Hello,
I am from Bulgaria and after organizing ofa startup around SaaS based product. It will be SPA web app MVP, with on .net core backend and angular 6 for the frontend. I need to focus on the bussiness endeavours while the base for the product is being built rather developing it by myself. On the other side the developer costs locally grew to absolute heights and I am unable to afford doing it locally.
This was came to the idea of splittting the non tricky web implementation that is requiring more work and outsource it to cheaper locations, while me and other founders around doing ML work on the backend and securing the clients.<p>Do you think it is a good idea?<p>What regions and websites you would advice on for getting a freelance team to do it?
As a freelancer from China who is starting my own agency, I've developed many outsourced projects for my clients, or my clients' clients. Here's my advice.<p>0. Sometimes it takes MORE time and effort if you outsource it. It might take as long to find candidates and describe your requirements as if you build it yourself. And you might choose an incompetent freelancer/company and have to restart the search again. I feel it's only worth the effort to find a good developer if you plan to work with him for more than just several months.<p>1. Try to get a referral. It's way easier to find a reliable developer this way.<p>2. Avoid popular freelance marketplaces like Upwork. The competition tends to drive away non-desperate developers (like me).<p>3. Be as specific as possible in describing what you want to build, provide a mockup if possible. Especially if you won't meet the developer IRL.<p>4. Find someone who speaks English and communicates proactively, who reports progresses and delays without you asking. It'll drive you nuts if you don't know if a deadline will be met and your developer won't reply to your email.<p>Finally, you can send me an email if you're interested in having my company build your MVP for you.
you might want to check out bubble.is<p>you might be able to build a basic MVP quickly. It seemed as easy to build as you would need to put into a spec for outsourcing.