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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. Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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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. Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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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. Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

You can minimize risk by performing due diligence when selecting a company or individual to work with, clearly defining the project scope, expectations and milestones in any development contracts, and allocating enough money to hire competent developers.

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Cloud Tools: Useful PDF Forms For Business and Education

The Startup Magazine

A job offer letter is a vital tool in the hiring process. The nondisclosure agreement is a written contract, in which a Disclosing Party binds a recipient of confidential information from releasing it to a third party or to the general public. You can either download this form or edit it online.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

And when — if ever — do you need to hire your own full- or part-time, in-house dev to work on your website and applications? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section.

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How to Hire a CRO Agency: A Process to Get It Right

ConversionXL

As more companies think about starting or expanding CRO programs, the “agency or in-house?” Hiring an agency can make sense for companies that don’t have the time or resources to build an in-house team. Even then, some limitations apply to any CRO program. On the other hand, hiring a CRO agency isn’t always the best fit either.

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