YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2015

Offshore investments often get a bad reputation, but contrary to some popular myths, this investment strategy is perfectly legal when done properly. Managing offshore investments is a complex business that’s best done with professional assistance. With a financial advisor, you don’t have to worry about losing track of investments due to a widespread offshore strategy. Always choose a financial advisor with extensive experience in offshore investments.

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YFS Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

Grow Marketing & Sales Technology company website offshoring technology web design web developmentHere's a look at five things to consider that will help you choose the best web development company in India (or any country for that matter).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2019

by Lief Simon, editor of the Offshore Living Letter. Moving assets offshore isn’t a new idea. If you’ve been to one of my Offshore Wealth Summits in the past, you know better. You know that, in today’s volatile, unpredictable world, taking assets — and even yourself — offshore is just common sense. And the time it would take to investigate and go after your offshore holdings is only going to up that bill to the plaintiff.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

If so, it’s highly likely you’ve already come through a bunch of materials about offshoring. Offshoring has both light and dark sides. The number one question when starting to look offshore is how to organize your activities.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Global diversification is a great move for your investment portfolio, but you might want to start with a savings account in your home country before venturing offshore for greater investment or lending. However, entrepreneurs should consider establishing an offshore savings account instead. It is important that you know what the benefits of an offshore savings account will be before you make any decisions.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

With the Android platform continuing to grow in popularity across the globe, the need for application development has never before been greater. In order to gain access to the growing number of mobile users around the world who are using their smartphones or tablets to conduct business, an Android application makes a great deal of sense. Benefits of Android Application Development. Consider for a moment how many different mobile phones run the Android platform.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Burning Platform Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS) Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Offshoring (other vendors) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS) Outsourcing (other vendors) Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices My friend Phil Fersht was at the annual Nasscom event in Mumbai last week and wrote “More MBA, less ABAP is the recipe for India’s digital success”. There is much to like in what he says, but I would go.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

No one is sending kids down mines with digital offshoring. Tags: entrepreneurship outsourcing offshoring time management entrepreneurs startups web 2.0 BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are the buzz word in business for good reason. In the good news for us small entrepreneurs is that access is no longer limited big players.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices Vivek Wadhwa writes “Why I have become pessimistic about Indian IT” “It is not that Indian outsourcers have become less capable of servicing Western needs. It is that their customer base—the CIO and IT department—is in decline.” He is right.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Enterprise Software (other vendors) Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS Kudos to Cindy Jutras for her study "Real Facts About ERP Implementation". Her survey showed that two-thirds of respondents graded their ERP implementation as "successful" or "very successful." The survey found 31% thought their ERP project was at least a.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS I was recently introduced to Bonnie Tinder, founder of Raven Intel. Her startup is on a mission to “quantify the quality” of HCM implementation projects, especially the role of the SI partner. As her site says “We’re amplifying the voice.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 28, 2013

BitAngels, a network that invests in early-stage Bitcoin and cryptocurrency startups, has invested $100,000 in BlueSeed, an offshore Bitcoin incubator. The venture is based offshore in international waters in the Silicon Valley area so it’s not subject to U.S. The post BitAngels Invests in BlueSeed, an Offshore Incubator appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Most of us have been tempted to outsource some or all of our development work to an offshore team in order to save money. I asked them the following: I’m considering working with an offshore development team. But is this the best idea for your business? The short answer is: It depends. To better understand the pros and cons, I polled a group of entrepreneurs from YEC about what one should know before deciding not to hire an in-house team.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS Ask about who has had a successful platform strategy, and most people will point to Salesforce. I beg to disagree – compared to revenues Apple has generated for its partners and itself from its iOS store and Amazon with its.

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deal architect

JULY 18, 2019

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS) Outsourcing (other vendors I was in India last week and visited with a couple of outsourcing firms. In my travels, I got reminders of several due diligence visits I had helped clients with from 2003 to 2010. The Renaissance in Powai reminded me.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Global and Vertical extensions Globalization and Technology Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices Outsourcing Negotiations/Best PracticesOver the last month, as we get ready to welcome the 20s, I have been reviewing blog posts and books I have written and the notes from advisory work helping clients pick vendors, negotiate contracts, review vendor performance from the.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2013

Holy jeebies: The Guardian is reporting that secret financial records of offshore funds were uncovered. Everyone''s Business Beer entrepreneurship Forbes NBA Offshore account The Guardian Don’t get so wrapped up in work that you forget to stay up with the current events of the business world! Amid all of the chaos, grab a cup of Joe and take a short reading break.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 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.

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deal architect

JUNE 13, 2018

Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS I am often asked why I was tough on SAP in SAP Nation. I usually correct them and say I was tough on SAP’s partners and how SAP did a poor job monitoring and managing them. I must say I.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Cloud Computing, SaaS Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS In the last year, as I built the model for SAP Nation, I have had conversations with several cloud vendors and shared my view that outsourcers/SIs from the on-premise world are looking for new parking places for their massive workforces.

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deal architect

AUGUST 19, 2017

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Vishal Sikka has resigned as CEO of Infosys. In a blog post he says “It is clear to me that despite our successes over the last three years, and the powerful seeds of innovation that we have sown, I cannot.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Cloud Computing, SaaS Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (other vendors Wipro is acquiring Appirio. Congratulations to my friends at Appirio which I have profiled in many of my blog posts and books as a cloud pioneer. But the move needs to come with a warning. The Appirio deal is the.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Offshoring (other vendors) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS The Nasscom Leadership Forum, an annual fixture in Mumbai is on this week. It exudes a bullish tone after a subdued one the last couple of years. But while there is plenty of talk of innovation at the event, the.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Globalization and Technology Offshoring (other vendors) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (other vendors For a while, the annual Leadership Forum in Mumbai was the IT equivalent of a pilgrimage to Mecca – you had to go at least once in your career. But, last week’s event came and went without a whimper.

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deal architect

JUNE 12, 2014

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Vishal Sikka has landed as CEO of Infosys, a few weeks after a tumultuous exit at SAP. My reaction – beyond the short term calming of jittery investors, Vishal will have his plenty of other opportunities. As I wrote last.

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deal architect

JUNE 13, 2018

Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP) Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS I am often asked why I was tough on SAP in SAP Nation. I usually correct them and say I was tough on SAP’s partners and how SAP did a poor job monitoring and managing them. I must say I.

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deal architect

MAY 8, 2013

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Narayana Murthy is a revered figure in India. So, not surprising he is hearing murmurs to return, Steve Jobs style, to Infosys, the firm he co-founded. Reading this interview with him though it struck me how little of a.

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deal architect

JULY 15, 2015

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant The WSJ profiles Dave Smoley, CIO of AstraZeneca in a story about how cloud computing is pressuring Indian outsourcing. Dave is one of my favorite CIOs and he had allowed me to showcase in SAP Nation his remarkably brave initative.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Globalization and Technology Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing Negotiations/Best Practices On the anniversary of GE’s launch of the Industrial Internet, CEO Jeff Immelt presented an update last week in Chicago. You can watch his full talk here. Couple of things stood out from an outsourcing industry POV As I wrote.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Globalization and Technology Offshoring Negotiations/Best PracticesMichio Kaku, the renowned theoretical physicist, has called the H-1B the “genius visa” for US employers. That was certainly the goal with the usage designed for “specialty occupations”. In reality, many of the visas have been used for tactical.

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deal architect

JANUARY 3, 2015

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS Vishal Sikka, the new CEO of Infosys, has some candid commentary on the state of the IT services market "It''s like a treadmill of increasingly lower cost, hiring people faster and faster, from more and more mediocre places, training people.

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murkygrey.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The MurkyGrey blog Survive and thrive in software startups Frontpage Return home Browse By topic About About this blog Subscribe RSS feed Announcements For Newbies For Senior Techies Life, the Universe and Everything Mar 5, 2010 Five lethal mistakes in offshore software development As I’m sure you’ve heard, there are far-away lands where the best and brightest youths flock to science and technology schools. To avoid this mistake: Hire a local manager for your offshore team.

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deal architect

JUNE 10, 2016

Industry Commentary Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant Five years ago, I heard Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE use the term Industrial Internet of locomotives, wind turbines, aircraft engine and MRI scanners to differentiate from the Consumer Web that Apple. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have made part.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 11, 2012

IBM goes even further and says we are short talent in every aspect of what Cognizant calls the SMAC stack (social, Industry Commentary Offshoring Negotiations/Best Practices Outsourcing Negotiations/Best PracticesMcKinsey says we are already critically short of “data scientists” even as the hype about Big Data takes off.

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deal architect

JULY 31, 2012

Cloud Computing Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS I was reading Phil Wainewright’s nice note on multi-tenancy “The cloud operates within a service-oriented architecture, where providers achieve economies of scale by delivering their services in volume and operating them from pooled resources.” italics mine) I drifted off wondering.

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deal architect

JULY 29, 2013

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS Two large agencies, Publicis and Omnicon, announced a merger yesterday. Famous brands such as BBDO Worldwide, Leo Burnett and Saatchi & Saatchi will be part of the new empire. With merged revenues of $ 23 billion, it will become the.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Globalization and Technology Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant The big irony about India is it has produced tens of thousands of software engineers, but hardly any successful software or web services companies. The reasons are many – its successful services firms like TCS and Infosys invest heavily in.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS It is on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired List. It is on Forbes Fast 25 Tech list. Its revenues grew 2.5 times through the deep recession. Things are peachy. So why has CEO Francisco D’Souza been tinkering with the company over.

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deal architect

JULY 15, 2012

Industry Commentary Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (Business Process - BPO) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS Insourcing is on US TV every day thanks to back and forth between the Obama and the Romney campaigns. Outsourcers may chuckle, smirk and discount the term as it is used in an opportunistic, nationalistic way. But they should be.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS I am spending the day at the HCL Influencer Day in Boston today. I have long been impressed with HCL’s Product Engineering practice, which still has unlimited runway as it goes after the $ 1.4 trillion annual global R&D spend.

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deal architect

MARCH 31, 2014

Offshoring (other vendors) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS) Outsourcing (other vendors My friend Phil Fersht laments outsourcers are poor marketers. Marketing is easy if you are delivering standout solutions to customers. Amazon does not need brag too much because most customers have seen it has a track record of price reductions.

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deal architect

MAY 20, 2013

Offshoring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant) Outsourcing (IBM, Accenture, EDS A short talk with some Cap Gemini BPO execs at SuiteWorld last week and reading Phil Wainewright''s post about Cloud SIs had me thinking how the global service firms are changing - and in many ways resisting change. Most larger.

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