[Slides] How to manage Outsourcing for your Startup. Lesson Notes @General Assembly

Posted by GetViable on Apr 1, 2013 in Build, How To, Outsourcing for Startups | 0 comments

We were recently invited to share our experience related to Outsourcing for Startups at General Assembly. This 90 minute lesson for entrepreneurs new to startups covered the key skills required to find and retain great resources, to specify the requirements efficiently and to manage the outsourcing or offshoring process effectively. These slides are  ideal for aspiring entrepreneurs that don’t have a technical background or startup founders looking to build or augment their development teams with affordable offshore...

Video Lesson: Tips for Outsourcing for Startups in 15 Minutes

Posted by GetViable on Oct 17, 2012 in Build, Outsourcing for Startups | 0 comments

in this video lesson for WeTeachMe, Leslie Barry from GetViable discussed tips for outsourcing for startups. Full lesson here packed full of tips, tricks and advice on how and what to outsource some of the key work in your startup.

Tips for using outsourcing for startups

Posted by Leslie Barry on Jun 13, 2012 in Build, How To, Outsourcing for Startups | 0 comments

What areas of outsourcing apply to startups?
We define outsourcing as “a highly-skilled services marketplace”. This implies that you’re using a marketplace environment to procure knowledge work as a service. 3 types of sourcing can easily be used by startups. When you have:

A defined scope of work and clear process, use Outsourcing, typically offshore to get the cost benefits.
A defined price and time expectation and want to generate many options, use Crowdsourcing contests, such as 99designs.
A defined specialist skill requirement, use freelancing to sub-contract offshore resources.

10 Tips for startup’s hiring freelancers on Odesk, eLance or Freelancer

Posted by Leslie Barry on Jun 11, 2012 in Get Viable, How To, Outsourcing for Startups | 0 comments

These are the top 10 things we do to help select quality, professional freelancers, If you’re a startup hiring freelancers on one of the popular freelancing sites, use this handy checklist to keep the quality high.