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Outsourcing

7 posts tagged outsourcing — the same founder-tested patterns, filtered.

What SLAs to Require From Your Dev Shop

What SLAs to Require From Your Dev Shop

Five SLA requirements for your dev shop contract: response times, fix windows, uptime, a definition of done, and a penalty clause that actually bites.
Switch Dev Shops Without Losing Progress

Switch Dev Shops Without Losing Progress

How to switch development agencies without losing your code: the 30-day overlap, the cold-start deploy drill, and what the next team needs on day one.
Dev Shop Contract: Who Owns the Code?

Dev Shop Contract: Who Owns the Code?

Under US copyright law the code your dev shop writes is not yours by default - a signed clause makes it yours. Five clauses to check, plus one command to run first.
5 Questions Before Hiring a Dev Shop

5 Questions Before Hiring a Dev Shop

Most founders ask 'what's your rate?' first. Here are the 5 questions that predict whether a dev shop will deliver - or disappear with your code.
8 Red Flags You Hired the Wrong Dev Shop

8 Red Flags You Hired the Wrong Dev Shop

The worst dev shops don't miss deadlines - they miss them quietly. Eight warning signs your agency is hiding bad code, and what to do about it.
How to Fire Your Dev Shop (Safely)

How to Fire Your Dev Shop (Safely)

A founder's step-by-step guide to terminating a dev shop relationship, securing your code, and finding a better partner without repeating the same mistake.
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The Hidden Cost of Poor Development Vendor Management (And How to Fix It)

The invoice is the visible cost of a dev-shop project. The hidden ledger - your hours, the stalled launch, paying twice - is what breaks budgets. A four-phase fix.

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