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So, the stroller site is not progressing as happily as I would like it to. I’ve been stalled because my project manager in India has been sick. I’ve also been hamstrung by the fact that I did not provide them with a spec as I assumed that they would speak up if they were missing [...]
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I should always listen to myself.
When embarking on my stroller site, I thought I’d approach the project differently. In my day job (if I had a day job right now), I would be overseeing a team of project managers, coaching them in the ins and outs of deploying huge applications for major web sites. Or [...]
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I’m starting to get a bit frustrated with my India team. Progress is not going as quickly as I had hoped. They seem to think that they are further ahead than they are and claimed that many of my requests could be handled post launch. Now I am the first one to put things off [...]
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I’ve decided to hire not one, but two virtual assistants (VA). Not because I’m angling for world domination, but because I think it’s better to put two candidates through a trial period. I’m going to assign them both analogous tasks and see what they come up with over the next month.
I’m not sure if a [...]
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I just hired my first virtual assistant (VA). I got the idea from Tim Ferris’ 4-Hour Work Week and thought that it might be great to use one for when the business is more mature. However, I’m getting pretty swamped between work, home, and Upside Guides, so I decided to bite the bullet and hire [...]
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RMZ Millenia Business Park, Chennai – India’s Largest LEED Gold rated Green Building, originally uploaded by g_gauri.
Yesterday, I talked about what you can expect from dealing with an off-shore provider. Today, I’ll focus on communicating effectively with off-shore providers. Here are some tips to keep in mind:
Remember the Language Gap
This is obvious. While many people [...]
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I’ve been dealing a lot with India these past few months. In my day job, I’ve hired a team of Indian resources from a major consulting company to build a significant application for us. To build my first online product, I’m using Mind Genies in Noida, India, to build my stroller site for me.
I found [...]
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