Outsourcing is the utilization of resources to accomplish projects/tasks outside of your company's resources. This is often associated with Software Development work that is done in offshore consulting companies located in areas such as India, China and Russia.
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To get business orders for Small software company or how to get outsourced by big companies [closed]
We are a small Software concern started before an year and how to get abroad software projects or how to get outsourced by big IT concerns around the world
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Which country to choose for web development outsourcing [closed]
So considering quality/price which country do you think it is the best option to outsource web development? I heard that Vietnam much is cheaper option than India. I don't know about other countries.
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What are some signs of a bad fulfillment company?
Most of the articles I've read online give fair warning of crooked fulfillment companies, eager to rip of the first-time start up.
The number one thing I've read is that "good fulfillment companies ...
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How do investors feel about investing in an outsourced MVP?
We are a semi non-technical team, that has access to technical people that will oversee the technical side of the build. Our thoughts, are to use the working MVP to validate the idea, and hopefully ...
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Pricing for Onshore/Offshore Product Development [closed]
I just opened a software solutions startup and I have questions about customer pricing. The business model is to use offshore engineers with a US project manager, as well as local engineers, with ...
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Problem with outsourcing to freelancers
I have been outsourcing some work to freelancers. I have had some great success and some less than ideal outcomes. If I am working with a freelancer who is not pulling their weight for whatever ...
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Startup advice on business structure for an international call center
I'm Canadian and living in Canada and I have a professional friend who is American and living in the States. He and I want to start a call center. The operation will be centered around him for sales ...
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Implementation partners-protecting source code
I have an existing SAAS platform and I am in the process of working with multiple implementation partners or vendors for some enhancements. How do I make sure my source code is protected? Some of ...
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Best way to find USA or Canadian company which wants to outsource their projects? [closed]
We are a team which has accumulated a great deal of finished projects (close to 100) in the last 2 years, and yet we were unable to find a good and serious company from the USA or Canada which could ...
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Outsourcing editing / proofreading and design work
I am at the point where I need to outsource some work. I have been looking at a site called www.peopleperhour.com and I have got some responses on there. In fact I am meeting up with someone I ...
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Percentage of successful technology start ups that outsourced product development
There's an interesting question from this site, but I'd like to ask something more specific. Let me re-post the original question first:
In fact, I've seen some start-ups fail quite badly after ...
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Does a US employer need to pay any taxes for a non-US freelancer hired online?
We own an International Web Development company and get hired from all over the globe. We need to know if one of our US clients, needs to pay taxes for hiring us.
They paid us $750.00USD via PayPal. ...
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How to start a company for my website and hire programmers without risk of losing my code?
I have a gaming website that is making me around 3000 Euros monthly. I see great potential to expand this website but it's not a 1 person job and I need to hire a programmer to help me speed up the ...
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How to manage phone support to the US?
We're a two-member team operating from Asia but incorporated in Delaware (for various reasons), and we'll soon release our first webapp. Since the target audience of our app would be US and European ...
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When hiring a freelancer, should I lump together related tasks or spread them out?
I'm building a web app that will require API integration with numerous platforms like Flickr, Tumblr, etc. It's relatively straight forward stuff--I just need to allow users to import their various ...
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Outsourcing development with friends and family money
My cofounders and I have bootstrapped so far to get a hardcoded (doesn't connect with a server) iOS prototype for $10k from a local outsourced developer. We have no traction yet and are in need of ...
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I think I've been scammed by a programmer I hired
I had this brilliant startup idea for a while, and finally had some small funds to hire a programmer. It's been about two months now with no functionality results, and only design/theme drafts.
I ...
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Why can't I find any reliable web development help? What am I doing wrong?
I operate a web development firm with an increasing volume of work. Rather than hire local developers as full-time employees, I've taken the approach of working with a network of remote developers ...
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Getting projects for a software development company
We have formed our company (that is, incorporation is in progress) this November (2012).
Our company focuses on IT service management (ITSM) solutions and have very skilled professionals in the ITSM ...
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What Would Be A Fair Way To Pay A Freelance Software Development Tutor Coach In Online Marketplaces?
I have a wordpress development job. I want to implement the job by myself. But since I am not experienced in wordpress development, I want to find a paid tutor to help me in this job.
I plan to find ...
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oDesk for Selenium test writting?
Is it "smart" to outsource writting of selenium tests to oDesk/eLance/Guru etc?
Is there anything I should look out for?
Advice on how to manage the remote worker?
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Contract with Web Developer
I am setting up a Web Design and Development business and planning to outsource development services to Eastern Europe (not part of EU). I am wondering what sort of working contract can UK registered ...
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Ending contracts with a programmer who is part of an outsourced team
I hired a team of programmers through an outsourcing website to developer a web app.
The project is nearing completion, and I need to end some of contracts but keep the top performers working for a ...
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MD based LLC, outsourced technical expertise to India
I have a LLC based out of MD. I got a contract for a US based company, but a portion of it is outsourced to India. Can I pay them with funds in India, or should I transfer from a US based bank, once ...
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Outsourcing to software development team vs an individual developer
We are developing a relatively straightforward Windows software application, and the question has arisen of whether it makes sense to outsource to a four-person development team (Project Manager, ...
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Is choosing a commercial technology going to make it harder to find hackers to hire?
I am currently working as a tech advisor for a start-up. We tried composing a dev team for a while, but were unable to find talented people.
We got a proposal from a company to build our app, backed ...
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Dilemma: to outsource the coding or do it yourself
I develop and sell iPhone apps. I've released one app, and decided to build a few more, in parallel. I thought about outsourcing some of the coding, so I went on Elance and posted some jobs there. The ...
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Another company to managa activities of other company
I'm wondering if there is any limit of activities another company could carry out for my company? I have a limited company in the UK, live outside the UK, and would like another company or a ...
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How much can a business founder outsource in a web startup?
Sure, it would be ideal to find a tech cofounder, but that is not always possible. It is easy to oursource the work to build the initial website, but as the website grows and user activity increases, ...
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Outsourcing sites like Odesk, Elance etc for short work
What are the best sited for work hour by hour like proofreading for example?
The high end ones, like Elance, are difficult for work hour by hour.
On odesk you can do that, but there are lots of fake ...
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What plan of IT outsource company to get long term clients
We are small IT outsource company located in Ukraine (but registered in USA). We have clients over the world. We are working like dedicated team, for existed projects who need cost effective ...
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Paid Market Testing
I am planning at a new startup and would like to a-b-test several elements (such as the brand name / logo / sales pitch) before the actual product launch.
Ideally, I would love to pay a service money ...
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What marketing materials could be created for presenting outsourcing company?
I'm focusing on direct sales at software and mobile outsourcing company, located in Eastern Europe. Our management is often traveling around Europe to meet with clients.
I was wondering what ...
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Off Shore vs “Self Development”
After being a senior developer for quite a few years (more than 15) I would like to start my own business and implement a product that will be used for financial purpose (it will probably take 4-5 ...
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Outsourcing SEO on sites like Fiverr
I saw a lot of posts on Fiverr where people who offer creating 1000's of backlinks to your website for a pretty low price.
Is it a good way to improve my SEO?
Is it safe to use this technique? I ...
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As a US-based LLC, how to properly account for offshore service providers
I am currently an owner of a US based single member LLC in Delaware which is in the startup stage. I am a US citizen, for what it matters.
Physically, I am living in Poland, which is part of the EU. ...
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Hiring a freelancer to build an app
I'm deciding to hire a freelancer to build an app from one of the following websites: GoFreelance, ODesk, Rent-a-coder, eLance.
The thing is that I don't know how much my app will cost me. I have ...
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Is John Jonas (of ReplaceMyself.com, outsourcing “guru”) legit or just a smarmy marketing guy?
I've read a bit of John Jonas's stuff. He's got some really polished marketing but it's compelling: using outsourcing effectively.
Has anyone had direct experience with his advice, consulting, etc.?
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What are the top problems (and solutions if they exist) with outsourcing software development overseas?
I've tried outsourcing software development (I'm a developer but don't have time to do all that I need to).
Some issues I've had:
Poor Unit Testing skills : the developer does not test the units ...
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Are workers in Philippines an effective option for outsourcing? [closed]
The Replacemyself.com folks have a very believable story on why outsourcing to the Philippines is so much better than India, etc. But their marketing is so slick that I'm dubious.
Are these claims ...
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A “competitive edge” for an offshore development company?
I am an American with (a bit of) a marketing background, though currently I live in Minsk, Belarus. I recently met the CEO of a very tiny Software Development start-up, and we developed a friendly ...
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One or two companies
I am facing a dilemma:
Currently my mobile/web development start-up company is working on two non-profit projects, that may find an audience and therefore promote the company's name among mobile ...
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Can I outsource myself?
If I plan to do a purely internet based startup, could I outsource myself to the cheapest place on Earth, and manage my startup from there?
This way, my cost of living would be minimal, while my ...
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Reasons to get local admin assistant rather than Virtual Assistant?
Under what circumstances might it make sense to employ a local admin assistant rather than a remote Virtual Assistant?
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Examples of tasks you have successfully delegated
I am looking for examples of tasks that you have successfully delegated to others - be it either in house staff, virtual assistants or outsourcing.
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Do I provide the development environment to an outsourced developer
If SaaS development is to be outsourced, do i need to provide the development environment for the developer, I mean is it pretty much a standard thing to do? Or a choice made out of personal ...
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What type of developers to hire for outsourced development?
I'm trying to build a minimum viable product SaaS website as a proof of concept, and wanted to know what type of developers I should be looking for if using an outsourcing website like odesk / vworker ...
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Having a license to your product instead of owning it?
Contracted a developer to build a product. Contract was and we were halfway through the project before we had it in hand (realized mistake there, moving on....) We were under the impression that we ...
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Asking a company to be a tech partner
I have been on a fruitless search for a technical partner to help me build a web startup. In the meantime, I went ahead and had the MVP built by an offshore company. They've done a pretty good job, ...
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How to start a company and what are the basic steps to setup a company?
I am working in a private company since 2 years as a application developer and now I am thinking to setup a company.
I am not aware of the process(steps) to setup a company.
What I know is if I have ...
