I have seen firsthand that outsourcing for startups is a survival strategy. In the early stages, founders are pulled in every direction, trying to build products, manage infrastructure, handle operations, and still find time for customers. The reality is, no startup can do it all in-house without burning out or losing focus. When exploring outsourcing, there are common mistakes…
A few years back, a global manufacturing client reached out in crisis. Their outdated ERP system had crashed again, right in the middle of a critical quarter-end close. While IT scrambled and finance grew frustrated, leadership finally asked the question: is it time for enterprise software upgrades? The CIO’s answer echoed a common fear: “If we upgrade, we break…
Last year, a bootstrapped startup founder from North America came to us with nothing but a Figma prototype and a fierce deadline. He had a peculiar demand, “I need you to build a SaaS MVP in 8 weeks. No excuses. It has to launch.” Spoiler: we launched in 7.5 weeks! Now, this wasn’t some lucky break. This is a…
A few years ago, I was advising a fast-growing software outsourcing company that had just secured a major enterprise account. They were deploying code daily, claiming to have full CI/CD pipeline in place. But then, everything came crashing down. A critical bug made its way to production. Not a minor UI glitch, but one that corrupted live client data….
Last month, a potential client came to us with a nightmare. They had recently adopted a Copilot-heavy workflow and let their in-house dev team “vibe code” an internal admin portal. The goal was speed. However, their decision to use vibe coding resulted in broken integrations, vulnerable endpoints, and thousands of dollars lost fixing what shouldn’t have been broken in…
