SyncIpswich June: 365Project.org Startup + Product delivery onshore & offshore
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365Project.org Startup Story
Ross Scrivener (@scrivna (http://twitter.com/scrivna)) bootstrapped his first product 6 years ago; by combining his love for photography with the desire to document his life, he built the photo sharing website http://365project.org and now challenges people to take a photo of their life every day for a year.
Ross will be sharing his experience of starting a company in his spare time, building a supportive online community and making it profitable.
Home and Away: Managing Product delivery in an onshore and offshore environment
Justin Bowser ( http://uk.linkedin.com/in/justinbowser ) is co-owner and Head of Online Business at HTK, where he is responsible for bringing HTK's flagship multi-channel marketing product (HTK Horizon) to the SMB market. He comes from technical background, with 20+ years' experience in software development, operations, product specification, marketing and sales.
Over the past 5 years HTK has worked with a mix of on-shore and off-shore development teams in Europe and the Ukraine, and has the battle scars to prove that off-shoring comes with a unique set of challenges. Justin will talk about HTK's experiences, especially cultural differences and "lessons learned", and how HTK is currently getting the best out of its on-shore and off-shore development teams to deliver their Product Strategy effectively and in a timely manner.