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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. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

It has played almost no role in the emergence of current non-US bred startups, including Alibaba in China, Waze from Israel, Paytm in India, and many more. Assemble a distributed A-team from top world talent. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective.

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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. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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8 Keys To Real Innovation Outside of Silicon Valley

Startup Professionals Musings

It has played almost no role in the emergence of current non-US bred startups, including Alibaba in China, Waze from Israel, Paytm in India, and many more. Assemble a distributed A-team from top world talent. In effect, Silicon Valley needs to take a more global perspective.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 5 – Chris Brose

Steve Blank

China has specifically and explicitly focused on undermining the core assumptions on which the United States has been planning to project military power for 25 to 30 years. China has systematically negated each of our strengths. The assumption was that we would: be able to fight on timelines of our choosing. Disruptive Technology.

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Victor Restis – How COVID-19 Has Affected the Global Shipping Industry

The Startup Magazine

First, our dependence on one single nation (China in this instance) for essential products must change. I think it is safe to say that most people didn’t think about global supply chains , manufacturing, and distribution before COVID-19.

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Expert Tips for Business Success in China

The Startup Magazine

As most western countries remain mired in financial difficulties and, therefore, less attractive for businesses, China is emerging as the new go-to jurisdiction for success. Its fast-expanding middle class, solid economic expansion, and series of government reforms have made the China market a high-potential jurisdiction for success.

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