but it is harder to find the good ones among a lot of low quality applications. stars ratings.

Web Development 70

Web Development Hiring Developer Web 70

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And to today, when its major product is simply innovation. When the product and channel are bits, adoption by 10’s and 100’s of millions and even billions of users can happen in years versus decades. The second thing that’s changed is that we’re now Compressing the Product Development Cycle.

Restful 222

Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. Rinse & repeat. It takes options off of the table. You have a hunch.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Bulgaria Lean 374

VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Spotify a cquired LA-based live audio app Locker Room and is reportedly on a hiring spree to launch their own social audio experience. people on Twitter are asking for invites to the hottest new product, sharing their excitement (“Follow me”, “come to my session”, “I just posted”). Bootstrapped.

Audio 139

Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2017

These designs have become integral in many industries, and this industry has shifted globally to areas such as China and India. This should include management from design concept to completed product. By hiring your firm, they will be able to focus on other business related tasks.

Design 100

Design Software Review India China 100

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 18, 2011

Guest author Chris Heilmann has been a professional Web developer since 1997 and has worked in various agencies and corporations on large, international products. He was a lead for distributed teams in India, Europe and the U.S., He was a lead for distributed teams in India, Europe and the U.S., and a team in the U.S.

Europe 139

Europe India Hiring Engineer 139

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

First up, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, presented Freshdesk , a SaaS solution for multi-channel customer support including knowledge base and social CRM support. The product has won a national award from the president of India for its empowerment of people with disabilities. Quantum Arc.

India 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

David Teten

APRIL 13, 2021

Empirically, few small emerging investment managers hire placement agents, particularly in venture capital. And even the firms that hire a placement agent almost always still have to run their own internal process. . Homebrew doesn’t report hiring a placement agent for their Fund I, despite (or because of) a well-pedigreed team.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Technical Review Management LP 60

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Many of the respondents for Hubspot’s State of Inbound 2015 Asia report – in fact, almost half – comes from India. Can you tell us why the number is so, and if there’s a specific significance to India when it comes to the marketing activities of Indian companies?

Asia 100

Asia Las Vegas Marketing Technical Review 100

ReadWriteStart

MAY 21, 2013

When we launched two years ago, for example, the whole development team was based in India. As a one-man founder bootstrapping the business, this allowed me to hire a team for much less money. Plus, with India being 2.5 hours behind my Singapore headquarters, my productive workday was effectively extended.

CTO Hire 60

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Singapore India 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

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. Product or services. Don’t outsource your core competency. Creative or operational.

Software 129

Software Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete 129

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Sometimes it can be so hard to truly optimize your sleep because of how inaccessible and expensive certain sleep products can be, so I wanted to work against that. I believe businesses across all industries can still provide top-notch, quality products to consumers, without forcing them to break the bank. Photo Credit: Orville Wright.

Entrepreneur 146

Entrepreneur Software Review LLC Web Development 146

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each.

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 27, 2014

DevDigital has offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Baroda, India. DevDigital’s India team). DevDigital purchased a small Web site programming shop in India that was being sold by one of their customers. “My ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : Peter Marcum: DevDigital.

Tennessee 60

Tennessee Nashville India Software Review 60

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Wave after wave of hardware, software, biotech and cleantech products have emerged from what has become “ground zero” of entrepreneurial and startup culture. Compressing the Product Development Cycle. This meant building every possible feature the founding team envisioned into a monolithic “release” of the product.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2015

These users, living in fast-developing countries like China, India, and Indonesia, will soon start to develop their own spending power. Of course, to reach these people you’ll have to consider how you’re going to adapt your products or services to their needs. This represents a huge number of potential new customers.

eCommerce 100

eCommerce Azure Indonesia Technical Review 100

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2022

With retail establishments in nations including the USA, India, Germany, and China being at all-time highs, the global wholesale market is projected to expand to a value of around $64 billion by 2025. . Be sure that your website design includes the wholesale price of the products you offer. Find High-Demand Products.

Germany 121

Germany China India Operations 121

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 30, 2010

A virtual assistant (VA) is a remote worker hired to complete tasks you should not be doing as the founder of a startup. Ideally, by the time I code it up, we'll have many customers using the platform which means I'll be working on a product I know is viable, and that's paying for the time I'm spending to automate it. The Lesson.

Software Review 284

Software Review Startup Technical Review Hosting 284

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Russia is another emerging economy where businesses can attract investors and sell products and services at scale. India positioned itself as an expanding economy in 1991 after enacting significant economic changes, including trade openness. India's economy has been expanding consistently and at a rate that is considered high.

Global 95

Global Brazil Russia Singapore 95

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

But honestly 10 extra hours in the office each day we would be there is way more productive. Hire fewer employees until you’re bursting at the seems with work for the ones you have. They don’t feel the need to do a deal in NYC today, India next week, SF the following. “Yeah, we think about going every year.

Software Review 150

Software Review Turkey Portfolio Syndicate 150

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Indie VC has also created the INTRO product which automatically matches companies with a vetted network of non-dilutive funding options based on their financial data provided. —– UP Fund is a rolling venture fund launched in Q4 2020, and part of global SaaS accelerator Upekkha, based in India. 20% initial ownership.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Hiring for Lean Startups: The First Few Hires – [link]. When has a consumer startup hit product/market fit? 50 Superb Examples of Vintage Package Designs Used for Modern Products – [link]. New CMU Study Shows How Firms Can Successfully Crowdsource High Potential New Product Ideas From Consumers – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92