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I Have an App Idea…Now What?
Tips for Getting Your App Built
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Dave
Todaro@dave_todaro
President & COOAscendle
Commercial Software
Development
Strategy
ExecutionCoaching
Your Options
In-house
Contract
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2
In-House
Technical Co-founder
Development Team
ContractFreelancer
On-shore Company
Offshore/Nearshore Company
Hybrid Company
You
Technical Co-founder
• Find someone with software expertise
• Offer them equity
• They work night
and day on your
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Technical Co-founder
Reduced cash outlay
Focus
Vested interest
Tough to find
Single point of failure
Giving up a piece of the pie
Technical debt
Development Team
• Hire multiple technical team members
• Typically managed by technical co-founder
Development Team
No single point of failure
More throughput
More discipline
Slowest to start
More expensive
Management requirement
Freelancer
• Hire a 1099 contractor
• Typically independent
• Can be from a staff augmentation firm
Freelancer
Senior technical talent
Fast to hire
Adjust level of effort
No paid benefits
Single point of failure
Less buy-in
Management requirement
On-shore Company
• Hire a domestic company specializing in software development
• They have all necessary roles
On-shore Company
Quick ramp-up
Combination of expertise
They manage the process
Face-to-face time
Most expensive option
Can be hit or miss
Offshore or Nearshore Company• Offshore
• Typically 5 or more time zones away
• Europe, Eastern Europe, India, etc.
• Nearshore
• Outside the country, but within a few time zones
• Canada, Central America, Caribbean, South America
Offshore or Nearshore Company
More options
Less expensive
They work while you sleep!
Hidden costs
Large management overhead
Language and cultural barriers
Hybrid Company
• Onshore project management
• Offshore technical resources
• Software engineers
• Quality assurance engineers
Hybrid Company
They manage the resources
Curated resources
Face-to-face time
Lower overall cost
Prices a little higher than direct to offshore companies
Which to Choose?
Technical Co-founder
Hybrid Company
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2
Credibility Indicators
• Shippable software demonstrated on a regular basis – every 2 weeks is ideal.
• You have ability to influence priorities.
• Testing is done all the time, not “at the end.”
• Automated test techniques are used.
• Support after the product is released.
After Release
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When Should I Move it In-house?
• You need continuous and significant software development.
• You feel like you “have to own it.”
• There’s funding to support a fullteam.
• You’ve found the right technicalleader.
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