Loading...

{{notif_text}}

Find jobs
Hire talent
Why join channels?
Learn from peers
Discuss and share learning resources with the top professionals across the world
Open business or job opportunities
Earn reputation points to get consulting projects, attract talent or land jobs.
Accelerate your growth
Grow your network and get exclusive deals from our learning partners.
signup now
Manish Shheth asked a question
{{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-23T12:04:15.128Z", {without_time: true})}}

Should we build in-house team OR outsource our tech work?

We are looking to hire for a Web Product hiring - thats for one of the creative / innovative ideas and could be disprutive also - Whether we should have in-house team or we should go with startup development org 

 

kindly give references also if you have 

answer
submitting answer...
submit
cancel
No answers yet. Be the first one to answer!
2 answers
Jeanne-Elise M Heydecker Chief Strategy Officer
{{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-23T12:40:05.925Z", {without_time: true})}}

Depends on the project, but if you plan to have the project create the majority of revenues for your organization, you are best off investing in a good hands-on experienced in-house person (a team would be better) who can, at the very least, create products specifications. Based on many years deep in the weeds of development, people who expect to build a cheap prototype with an external firm to test the product usually get burned. The reason is because product specifications documents change, sometimes drastically, during BETA testing, initial rollout, and marketing responses from the first sets of customers. Some of these bugs/new features could require a total rewrite, meaning starting again and building another prototype and adding more sunk costs into a project that may not prove to be sustainable in the long run. Having an in-house teams enables you to add incremental updates on a regular basis, but relying on an external company to code your mission critical project could be a very costly and time-consuming mistake.

Comment
Jeanne-Elise M Heydecker Chief Strategy Officer
{{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-24T08:50:11.469Z", {without_time: true})}}
Question: You say you are building the UX for it; that it's on paper. Exactly what does that mean? Are you making mockups in Photoshop or coding a working alpha prototype? If you have in-house staff that can take it to the next level, by all means do. Taking it outside, giving a percentage to a development company, isn't sustainable. If you really believe the project is sound, build a business case for it. How is it monetized? Who else is competing in that space? What is the SWOT anaylsis? When do you anticipate return on investment? Have you spoken to potential customers and gathered a list of their pain points and what they would be willing to pay for your product? If you need to pitch this internally to get employees assigned to your project, that's the paper that you need.
Manish Shheth Full stack & Mean stack Hiring
{{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-24T05:05:26.481Z", {without_time: true})}}
Thanks - but how to start the Project when its on paper - i am building the UX for it then requires fund for inhouse team that is getting tough currently, or should find a development company and give him a share in it
Load more comments
Loading comments...
Nikunj Verma Fascinated with hiring at CutShort
{{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-27T05:24:33.838Z", {without_time: true})}}

If your idea is not validated & you don't have funds, don't hire an inhouse team. Hire a freelancer/a development agency and get validation of your product.

 

When your idea is validated (usually paying users OR funding), get a tech cofounder and start building the inhouse tech team.

 

I have never worked with any IT development firm, so cant' recommend someone. I know people at Ignite Solutions in Pune, Boldkiln in NCR/Mumbai, HashTaag in Bengaluru and they all look good. Check them out if you wish.

 

All the best!

Comment
Nikunj Verma Fascinated with hiring at CutShort
{{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-27T05:25:33.200Z", {without_time: true})}}
@Manish I'd recommend rephrasing the title of this question. It looks too vague and not relevant to what you're asking.
Load more comments
Loading comments...
To view all answers to this question, join this channel
join this channel
Learn how Cutshort Channels work
Other questions
Neha askedon {{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-10-25T09:54:13.635Z", {without_time: true})}}
What do you think about AngelList new pricing for recruiters?
AngelList pricing start from $199/month and go all the way to $1999/month. Do you think this pricing will work specially in India?
0
0
Deleted askedon {{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-09-08T10:41:43.723Z", {without_time: true})}}
Interview process at early stage start-ups with ease.
What will be the best & effective way of hiring process in an early stage start-ups ?
0
2
Nikunj askedon {{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-09-08T09:32:33.029Z", {without_time: true})}}
What has been your biggest recruiting mistake?
Recruiting is a learning process. Sometimes things don't work as planned, but it's important to learn a lesson and improve the process for future.One of the mistakes I made for example was offering a role to a remote candidate, without ever meeting him. It's one thing to engage with someone on Skype (conditions are artificial) and something else to actually see them working. Lesson learned - always ask the candidate to visit our office and work with them 1 day. Plan extra budget to get the remote candidates in, if needed.What has been your biggest mistake?
0
2
Abhishek askedon {{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-04-15T10:28:10.132Z", {without_time: true})}}
What is the best way to filter out the candidates even before the interview?
Hiring consumes a lot of time and money. It is the most difficult task in an organization. We are currently hiring for an android and an iOS developer for our startup.What according to you is the best way to filter out the candidates even before the interview, so only the filtered people come for the interview, thus reducing the effort.
3
2
Sampreetha askedon {{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-23T06:28:26.640Z", {without_time: true})}}
What is that you have to look for in a UI/UX designer even if he is a Fresher
He may have the skills but during an interview will not  be able to give his best and if he is a candidate we are looking for then how not to loose him... Please guide
0
1
Nikunj askedon {{::getFormatedLocalTime("2017-02-13T15:26:10.568Z", {without_time: true})}}
How do you judge cultural fit of potential hires?
Measuring the jobs skills is objective. What is unique to each company is the way they judge the cultural fit. How do you do this at your company and why? How have been the results?
0
2
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
Okay
Privacy policy
File upload not supportedAudio recording not supported
This browser does not support file upload. Please follow the instructions to upload your resume.This browser does not support audio recording. Please follow the instructions to record audio.
  1. Click on the 3 dots
  2. Click on "Copy link"
  3. Open Google Chrome (or any other browser) and enter the copied link in the URL bar
Done