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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada. The typical software startup these days is a one or two person operation, founder and co-founder, who do the work themselves on the first product with no salary. In all outsourcing cases, a detailed specification is required.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada. The typical software startup these days is a one or two person operation, founder and co-founder, who do the work themselves on the first product with no salary. In all outsourcing cases, a detailed specification is required.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected countries, like Mexico and Canada. The typical software startup these days is a one or two person operation, founder and co-founder, who do the work themselves on the first product with no salary. In all outsourcing cases, a detailed specification is required.

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IT Management Company InvGate Just Got a Huge Cash Injection

ReadWriteStart

CEO and co-founder of InvGate Ariel Gesto says the company will continue to expand this year. With offices in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, the United States, and London, InvGate has built a clientele primarily in Latin America and the United States. Gesto decided to scale InvGate after bootstrapping for the past 14 years.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

Let “Mother” do the hiring. Bad hires are not only disruptive to businesses — they’re also expensive. How can you stack the deck in your favor when making a new hire? Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Complex and high asset divorces will continue to hire divorce attorneys and divorce professionals for years to come. I am the CEO and co-founder of a dating app called So Syncd that is based on matching compatible personality types. Thanks to Olivia Summerhill, Summerhill Wealth Management ! #2- Photo Credit: Kurt Bodenstedt.