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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step. Dont count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

Austin Startup

Halong Bay, Vietnam The world has changed. The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. In a distributed environment, work is often solitary. To combat this, distributed companies should document everything. They always come prepared.

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6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing Decisions

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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My Favorite Entrepreneur Story in a Long Time

Both Sides of the Table

It was about the founder of Sriracha sauce, David Tran, displaced from Vietnam when the North’s communists took power. Turns out it is a family-owned business started by a refugee from Vietnam and named after a small village in Thailand Si Racha. What lessons could you learn from a Vietnam refugee who makes chili sauce?

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Debt Or Equity To Fund Your Start-up: Which Is Better?

YoungUpstarts

The amount you put toward debt minimizes reinvestment in growth and earnings distributions to owners. Financial Risk Distribution. Aside from paying your bills, you do not have to distribute profit to others. With equity investment, you do not have to repay the money. Earning Potential. You retain the profit.

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