🎙️ Backstage Tech by George Helgesen
Podcast for software founders, investors and product leaders. Behind the scenes stories about trending tech and software development outsourcing industry.
🎙️ Backstage Tech by George Helgesen
Why Outsourcing WON'T Work For You. 3 Main Mistakes Explained
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In this pilot of “Backstage Tech,” I flip the usual outsourcing pitch and show you when it doesn’t deliver.
Drawing on 7 years at ⚙️ ProCoders, I break down three common traps: expecting rapid progress the week a remote team arrives, trusting a fixed quote built on a project brief, and chasing the impossible combo of cheap, fast, and flawless.
If you own, fund, or lead a software product, this episode helps you spot the costly mistakes many founders still repeat — so you avoid budget shocks and keep momentum on your roadmap.
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