December 5, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Now when my commute went from 10-20 mins to 30-40 mins in each direction I quickly burned the backlog of podcasts. I gave a try to some new and so far I like what I hear. Here they are: Manager … Continue reading
October 11, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Have you ever visited a farm? A farm which produces milk, or meat, or even wheat, or corn? If you’ve been there, I’m sure, you’ve seen many interesting things all over the place: tools and mechanisms, people and animals. I’m … Continue reading
September 14, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Sounds familiar?
May 24, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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… someone has to be using it. Guys from 37signals got it right: It feels great to be done with something on the programming side and then feeling free to move on to the next thing. We all do that … Continue reading
May 18, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Some days ago I watched David Heinemeier Hansson’s presentation on creating a profitable startup where he suggests that is generally more effective to sell to businesses than individual customers. That was kind of a useful observation that I, not being … Continue reading
January 1, 2008
by Dima Malenko
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Quite a time ago I wrote about “good” outsourcing which is focused on business value delivery rather than on potential cost savings. Even when we speak about outsourcing to offshore locations costs should not be the major factor influencing the … Continue reading
August 21, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Speaking about Niklas experience with outsourcing I wrote before. I could not help commenting his general description of his job. Don’t get me wrong, but believe that outsourcing to 4 countries with 12 hours maximum time-zone difference that make you … Continue reading
July 28, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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The point is how you decide what is better for you. Good list of items to consider is given in a post on Jeitosa Group’s blog: Workforce Quality/Skill Workforce Availability Workforce Costs Workforce Flexibility Government Support Tax Considerations Communications Costs … Continue reading
July 25, 2007
by Dima Malenko
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Probably, you have heard about Google shares drop on July 20 shortly after they announced Y2007 Q2. One of the reasons for such “poor” quarter results was aggressive hiring (read “investment in human capital”). This affected the bottom line and … Continue reading