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Re: 10 reasons that start-ups 100% absolutely should outsource (almost) everything

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Post by daniel-cussen » Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 12:47 AM UTC

mosburger wrote: post #8

Not sure I agree with this reasoning: "8. Outsourcing keeps you from hiring the wrong person. A bad employee hurts every company, but a bad hire can destroy a start-up. Early hires in start-ups need to be considered very carefully, because they can make or break the business. Outsourcing allows a start-up to get work done while taking its time on hiring key employees." Couldn't you get just as burned by outsourcing t…

I think it's easier to fire an agency than to fire an employee.

Re: 10 reasons that start-ups 100% absolutely should outsource (almost) everything

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Post by nazgulnarsil » Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 2:44 AM UTC

dcurtis wrote: post #10

Harj wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

digg worked out ok. there's always an exception.

Right, there are always exceptions. But you shouldn't give advice based on exceptional cases.

doesn't this invalidate all advice since only statistics can give non-anecdotal advice?

Re: 10 reasons that start-ups 100% absolutely should outsource (almost) everything

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Post by swombat » Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 10:44 AM UTC

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #12

dcurtis wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right, there are always exceptions. But you shouldn't give advice based on exceptional cases.

doesn't this invalidate all advice since only statistics can give non-anecdotal advice?

If you give advice about anecdotal cases, you should package it with advice about how to make that exception situation arise again.

If you don't know why it went well despite poor odds, don't give advice :-P