Pratham Mittal is a Co-Founder at VenturePact and an angel Investor to B2B tech start-ups. He is passionate about globalization, outsourcing, and technology.
Ideas are a dime a dozen. But prototypes are worth a little more. A prototype can help you test your business assumptions and get some interest from potential co-founders and investors. Now, more often than not, you will end up discarding your prototype after you have launched and received some traction. So, its imperative that you [...]
Organizing resources, collaborating with team members and tracking project progress – all this are part of a project manager’s daily grind. But today there are hundreds of competitive solutions available online which are making project management easier everyday. Listed below are seven popular tools, measured by their user base. [...]
Does the product you are trying to build resemble that of a popular company like Uber, eBay or Facebook? If your answer is yes, there is a good chance you’ll be able to find an ‘off the shelf’ script or template to build the initial version. This means that you will not need to hire a full time developer, just a freelancer for a few [...]
Congratulations! You’ve decided to outsource your software development needs. The requirements have been finalized, you’ve selected a developer, and now, it’s time to get straight down to writing code. Right? Well, not so fast! When a project is launched, we often observe that both developers and clients are eager to start coding right [...]
Earlier last month, VenturePact Co-founder Randy Rayess appeared on Alum Time, a monthly web series started by students at the University of Pennsylvania. As a part of the series, current UPenn students and talk show host Aymen Saleem interview Penn alumni. Randy, a Wharton and Penn Engineering alum, was the star of Alum Time’s recent [...]
In a previous article, we talked about the benefits of using project management tools for remote work. Whether you’re a startup or a small business or even a large one with unlimited finances at your disposal, it’s definitely worth your while using these tools to bring efficiency to the way you work or your outsourcing efforts. The [...]
Did you know that a majority of failed projects can be attributed to communication gaps and not technology failures? This is especially true in a remote environment where you are required to “over communicate” to compensate for the lost face time. Most communication corresponds to the agile development schedule. This ensures that [...]
In an office, it’s possible to get by without a process. When a new idea comes to your mind, you can talk about it in a meeting, during lunch or over drinks. If you find a bug, you can put it up on the whiteboard for the team to see. When working remotely, however, not having a system in place is inviting disaster. Imagine trying to get [...]
Now that you’ve decided to outsource software development, it’s important to familiarize yourself with agile technology. It’s going to prove to be your best friend throughout the phase of product development. So what is agile development? Agile is an iterative and incremental development methodology that allows teams to incorporate [...]
If this is the first time you’re outsourcing software development, there’s bound to be some nervous reflection on the success of your project. However, now that you’ve identified where you’re going to outsource to and even selected a reliable developer, it’s time to get started with the actual development process. Here are a few things [...]