Outsourcing rocks!
That was my alternate title for the story I just wrote for The Industry Standard - up now on the site: 10 reasons that start-ups absolutely should outsource (almost) everything.
From the titles I’ve chosen, it’s pretty clear that I am a huge fan of outsourcing. Since I am the only full-time employee of my company, I am a big outsourcer. Outsourcing has been a great way for me to scale quickly without breaking the bank. I’ve written about this before, so I won’t rehash everything here, but if you want to read about my experiences with outsourcing, here are some choice selections:
- Globalization, outsourcing and Pure Incubation
- How to hire a Web designer using eLance
- How to prepare for the globalization of your Internet business
And I found out today that all this outsourcing has had a positive impact on my business - for the first time (March 2008), I was in the black.
I am a fan of celebrating the small victories (and believe me, it was small), so I’ll be celebrating this weekend. Have a good one.
Tags: Outsourcing, Pure Incubation, The Industry Standard
April 26th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Congrats Melissa !!!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Like most people, she neglected to mention SECURITY. How do you feel, Mizzz Chang, on your social security number and tax returns viewed by an Indian outsourced firm with NO security requirements??? Be honest..doesn’t that at least make you feel a bit…………disturbed? Well, it’s true. Many outsourced firms, India being one of them, lack true security requirements on their client’s data or people who work there. Hate to break it to you, but safe guarding my client’s data is a value add and not a transference of risk you seem to think it is. NEXT TIME ASK A SECURITY PERSON FIRST BEFORE YOU WRITE SUCH TRASH.
April 28th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
That’s great, Melissa. Congrats!
April 29th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
It’s great to know that you are a fan of outsourcing and you made a great decision for your company where you belong. Hope you will continue your work. Keep up a good work….
April 30th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
@noyb I don’t outsource anything to India that requires me to send them my tax forms. Outsourcing my taxes overseas strikes me as a little odd, actually.
I believe that there are always security risks with outsourcing. That is why due dilligence about your providers is an absolute must. -Melissa