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Getting Developers’ Buy-In on Build versus Buy

Mironov Consulting

In theory, Build versus Buy decisions should be straightforward: we compare off-the-shelf offerings with the time/cost/expertise to create them ourselves; we run the numbers; then we make an objective financial-technical decision before starting any work. In practice, these decisions sneak up on us after a lot of work has been done. I often see development teams that have built some side technology that’s not core to their product’s mission, and which could (should!

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March 27/Seattle: Four Laws of Tech Product Economics

Mironov Consulting

What: Four Laws of Tech Product Economics. Where: Moz, 1100 2nd Ave #500, Seattle WA. When: Monday, March 27: 5:30pm social networking, 6:30pm -8:00pm discussion and Q&A. REGISTER HERE. There are some fundamental laws of technology product economics (especially software) that should drive executive-level decisions about business and product strategies.