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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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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Need to create a professional Demo / Video Tutorial for my Software Application
I am creating a desktop application and i'll need a video tutorial / demo for the app, to put on my company website.
The purpose of the video is to obviously explain how to use the program, but to ...
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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 ...
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Should I outsource the development of my idea or develop it myself?
Short background:
I have a web startup idea which solves an existing problem. There are many online solutions available for the problem, but my solution is "unique". I have done a basic background ...
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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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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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Tips for running a virtual office
Having a virtual company empowers you to hire talent anywhere in the world and manage a team of employees using the wonders of modern technology. I have personally worked this way since January and ...
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Outsource basic webdev maintenance? (eLance vs oDesk vs Guru vs RentACoder)
I am considering outsourcing some basic webdev maintenance work.
Little tasks like: "Please add clock or other wait indicator when the AJAX is still processing." that should take less than an hour ...
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Any sites similar to Amazon Mechanical Turk?
I am looking for a site similar to mturk.com (Amazon Mechanical Turk) or the old Google Answers where one defines a task that I need someone to complete and I define a payment for completing the task. ...
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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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Can you outsource sales for high tech companies?
Following on from my previous question about outsourced marketing can you outsource sales effort as well in b2b senarios?
Once marketing has brought in a qualified lead someone has to get the over ...
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Should a Minimum Viable Product be standards validated?
Assuming a minimum viable product's UI and functionality have been tested, should one bother to validate to standards like W3C and such?
