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. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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murkygrey.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

They emerge a few years later in hoards of brilliant and eager software developers. The big guys have been doing it for years and recently, smaller and smaller startups are incorporating offshore development into their plans. As a development manager I have, over the years, utilized development teams in India, China and Russia.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

While traditional offshoring to Asia or Eastern Europe has always been lauded for its cheap labor, for companies that practice agile, or require better collaboration, communication, and a higher level of engagement, the advantages of nearshore software development are clear. What is the difference between offshoring and nearshoring?

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As the epidemic started in China, its economy suffered a lot and it’s still too early to predict the total losses. Initially, analysts thought that as 99% of the confirmed COVID-19 cases were in China, it would be mostly the Chinese economy that would be badly hit. However, reality proved them wrong.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Localization is a technical process involving software developers as well as linguists. Software doesn’t tolerate disorder in process or in sequence. In fast-growing, youth-oriented markets like Latin America, China, and India, the pace of content change is accelerated.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Whenever I visit the US, one question mobile entrepreneurs always ask me is ‘How can my startup break into China?’. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 21, 2013

Reports are coming in that the social coding site GitHub has been blocked in China. We first heard about the new censorship from Chinese web monitoring site GreatFire (and our own Josh Ong confirmed he couldn’t access the site as well): GitHub completely blocked in China now, including HTTPS en.greatfire.org/https/github.c….

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And I’ve been lucky enough to watch innovation happen not only in hardware and software but in Life Sciences – in Therapeutics, Medical Devices, Diagnostics and now Digital Health. In the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, momentum shifted to the enterprise as large businesses supported innovation in PCs, communications hardware and enterprise software.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Investment in research and development, in turn, means allocating and using finances to support this process with technology solutions, scientific and tech talents, equipment, etc. These are primarily China, the US, Japan, and Germany. R&D statistics. Final Thoughts.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Wave after wave of hardware, software, biotech and cleantech products have emerged from what has become “ground zero” of entrepreneurial and startup culture. the wave of internet commerce applications in the first decade of the 21 st century.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

The mobile-savvy nations are China, Norway, United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. Read the Geography of Software Development Outsourcing for guidance. Of course, this is much easier for the users as the transactions have become super simple and efficient. Take a look at some of the stats. Smart clothes.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

The Asia Pacific Division comprises three regions: North Pacific, based in Tokyo; China, based in Shanghai; and South Pacific, based in Singapore. ” In many respects, technology acts as the great leveler, opening up global trade that was once the exclusive preserve of large multinationals.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 6, 2018

China, through government, academic and private sector initiatives, continues to back the development of its blockchain sector despite its cryptocurrency ban.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Yuan came to the United States on his eighth attempt to migrate from China. When a couple of Chicago software developers working on Apartments.com's lookup searches got tired of phoning restaurants to order takeout, it dawned on them: Why isn't there a one-stop shop for food delivery? 9- Mike Evans and Matt Maloney.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

When people would ask a similar question back then about the difficulty of software development, my usual response was “anyone can write a TAP program over a weekend that will work with 80% of the paging systems in the world…but getting it to work on the other 20% will take you a year.”

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Its purpose is to make sure that drugs, devices, diagnostics, and software products don’t harm thousands or even millions of people so the FDA wants a process to make sure they get it right. The pilot program allowed nine companies , including Apple, to begin developing products (like the Watch) using this regulatory shortcut.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Some very useful info here – The China Startup Report - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Angry Birds to open retail stores in China - [link]. The full story in the Other section below. What is the Next Step for Crowdsourcing?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers. In Asia, China provides a case in point. .” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Derek Capo , Next Step China. . In-house development gives you more day-to-day control, and lean software development is far more feasible. An in-house team will make financial and strategic investments that may be more difficult emotionally if you need to cut costs or pivot the business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 22, 2013

China has one-fifth of the world’s population. The map above divides the world into five regions, each with the same population as China. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 8, 2011

The image above is the Guoliang Tunnel, which is one of the few ways to travel to the remote Guoliang village in China’s Hunan Province. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world. The same was valid for hiring neurodiverse people in general.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

The image above is the ten story Tianzi Hotel in the Hebei Province, China. 45 Free eBooks for Developers and Designers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2012

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Very impressive stats for online population in China (infographic) – [link]. I love this creative potato chip container design (that blooms into a bowl) – [link]. Hard to believe – [link].

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. In 2006, Moshe was promoted to corporate vice president and head of Israel Research and Development. Among Microsoft’s 20 worldwide R&D centers, there are only three “strategic centers”: in India, China, and Israel.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

I had a company in europe in the past and was very happy with the quality software we created. I have been able to successfully scale three different software development service centers offshore. Startup Whisperer, Web Market Development. Jobs career early stage offshore Paris Software Development tom nora'

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Fascinating poston the manufacturing of pop stars in China – [link]. Why design is the key to the connected world – [link]. 23 Original and Funny Restaurant Ads – [link]. Literally – [link].

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The word kaizen literally means “improvement,” and it’s another word that we’ve borrowed from our Eastern counterparts in China and Japan. Scrum comes to us from the worlds of product and software development, where creative iteration and collaboration are of the utmost importance. .

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www.readwriteweb.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Its worth mentioning that software development firms or other startups with very detailed project milestones and dependencies may find BaseCamp insufficient for some situations. When it comes to financial software, it makes sense to follow the leader. Software Guides , Startups , Tips. developers. File Sharing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Verizon finds US developer outsourced his job to China so he could surf Reddit and watch cat videos - [link]. Vivid and Modern Typography in Web Design | Designmodo – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Why China should fear the Egyptian revolution – [link]. – [link]. 10 usability tips based on research studies – [link]. 30 Great Popular Free Fonts – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Is China Really Set To Dominate The World In This Century? Interview with a crowdSPRING designer – 12 Questions: Meet Naoki Haruyoshi (Japan) – [link]. Does everyone cheat (at least a little)?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. Times China bureau chief Julie Makinen , who is on a JSK journalism fellowship at Stanford , and is part of our mentorship team, has been taking notes on Weeks 7 and 8.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. Times China bureau chief Julie Makinen , who is on a JSK journalism fellowship at Stanford , and is part of our mentorship team, has been taking notes on Weeks 7 and 8.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 17, 2010

20 Worst Web Design and Development Trends - [link]. Showcase Of Web Design In China: From Imitation To Innovation - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The Amazing Art of Disabled Artists - [link]. 50 Fantastic Favicons - [link].

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