Outsourcing Besties by Jobresponse - Founder’s actionable guide to software outsourcing

👋 Hey, Product Hunters Best founders build better software products. How are you different? Being a founder myself and in an executive role at the software agency business, I found how hard it is to find a software development outsourcing partner you can trust. There are two types of companies — “we tried outsourcing and didn’t like it” and “we don’t outsource software development,” meaning “we wanted something cheap and paid x2… x3?” and “we don’t know how to outsource,” respectively. What type describes you best (if you've not succeeded in it yet)? The only difference that stands between you and the best companies who mastered software outsourcing is the knowledge of how to outsource software. Let’s fix it now. ⚡️ Introducing Outsourcing Besties — a guide to software outsourcing the Internet was missing. **Why build it?** Software outsourcing is a great way to do more with less, but lots of founders keep going around the same questions: - How to find a software outsourcing agency? - What questions to ask a software agency? - What are software outsourcing best practices? - Is software outsourcing good for my project? - Should I outsource my software development? - How to build MVP? - And more. Most of the time, there is no one place to get answers to these questions. You have to search many sources and maybe reach out to fellow founders or tech advisors to get to know a topic a bit better. It might be scary to see MVP sinking in the long and brutal process. Why? Because most of the mistakes made during the preparation and vendor assessment phase emerge in the development phase. Let’s keep you out of trouble! Now everything is in one place and tailored for: - MVP development - Software outsourcing - Outstaffing (or dedicated teams) **What’s inside?** A guide in the form of notes, templates, and checklists is all you need to educate yourself, get familiar with the process, and get a higher rate of success for your software outsourcing projects. This release covers next topics: - Design Sprint - Vendor assessment checklist - RFI & RFP - Fixed budget or T&M? - Project Startup checklist - All-around Outsourcing - Outsourcing vs. Outstaffing - Outsourcing best practices - All-around MVP - MVP Scope of Work **Who is it for?** This guide is great for founders looking to build an MVP, but wait… aren’t we all calling ourselves founders at some point in life? While the guide is tailored for someone starting the founder journey, it may also benefit those who are overwhelmed by talent competition or heavy tech operating expenses or recognizes the product quality as the problem. The guide is food for thought for roles like CTOs, Product Managers, and Heads of Engineering, to name a few. **How to use it?** The guide won’t get your product done, nor does it guarantee the ultimate success for your software outsourcing projects. The only killer feature of this guide is to educate you on software outsourcing best practices. Many companies outsource successfully and/or remotely in nature. Would love your feedback. (Let’s discuss in the comments - Why don’t you outsource?).

Thanks for sharing, @oleg_guryanov! Excellent guide and topics. And I like how catchy the naming is!

Nice! Outsourcing can be difficult, whether you're technical or not. Excited to dig into this.

Congrats! Great idea!

exciting launch! this is a huge need and I think tons of founders and teams will appreciate a thoughtful guide to outsourcing the right way

Congrats on the launch @oleg_guryanov !

Very helpful and informative guide. Thank you!