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Problem is not with outsourcing. Any product will fail if development not monitored properly whether its developed inhouse or outsourced

Take example of Outsourcing Success stories http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247462

· Slack: Now valued at nearly $3 billion, this company used outsourcing to develop its solution in its earliest days. · Fab: This large startup partnered with developers in India to maximize funding while scaling up when their business showed signs of growth. · Skype: They used a team of developers in Estonia to help them build out their business. · Klout: To get its technology in the right place before launch, Klout relied on many outsourced developers

A lot of start-ups coming up with good ideas and quality products doing good in so called developing countries

Calculate Software revenue generated in developing countries, You have only showing negative side why you dont you write article about outsourcing guidelines?

what should they do use “Made in own country” Product strategy?



That list is bogus.

I know for a fact that GitHub, Slack, Basecamp etc. are overwhelmingly developed by in-house developers.

Skype was developed in Estonia but the company was Estonian. That's not outsourcing.

Fab is hardly a success story.


> Skype: They used a team of developers in Estonia to help them build out their business.

I don't know if you can call this outsourcing. They were a few guys who worked together, there wasn't really a difference in power between them.




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