Design Examples Outsource Software Development 
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 11, 2012
Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. Intellectual property content.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2011
Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. Intellectual property content.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 4, 2010
Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. Intellectual property content.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2022
A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 15, 2019
A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 26, 2012
In three of the cases, the founder was finding that the software teams (1 in-house, 2 outsourced) were delivering relatively well in the short-run. The teams involved didn't seem to be exhibiting many of the Symptoms of a Weak Development Team. A classic example might be "reporting" as a feature item.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 22, 2014
A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as with Chairman Eric Schmidt. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Complementary skills.
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