Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. When the speed of how businesses operated changed forever. Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

It is difficult to provide for the daily operations of your business and engage in technological development at the same time. With the average Internet user today losing their patience with slow customer service and response times, the more accessible you can be the better. Outsourcing Increasing Innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 257

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll likely organize a Harvard Business School Angels of NY event on this topic in 2012. - Studying best practices of VCs in supporting portfolio company operational improvement. I am now leading a Columbia MBA team (ex-Mckinsey and BCG) on a study regarding best practices of VCs in supporting portfolio company operational improvement.

Government 146

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Creative or operational. Operational products, like process automation or reservation systems, may be large but mundane, and more easily outsourced. Operational products, like process automation or reservation systems, may be large but mundane, and more easily outsourced. Outsourcing for services needs to be carefully managed.

Software 129

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 3, 2022

How Operations Can Be Used As A Lever For Compound Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Jhana has over 4 years of experience as a COO and Operations Consultant for digital entrepreneurs. Key Takeaway: Today, operations is an underutilized lever for growth. 21:25] How would you define an operator? [22:48]

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Don’t expect a contract company, either offshore, onshore, or near-shore, to implement a vision that is still in your head. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Prosperati HOME BLOG ABOUT CONTACT Blog Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2 Posted 07.15.2009 in Blog In my previous article ( Can a Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 1 ), I talked about alignment of interest and trust as being the two most critical aspect when starting a new offshore development team.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

To continually innovate, companies need to operate at startup speed and cycle time much longer their 20 th century counterparts did. And for consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. When the speed of how businesses operated changed forever. The founders.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Equally, an app developer that specialises for example in iPhone apps may not grasp the different design patterns for Android or properly leverage that device’s operating system. Do their developers have this capability and does this extend across both platforms? Does the app development company talk about web apps?

Technical Review 147

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 27, 2020

The number of fraudulent companies is lower, as compared to 2017, but even in 2020, we can find entities operating offshore with a questionable business model. Developing regulation will also contribute to a reduction in the level of scam companies in the crypto industry.

Technical Review 147

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

Maybe you even want to look into a job at an offshore sportsbook. Many of the jobs advertised on company pages are for computer engineering, data analysts, and operations. Maybe there are physical sportsbooks in your state, or perhaps you want to relocate to another region.

United States 137

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Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). These results are based on actual usage of product by early users, with resulting operating metrics which more than just validate a hypothesis. That’s no secret.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

A few years ago outsourcing resources offshore was all the rage. As a result the transition to remote was relatively painless but this meant managing every employee as if they are offshore. However we are finding that offshore resources are keen to work within your time zones even if it is for just meetings.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The niches these companies operate in are also directly connected to the R&D investment by industry: high tech, media, and telecom are the top-second industries investing most in research and development. Research and development also create a safer user experience, which is crucial, for instance, in the automotive industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 120

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

company operating in a foreign land avoid missteps. which he and two partners started in 1987 to design and build offshore oil platforms. A corporate culture that promotes such open communication can work well anywhere in the world, he says, because it spurs people who have a different take on things to share their thoughts.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2018

However, marketing nowadays is not a one-man show, and in most cases requires an entire team that operates behind the scenes, from different time zones, ensuring constant project attention and management. videos, how-tos, infographics, etc.), and not only the means but also the correct methods to distribute in order to maximize exposure.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2012

A former client of mine was interested in the operational activities of a rival that served one of its customers. This customer had mandated that its suppliers research offshore production. Some of your customers may be a good source for intelligence.

Offshore 89

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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.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is not uncommon for startup directors to be more deeply involved in the operations of the business when the company is entering a new market, hiring critical team members or raising capital. scale – this may include the need to go offshore. This may mean straddling the line between governance and management when necessary.

Technical Review 104

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

12- Will operate on automation and artificial intelligence. So, there are very high chances my business will operate on automation and artificial intelligence after 5 years. In five years our company would have normalized remote, offshore and outsourced staffing. Thanks to Brian Campbell, WaterFilterGuru ! #12-

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

While Dan heads up operations, his brother Stephen is head brewer, and their team also includes directors of finance and brand, respectively. The more complex the operating structure of a business , the more information and time required.”. Some folks cut corners by ordering equipment made offshore. Watch your finances.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 2, 2011

Ten years ago, each would have required dedicated hardware and operational maintenance. For a startup, sure, you can buy an offshore development team in India for less money than a development team in Silicon Valley, and for a more established company it makes it much cheaper to try and expand to Europe and Asia.

China 74

China Startup Offshore Silicon Valley 74

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). On the ground, I am seeing more hybrid solutions.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 21, 2013

Front office teams (sales and marketing, for example) should be in their home market while the back office (IT and operations) can be anywhere. The offshore work should be completed parallel to that done onshore. That said, it may not be necessary for different function teams to be together. Give Each Team A Focused Goal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. Local presence in key markets is highly recommended, either through business partners of subsidiary/joint venture operations. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. Carefully choose the head of international operations.

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 10, 2003

When offshoring it is important to think about what can and cannot be offshored, whether management can handle it, and whether or not you open your own office with your own infrastructure or outsource completely. Most of us end up using offshore development to work on non-core technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. Find global sources now.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

It will be used to power Industrial IoT sensors to reduce wiring complexity and to high-power applications that will provide easy access to primary sources of energy such as remote and offshore renewable. Walk us through the deployment process of the TFi WPN. The TFi WPN platform is very similar to wireless routers.

Singapore 59

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. Find global sources now.

North America 260

North America Intellectual Property Marketing Offshore 260

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. Find global sources now.

Global 258

Global North America Intellectual Property Entrepreneur 258

BeyondVC

MAY 11, 2004

In our weekly partner’s meeting yesterday, we ended up in a discussion about the progression of offshore development in a variety of portfolio companies. In the end, the companies that were doing the best job with development were the ones that had their own operations offshore. 6 months later only 2 are left.

Offshore 78

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

That's been something people have been talking about for 10 years offshore, they used to call it, I don't think they call it that so much anymore, but the idea of there are actually places you can get remote workers for much less than say a US wage would be for various reasons.

Software Review 93

Software Review Technical Review ChatGPT Small Business 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. Find global sources now.

Global 244

Global North America Intellectual Property Entrepreneur 244

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The other half have a mix of data sources, which inevitably include an offshore SQL database (or ten) managed by an external vendor whom no one can track down. And while these projects operate beyond the scope of marketing and business, they suggest the potential for predictive analytics as it evolves. The results?

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