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The first two bullet points are basically the same one, and not a panacea. Outsourcing still requires management. These people aren't your employees, but they'r
by mooism2 14y ago
The first two bullet points are basically the same one, and not a panacea. Outsourcing still requires management. These people aren't your employees, but they're still working for you. You've essentially outsourced the HR administration along with the design work / translation work / usability testing / whatever. You're still paying for it.
A lower employee headcount is a means to an end, not an end in itself. It would be nice if the article could clarify what the net advantages are, rather than the gross advantages.
- yo-mf 14y agoOutsourcing is still significantly cheaper and less resource intense, particularly when it comes to more automated processes such as HR. However I see your point. Your second point however makes little sense. The article posits whether this is possible, not setting this up as a goal or recommendation for startups to pursue. As more things become automated or rolled into services, companies have less need for large workforces, which is a trend that has been seen over the past several decades in a number of industries. This is part of the reason for the boom in startups recently. Much of the groundwork such as infrastructure and frameworks have been covered by existing services that previously needed to be created from scratch by previous generations of startups.