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Out of the Crisis #6, helpwithcovid.com

Startup Lessons Learned

Highlights from the show Radu on his background and what he was doing before HelpWithCovid.com (2:53) Radu on being a builder and his experiences with YCombinator (4:04) Radu's quarantine life and his parents quarantine life in Romania. (5:45) Eric Ries : You're originally from Romania, right? 18:06) The tech that powers the site. (19:22)

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How To Smash Through The First Roadblock To Online Success

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

These particular marketers have teams of programmers, writers, customer support staff, telemarketers, and admin assistants, most of whom live in countries like India, Romania and the Philippines. The main outsourcing I do use is for technology (my websites/blog) and email management.

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Is Outsourcing Exploitation?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I was comfortable with my stance on outsourcing, comfortable enough to recommend it and promote products, and profit from the affiliate commissions, from people who use the catch-call of $2-per-hour labor and the phrase – “ they do the work, you get the money “ I’ve begun the process of outsourcing to the Philippines.