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How do I know I won’t get ripped off hiring an outsourced software developer?

Anonymous

May 23rd, 2015

I’ve heard horror stories about hiring the wrong software dev from an outsourcing company in foreign countries. These fraudulent companies are good... More

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Considering a web development firm - embrace or proceed with caution?

Trevor Collins Crowdfunding Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of 100 Danish

October 9th, 2013

I found a potential web development firm to build out an MVP for the startup I’m building, CloudConservatory.com. However, there... More

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What are the most useful project management tools?

Christopher Kim Product Manager

September 2nd, 2014

Currently working with a development/design shop offshore. I was curious what is the best way to track progress, improve communication and avoid surprises.I've... More

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Should I outsource content writing?

Anonymous

May 12th, 2015

I'm wondering if the quality of outsourced writing will be worth the fact that the person writing isn't totally invested in the... More

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Top Development Outsourcing Vendors?

Asad Shaikh AWS/NoSQL/Big Data Architect at Capital One

January 27th, 2016

I am looking for a top talent software development vendor, have worked with some vendors from guru.com and elance.com, but I have been mostly disappointed... More

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How would you handle a skilled development firm that is consistently late to deliver?

Mike Stewart Business Development ★ Market Development ★ Technology Commercialization ★ Business Law

May 6th, 2013

I am reliant on my development firm. I am a business guy; they are the developers and designers. The project is 90+% complete, but every deadline... More

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Checking outsourced code for quality?

Tramaine Winfrey producer

January 30th, 2016

I am outsourcing my coding for a new web app I am creating. Problem is we don't have a tech lead to correspond, so I have been taking over that task... More

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Do you pay development shops by the hour or by the task?

Lorenzo Polacco Snr Director, Sales & Advertising Operations at Yahoo!

February 22nd, 2016

It's challenging to deal with dev shops, especially as the estimate they give you for work you send them, ends up always being too low and they try... More

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Thoughts on founder team with no CTO?

Edward M. Yang

April 14th, 2016

As everyone knows, the ratio of founders with marketing/business experience to technical founders is quite lopsided.What are your thoughts on a founder... More

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Biggest Hurdles with Outsourced Development?

Marcus Siegel Product Design

February 24th, 2016

What do you think are the biggest challenges or drawbacks when outsourcing some or all of your development?From my experience, here are a few:- Lack... More

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