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Pros and Cons of the Offshore Company for Software Development

The Startup Magazine

Almost all businesses today, regardless of size or industry, are using offshore development to build and enhance their own software. The most significant advantages of offshore development, such as lower costs, access to a larger pool of qualified development companies, resource management, flexibility, etc., will be discussed next.

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Know your partner well before you get married. Marty Zwilling

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Know your partner well before you get married. Marty Zwilling.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Know your partner well before you get married. Marty Zwilling.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

We typically do this by partnering with graduate student teams. A team in California is already creating a offshore seastead for non-US citizens who want to build companies in the US. I spoke with the Seasteading Institute , who are looking into this idea. - Launching a seastead accelerator offshore from New York.

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4 Questions To Ask Before You Hire An App Developer

YoungUpstarts

This is also where your own priorities may influence who you are looking to partner with. Research the founder, MD or CEO of the company. Do they have a presence in their local tech industry? Finally, review the apps they have built. Can the company get you to a point where you have the collateral to attract more investment?

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Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

Startup Lessons Learned

There were a lot of questions about outsourcing/offshoring and startups. I dont see any reason why having the team offshore is any more of a liability in this area than, say, having to do this work while selling through a channel (and hence, not having direct access to customers). Talk about waste.