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FHWW is a very fun and interesting read. I'm beginning to make better use of virtual assistants myself. The problems I foresee are as follows: 1) Your time won
by trickjarrett 18y ago
FHWW is a very fun and interesting read. I'm beginning to make better use of virtual assistants myself.
The problems I foresee are as follows:
1) Your time won't be immediately and drastically dropped. If you're spending 70 hours a week developing, you're going to go down to 50 supervising the outsourced developers, and for that you're going to probably spend more than the 20 hours of free time is available to you.
2) Outsourced code is not perfect. The outsourcing companies work largely on quantity not quality. So you're be spending a lot of time doing code review and fixing issues.
3) Unless you're already profitable, you're now spending money rather than sweat to earn the money. If you have the money then this is not a problem, but for many bootstrappers this is a problem.
- dawie 18y agoWhat company do you use for hiring virtual assistants?
- trickjarrett 18y agoI use one through my current employer, it's provided by PayChex due to our premium account with them. I looked at Ferris' recommended YMII (Your Man In India) and I did some research to hire one but the work I have doesn't warrant paying for one yet.
- lsc 18y agoI've gotten really good foreigners for cheap, but not through agencies. keep in touch with your college friends on F-1 visas. Hire them if they go home. Keep in touch with co-workers on H-1 visas. hire them when they go home. Both can sometimes point you at others who are similarly skilled who don't have much by way of economic opportunity.