Outsourcing Tips for Startups
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Outsourcing John Prendergast & Furqan Nazeeri
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Tips for entrepreneurs on what and how to outsource various business functions. Visit here to read more about the presentation: http://altgate.com/blog/2010/09/outsourcing-for-startups.html
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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.
http://altgate.com/
cell 617-372-2970
http://blueleaf.com/
cell 617-721-3195
Thank you!
