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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

Dont count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints. Dont let leading edge become bleeding edge.

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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. 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. Protect your intellectual property.

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How to Protect IP When Outsourcing Software Development

Up and Running

For a lot of non-technical founders—that is, entrepreneurs with a business idea but without technical expertise— sourcing software development talent is critical. As a result, a lot of founders are turning to international outsourcing. Use non-disclosure agreements.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. 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. Protect your intellectual property.

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6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing Decisions

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.