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Title:

Hire an Employee, Hire a Local Contractor, or Outsource it Overseas?

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Level:
Intermediate
Type:
Panel
Category:
Business / Entrepreneurial
Presenter:
Steve Bell, ShangBy.com
Description:
Should you hire employees in-house, work with local contractors, or outsource overseas? Learn the overall pros and cons as well as the specific exceptions. Hear personal success stories and horror stories from entrepreneurs who have extensive experience building products in-house and overseas. At the end, we'll take specific examples from the crowd and give recommendations on how to proceed and who to work with.
Joshua Baer
on 8/8/08
Seems like every startup is facing this decision these days...
Mark Danielson
on 8/8/08
I've been surprised by the lack of conversation at SXSW on this over the past few years. This panel seems overdue.
Joshua Baer
on 12/8/08
I'm looking forward to participating in this panel with Steve. If you have any success stories, horror stories, or great outsourcing companies that you can recommend to work with, please email me at sxsw-outsource@joshuabaer.com
Judd Lyon
on 17/8/08
This would be a great conversation to hear, this is a common question in tech circles.
Joleen Sanborn
on 18/8/08
A very relevant topic for many business areas
Aruni Gunasegaram
on 19/8/08
Sounds like an interesting panel discussion.
Do it today!
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