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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Your challenge is to factor in the right additional costs for these deals including contract negotiation, increased project management, and extensive travel. Marty Zwilling.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Your challenge is to factor in the right additional costs for these deals including contract negotiation, increased project management, and extensive travel. Marty Zwilling.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Your challenge is to factor in the right additional costs for these deals including contract negotiation, increased project management, and extensive travel. Marty Zwilling.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

I don’t have a killer idea, or a technical team, but I do know how to build, grow, and manage teams.”. Today there are around 720+ venture studios across the world – half are in Europe. Carlos stirred his coffee. Accelerators don’t sound like a fit for where I am at in my career,” he offered. “I The Alternative: Venture Studios.

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

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. Ease of Communication.

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Why You Need the Right Sustainability Reporting Software for Your Company

The Startup Magazine

From Europe to Asia-Pacific and the Americas, sustainability reporting is the new denominator for businesses and project operations. Leaders and business managers appear in agreement that the globe is on a dangerous path, and synergy is needed to counter the negative impacts threatening to tear it down.

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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

YoungUpstarts

Understanding and managing cash flow will be crucial to riding the growth curve. In a survey conducted in Europe, 60% of respondents said intentional late payment was the major cause of hikes in DSO. Suppliers may be left short when paying their next order or not have sufficient cash reserves to meet the payroll.

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