I have huge respect for Munjal Shah of Riya and I was pretty gob-smacked to read his most recent blog post announcing that they are shutting their Bangalore office and centralising all development in Silicon Valley. His reasons are compelling, particularly for a start-up, even a well funded one.
When we started our outsourcing search last [...]

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The first ShareIT session was held yesterday in UCC. Unfortunately I had to leave early but I did catch Jenny Kent’s and Krishna De’s presentations both of which were excellent and full of practical nuggets rather than generalities. This is a genuinely valuable initiative for those starting out in tech businesses. I highly recommend attending [...]

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The first ShareIT session is tomorrow. Remember, it is totally free and you’ll learn a bunch if you turn up. I’ve just finished writing my presentation on “Outsourcing - A Guide” and it’s a cracker
More info on the Business Advisory site.
Contact Damien on 086 825 8586 if you want to attend.

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Ryan Carson has a good post on outsourcing in the context of DropSend and Amigo. I like his metrics on when to know you are in trouble. His Russian approach is interesting but as he points out, you have to know someone who knows the local scene to do it comfortably.
I’ll update our progress here [...]

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We’re putting together a simple landing page for the new business whilst we are still in development. It became clear to us recently that we needed a logo for that to give a sense of identity and also to direct the initial colour scheme of the prototype.
I have always liked the idea of sits like [...]

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When I decided to launch the new business, one of the first decisions I made was to outsource as many of the activities as possible. I spent 14 years providing design services and professional services in a variety of industries so it is something I am entirely comfortable with.
The main areas are obviously software [...]

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