Outsourcing

John Prendergast & Furqan Nazeeri

Serialentrepreneur aerospace

engineer Harvard MBA

founder/CEOPivot raised tensof

millions ofVC investor/advisorto many

startups

Serialentrepreneur NOT an

engineerKellogg MBA Lean Startup founder/Blueleaf CEOhundredsof

millions in companiessold startup advisor

Outsource everything *

* that isn’t core to you long term success

Plenty Of Fish

CORE

SUPPORT

AccountingPayroll

User Experience

Banking

Engineering

Graphic Design

Branding / Copy

Legal

Advertising

Payments

Support Broker

PR

Broker

Accounting

Banking

Law Firm

Design / UX

Branding / Copy

Engineering / QA

Payroll

Customer Support

Online Payments

Advertising

PR/Marketing

Brokers

Others?

Tools

• Skype

• Basecamp

• Highrise

• SharePoint

• QuickBooks

Conclusions

• Outsource everything

• Core vs. support

• Outsourcing is easier than ever before

• Short-term vs. long-term

• Anything is possible

• Relationships make a difference.

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fn@altgate.com

cell 617-372-2970

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john@blueleaf.com

cell 617-721-3195

Thank you!