Savvy with Sparring

Outsourcing Product Development with Jožo Maruščák

April 20, 2021 Sparring | Startup Legal and Strategic Services Episode 6
Outsourcing Product Development with Jožo Maruščák
Savvy with Sparring
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Savvy with Sparring
Outsourcing Product Development with Jožo Maruščák
Apr 20, 2021 Episode 6
Sparring | Startup Legal and Strategic Services

When creating your product you need to consider how you will actually build it. While you can hire an internal team, when you need a niche solution with an experienced team behind it, utilising the collective skill of a software development house can help you reach that goal. But what should you consider when deciding whether to use a software development house?

Annabel spoke to Jožo Maruščák, Head of Business Development at Sudolabs.io, a software development house based in Bratislava, and former Founder of case prediction software CourtQuant. They addressed how a startup can work with an external team, examples of when cooperation can work, and why having internal development may be better for other startups. 

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Savvy by Sparring is a show where we reveal the stories founders, investors and other startup ecosystem players face when they do not consider legal questions at an early stage. Get your startup off the ground with business inspiration, meshed with legalities, including how startups incorporated, protected their works and raised funds in a (legally) smart way. 

You can find Sparring's Startup Playbook which supports the show here: https://playbook.sparring.io/


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When creating your product you need to consider how you will actually build it. While you can hire an internal team, when you need a niche solution with an experienced team behind it, utilising the collective skill of a software development house can help you reach that goal. But what should you consider when deciding whether to use a software development house?

Annabel spoke to Jožo Maruščák, Head of Business Development at Sudolabs.io, a software development house based in Bratislava, and former Founder of case prediction software CourtQuant. They addressed how a startup can work with an external team, examples of when cooperation can work, and why having internal development may be better for other startups. 

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Savvy by Sparring is a show where we reveal the stories founders, investors and other startup ecosystem players face when they do not consider legal questions at an early stage. Get your startup off the ground with business inspiration, meshed with legalities, including how startups incorporated, protected their works and raised funds in a (legally) smart way. 

You can find Sparring's Startup Playbook which supports the show here: https://playbook.sparring.io/


Who is Sudolabs.io?
How do you work with a software house?
How does this work in practice?
What agreements should be in place?
Benefit 1: Project management
Benefit 2: Specialisation and technical expertise
Remember to include a testing period
Benefit 3: Resource flexibility
Remember to not loose your IP
The ideal software house client
Con 1: It depends on your product
Con 2: Investors
Con 3: Working alongside competition?
A summary
Warnings signs of a bad software house
Would Jozo use a software house as a Founder?