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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment. What is the difference between offshoring and nearshoring?

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Four Tips For Retaining And Motivating Your Staff

YoungUpstarts

No matter what stage your business is currently at, it can cause significant difficulties when employees move on to find new employment. However, although these are good, they often aren’t what employees deem to be the most important issues relating to their happiness. Focus on staff motivation. Introduce a monthly staff social event.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Long story short, I am the only go to guy for every technical problem in the company. Our online media company is small, we have 6 employees, great proven leaders, great talent, great cashflow. Our CTO is the CEO himself, but he lacks the understanding of the new software development processes and the new technologies.

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Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors

siliconflorist.com

6) Advise as if you were an employee. And fact of the matter is, no matter how vehemently you support or oppose an entrepreneur’s decision, it’s their decision to make. Personally, I take this from the vantage of an employee or consultant advising his or her superiors. Distributed Systems Software Engineer.

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

The Business of Software. Software Development. After that, Ill finish the article by saying a few things about the specific challenges of hiring software developers. For small independent software vendors (ISVs), my rule is: Dont fill a position until after the need for that position is painfully clear.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

infochachkie.com

Microsoft – Initially descriptive of the company’s software developed for the “micro” computer market, which eventually evolved into the “personal” computer market. Your company name will also impact your employees’ email addresses. Expertcity was a great name for that business.

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