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Outsourcing vs. In-House

# originally published on lasswell.me

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As our team expanded globally, into Atlanta, India, Pakistan, and Latin America, one question kept coming up: do we outsource this, or build it ourselves? It's a decision every growing technology organization eventually faces, and the right answer is rarely obvious.

This three-part series walks through that decision-making process end to end: identifying when outsourcing makes sense, managing the relationships once you've committed to it, and recognizing when in-house talent is the stronger long-term bet. It's grounded in our own experience scaling a global team, not just theory.

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  1. ├── 2024-04-06Newsletter Series: Navigating the Outsourcing vs. Internal Resource Dilemma · 9 min
  2. ├── 2024-04-30Part 2: Implementing and Managing Outsourcing Relationships · 7 min
  3. └── 2024-05-23Part 3: The Strengths of In-House Teams and Strategic In-Housing · 10 min