CoFounder at VenturePact Passionate about software, marketplace startups & remote work. Previously at SilverLake Partners, Ampush and Wharton.
Managing software development projects is easier if the developer sits in the same office as you. But how do you manage a project where the development team is sitting in a different city, country or continent? Outsourcing software development is a common practice these days but the art of managing remote teams comes with experience. If [...]
Outsourcing software development is more than just a buzz word. VenturePact Co-Founder Pratham Mittal explains how. Q1. Outsourcing is sure a buzzword, but how exactly are businesses benefited from it? Ans. Software development outsourcing, if done right, can help startups and businesses retain tech talent and focus more on their core [...]
A bunch of tech enthusiasts from the University of Pennsylvania visited VenturePact’s New York office on February 6th and what unfolded was a great 2-hour long discussion about technology, startups, jobs and a lot more. As a part of the Penn Tech Trek, 8 students from UPenn visited technology companies in New York including Facebook, [...]
VenturePact Co-Founder Randy Rayess has been invited to be a part of an exciting General Assembly Meetup – Dev Shops: Let’s Break It Down. The meetup will be held on February 4, 2015 in New York City and will see some of the brightest minds from the startup world come together. Some big names on the speakers panel of the event [...]
Workplace environment demands the formation of teams. No one person alone can achieve the standards of excellence demanded by the workplace. Seeing the need for multiple people to execute on a company’s mission, teams are the norm in every organization. Method to the Madness Github has a collection of thousands of projects. Michael Klug [...]
You have a team, it’s productive, but not as productive as you want it to be. Back in 2011 Darryl Rosen wrote ‘Table for Three’ where he listed down 50 dumb team management mistakes which smart managers don’t make. It was quite a humorous take on the common management pitfalls and how to survive them. Keeping in mind the current [...]
Recently, Paul Graham wrote a post highlighting the development crunch in the US, and the importance of better immigration policies in solving the problem. However, Matt Mullenweg, the Founder of Automattic argued that companies should simply hire remote tech talent. Office first vs Remote First The biggest mistake people make when [...]
The Year without Pants is a glimpse into the working culture at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. A former Microsoft manager puts his theory about work culture to test when he joins Automattic, and comes out with enough positivity to write a book about it. So here’s what I gathered about the Future Work from Scott’s book, and [...]
This weekend Evan Bayless interviewed Randy Rayess, cofounder at VenturePact and Wharton and Penn Engineering alumni. VenturePact helps companies execute on software projects and build remote software teams. A firm believer in putting learning opportunities first, Randy had a lot to say about dealing with risk and learning from failure. [...]
The Idea: “Hey, I am trying to build an app. It’s going to be a social network for dog owners. I have $10K. You know someone?” 2 Weeks Later “Yo, I got a steal – I found these people who told me they’ll build the app and give me unlimited maintenance for $10K. What a deal!” 6 Months Later “Still building the product but not paying [...]