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Five Pitfalls to Avoid When Offshoring Software Development

The Startup Magazine

Have you ever looked for software development talent abroad? If so, it’s highly likely you’ve already come through a bunch of materials about offshoring. Doesn’t it seem to you that all the benefits of this business model are too good to be true? Offshoring has both light and dark sides. Source: Pixabay.

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Profitability Of Offshore Outsourcing Of Android Development

YoungUpstarts

Few small to medium sized businesses can afford a separate software development department. You might be wondering if your business model even has room for the presence of a mobile application. This is a great deal of money left on the table for such a small up front investment.

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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) A company developing software would have to buy computers and license software from other companies and hire the staff to run and maintain it.

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Pick Your Investor With Care - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

   He's also requiring that you source your software development through his consulting company at a price "to be negotiated."  "  Finally, if you fail to agree on a price for the development within 6 months, he gets his money back with 18% interest.    Does this happen? 

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

For the vast majority of software startups, the actual code / development process is infrequently a competitive advantage; ergo, you ought to consider outsourcing. One consideration that comes up often when outsourcing is whether to go with a local or offshore vendor. Advertising.

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When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars

Steve Blank

Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands. For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. While companies execute business models, startups search for a business model. (Or

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience.