Outsource Your Idea & Launch Your Business For 1/4 Of The Price

Outsource Your Idea & Launch Your Business For 1/4 Of The Price

20.5 Hours
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Outsource Your Idea & Launch Your Business For 1/4 Of The Price
$35.00$195.0082% OFF
Outsource Your Idea

101 Lessons (20.5h)

  • Introduction
    Course overview7:34
    What is outsourcing?6:27
    What it is good for and not good for12:12
    How much should I budget?12:13
    Section 1 review material
  • Getting started
    Where to find outsourcing firms and freelancers7:46
    Introduction to Elance19:32
    Going further in depth with Elance2:43
    Introduction to Upwork19:38
    Going further in depth with Upwork5:51
    Introduction to Freelancer8:44
    Other techniques and platforms for finding contractors5:38
    Section 2 review material
  • Dive deeper
    Picking the ideal subcontracting strategy for you8:24
    Deciding between a firm or a freelancer19:52
    Understanding outsourcing zones and picking the best fit18:34
    Understanding price & autonomy8:08
    The Goldilocks syndrome7:39
    Section 3 review material
  • Posting expertise
    Writing the right title9:03
    Practicing with titles12:37
    Writing the right description11:04
    Getting hands on with writing descriptions15:09
    Getting the settings right19:01
    Reviewing your settings further17:20
    Section 4 review material
  • Plan out your idea for outsourcing (optional)
    The Sx5 framework for solidifying product ideas18:28
    Coming up with strategy, Sx111:27
    Coming up with scope, Sx218:23
    Section 5 review material
  • Documentation
    Creating an overview5:51
    Adding the functions section10:29
    Going further into depth with functions10:33
    Creating the pages section19:48
    Creating parameters10:50
    Creating the users section11:07
    Adding comments2:49
    Section 6 review material
  • Building a low fidelity wireframe
    Intro to sketching1:10
    Materials for sketching3:45
    Sketching it out8:13
    Sketching and the finishing touches14:56
    Upgrade to a tool, getting started with Pidoco10:24
    Getting used to the features in Pidoco11:41
    Creating a quick sitemap upfront14:54
    The site elements to start with5:37
    Using templates to save time2:32
    Handling images in Pidoco9:52
    Adding and controlling layers in Pidoco8:07
    Annotate everything10:46
    Alternative: Using Balsamiq for quick wireframing19:39
    Alternative: Using Balsamiq continued...3:32
    An example project created in Balsamiq3:10
    Section 7 review material
  • Creating a demo for outsourcing (optional)
    Introducing M.A.P.10:00
    Adding interactivity to your prototype15:02
    Collaborators and Reviewers12:49
    Creating a tablet version9:56
    Section 8 review material
  • Selecting the best person
    Reviewing bid language9:29
    Bid language in depth13:44
    The response rate test6:29
    Dissecting the bid rate11:07
    Section 9 review material
  • Strategies for getting the best price & experience
    The $50 test4:12
    Rapid cycling posts4:54
    The Keyer question7:43
    Repeat the project back to you4:12
    Get them off the platform4:22
    The long term strategy5:18
    Messaging freelancers7:13
    Dividing specializations6:25
    Section 10 review material
  • Best practices of outsourcing
    5 pillars for evaluating contractors15:53
    6 red flags in contractors7:49
    Response rate sets the tone4:41
    How important is site reputation?4:54
    How to handle referrals3:14
    Is outsourcing a long term solution?5:54
    How to handle extra work2:08
    Legality with outsourcing10:58
    Fixed rate versus hourly rate - use my method9:36
    What is good? Avoid this trap9:12
    Outsourcing & protecting your IP8:58
    Section 11 review material
  • Managing your ongoing project
    Getting acquainted with Asana12:26
    Getting acquainted with Asana 210:01
    Section 12 review material
  • Bug hunting
    Becoming a bug hunting master11:13
    Bug testing on mobile5:09
    Some thoughts on bug hunting1:39
    TIP: Accelerate your testing this way0:49
    Section 13 review material
  • Common scenarios and how to handle them
    Low quality work6:14
    Missing deadlines8:20
    Repeatedly missing bugs6:10
    They ask for money upfront5:15
    They bid and disappear4:18
    Contractor raises their price8:36
    Section 14 review material
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Launch Your Business Idea In a Fraction of the Time by Taking Advantage of Outsourcing Opportunities

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Evan KimbrellEvan Kimbrell is the founder and director of Sprintkick, a referral based full service digital agency based out of San Francisco. Over the last 4 years, he has overseen the development and launch of over 100 web and mobile apps. Clients range from 1-2 man startups bootstrapping their idea, to multibillion dollar Fortune 100s like Wal-Mart, Dick’s Sporting Goods, & GNC. Before founding Sprintkick, Evan worked as a VC for the LA-based Juvo Capital firm.

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Some of the biggest new companies, like Slack, Skype, and GitHub all began by outsourcing their product development. If you've got a tech idea, but don't have the technical know-how or budget to make it happen, it's important to learn how to outsource effectively. Whether it's programming, advertising, testing, customer service, or any other facet of a business, it's important to know how to take advantage of outsourcing to keep your company lean. This course will teach you how to do just that.

  • Access 101 lectures & 20.5 hours of content 24/7
  • Create, conceptualize & map out your idea in an easily understood way
  • Take your idea & create visual wireframes, mockups & prototypes
  • Sketch on the fly & rapidly build out, test, & collaborate on your ideas
  • Write job descriptions that bring in the best bids
  • Select the best possible long term team
  • Employ 10 advanced techniques for getting the best price & cutting your development time in half

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  • Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
  • Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
  • Certification of completion not included
  • Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Experience level required: all levels

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  • Unredeemed licenses can be returned for store credit within 30 days of purchase. Once your license is redeemed, all sales are final.
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