Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops computer software that uses video games to teach language and culture training for Iraqi and other languages, reported late Friday that it has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for a handheld training system. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops computer-aided training and simulation for the U.S. Department of Defense, says it has received a new set of contracts to provide cultural awareness training for the Levant, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Financial details of the new contracts were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2016

San Diego-based defense systems developer Cubic said this morning that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) unit has scored a $200M, five year, cost plus fixed fee contract with the U.S. The company said the contract covers research and evaluation of warfighter readiness and training. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2015

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

The newly minted founder joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator , where she developed a curriculum to teach people how to repair EV chargers. Terry said they have also hired their core team of seven employees and trained their first tranche of technicians. ChargerHelp takes a workforce-development approach to finding employees.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And since attorneys are paid to protect, often they will give a litany of warnings about what could go wrong when accepting a contract clause that they have been trained to challenge. The attorney held fast defending every challenge, stating that “these terms are standard for our client and cannot be changed.”

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2020

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said this morning that it has received $2M in funding to go towards developing of a new, space training simulation tool for the U.S. Space Force.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Solution development and delivery. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs. Show that you have a process to hire, fire, and train others as required. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Specialized services, such as accounting, require skilled people, training, and tools, and do not scale well. Facilitate rapid growth through contracted resources. In this age of the gig-economy, you can more quickly hire and manage freelancers, contract workers, and contract operations.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2018

And since attorneys are paid to protect, often they will give a litany of warnings about what could go wrong when accepting a contract clause that they have been trained to challenge. The attorney held fast defending every challenge, stating that “these terms are standard for our client and cannot be changed.”

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Alelo , the USC spinout which is developing language learning systems based on video games, disclosed this week that the firm has been selected as a prime contractor by the U.S. Alelo said that it was selected by the U.S. Size of the deal and other details were not released.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Solution development and delivery. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs. Show that you have a process to hire, fire, and train others as required. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

People with the wrong tools or no training. It’s no secret that some people are more productive than others, due to skills, training, or commitment. Outsourcing services that could be done in-house. Outsourcing is an expensive solution for poor planning. Outsourcing is an expensive solution for poor planning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. You need a trained CFO to fill the financial gaps on your team. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. The financial suit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. The most effective people to execute strategic initiatives are likely ones who have recently led similar activities in multiple related environments, not ones who have been grown and trained inside.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Monrovia-based AeroVironment , the developer of unmanned aerial vehicles and electric vehicle charging technology, said today that it has received a $4.9M According to Aerovironment, the contract is for the firm's Raven small unmanned aircraft systems, spares, training services, and logistics support.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

PICS Auditing , a software-as-a-service developer which provides contractor screening and credentialing software, has raised $35M in a funding round, the firm sai dtoday. PICS is headed by John Moreland, and helps large organization mange their contracts, suppliers, and vendors. The minority funding came from Norwest Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We have developed a tool that takes scientific, validated methodologies from academia, and use that to assess unconscious bias around race, gender, age, and other personality attributes, in the workplace. That's what we do over the course of our two year contract. Sometimes, it's just content presented online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2021

Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. It means not only hiring, but training and measuring performance. Every growth company needs to innovate continually, maybe spending 20 percent of your revenues on research and development.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. You need a trained CFO to fill the financial gaps on your team. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. The financial suit.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. Some CTO’s swear that it is a huge improvement in development timeframes and doesn’t cause performance issues.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2014

Outsourcing can be an extremely cost-effective solution here. Not only will you avoid adding to overhead costs at this early stage, but you’ll save management time — and free yourself to focus on developing your business. At a minimum, you should engage a lawyer to draft and/or review every contract you enter into.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

Ahead of the conference, we sat down and spoke with Kevin Anderson , co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Appetize (www.appetizeapp.com), a rapidly growing developer of point-of-sale software, on the topic of customer service. Lots of startups talk about trying to outsource all their customer support. His name is Quinton Myers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

Solution development and delivery. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs. Show that you have a process to hire, fire, and train others as required. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Develop your business plan. Product development process. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. At this stage, you should start recruiting, hiring, paying, and training others to help you run your business. Manage human resources. Don’t try this without a formal process.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Long Beach-based Bikestations , an angel-backed startup developing modules used for storing bicycles at train stations, bus stations, and elsewhere, said today that it has contracted for install of a center, at the Covina Metrolink station. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

A large, wireless carrier (AT&T) was willing to break it’s traditional rules in order to get access to innovation that it believed (correctly) would help it to sell more contracts and win more market share against its primary competitor (Verizon). Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Back in 2003 and 2004, we were focused on the international market, and started outsourcing to India and the Philippines for call center services. In terms of tactics, we went from 20-odd people at the company to just three people, myself and two developers. The original company found that getting IVR deployed was actually very hard.

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