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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. Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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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. Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

When he had finished the program the US wanted more doctors due to the Vietnam War. While many doctors went to Vietnam my father was a pediatrician and they needed those in the US. Not least of which because my father immigrated to the US in the 1960’s for his residency program of medical school. He was fortunate.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, 90% of the software used in China and Vietnam today is pirated. If the software is ancillary to your mission, proceed through the rest of these considerations. Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property.

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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, 90% of the software used in China and Vietnam today is pirated. If the software is ancillary to your mission, proceed through the rest of these considerations. Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property.

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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. Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. Dont count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

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Vietnam venture capital – potential unlocked

VC Cafe

Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has shared a circular (a regulatory document, in Vietnam speak) for improving the legal environment for venture capital investing in the Socialist state. Vietnam’s promising start-up ecosystem. Funds will not be regulated by the Securities Law in Vietnam.

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