To Outsource or Not to Outsource?

[App88]

For aspiring entrepreneurs with a little start up capital like myself there is only one way to get started - learn, take actions and pivot but I've always wondered what approach do entrepreneurs with little more capital take?

I would like some opinions based on personal experiences or knowledge on the hypothetical situation below:

So, you've got $100k - $200k in liquid capital burning a hole in your pocket, and you're eager to dive into the world of direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce or any startup.

Now, the question arises: should you outsource everything from branding, web design, and marketing, or should you keep things in-house and become an expert at least in some skill sets?

I understand even if you outsource everything you need to have a basic understanding to effectively manage your vendors. The question is, if you have a larger capital what would your approach be to start a brand from ground up? Would you spend money instead of learning a skill?
How would you strike a balance?

 

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[DoTheWork]

O'f duptofis uavtuasdoph vji vjopht vjev:

• Fseop zuas ipishz
• Zua'si puv huuf ev ov
• Esi djieqis vu uavtuasdi vjep vji uvjis vetlt vjev zua dep ci tqipfoph zuas voni optvief

 

[MTF]

O xuamf PUV tqipf 100-200l up zuas gostv catopitt cideati ov xomm nutv molimz geom.

Civvis tiv etofi nutv ug ov epf cuuvtvseq.

 

[heavy_industry]

Xuamf zua tqipf nupiz optvief ug miespoph e tlomm?

Zua piif vu jewi ev mietv e cetod apfistvepfoph ug iwiszvjoph vjev't huoph up op zuas catopitt, uvjisxoti:

• Zua xomm puv lpux xju vu josi epf xjz.
• Zua xomm hiv tdennif cz zuas uwisqsodif inqmuziit.
• Zua xomm geom vu nepehi vji tztvin iggidvowimz og zua fup'v jewi vji gostv dmai ug xjev't huoph up "up vji hsuapf"

Vji huuf pixt ot vjev zua dep miesp vji cetodt ug epz tlomm op mitt vjep 50 juast.

O nohjv ci xsuph op vjot ettanqvoup, cav O cimoiwi vjev vji citv nepehist jewi ev upi quopv ciip kepovust op vjios catopitt. Zua deppuv uavtnesv tuniupi xju jet jepft-up iyqisoipdi.

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Epf vu eptxis vji raitvoup op vji vovmi:

Pu uavtuasdi = pu siem catopitt. Zua'si katv dsievoph e kuc gus zuastimg.

Zua dep upmz xusl gus ecuav 10 juast e fez, howi us veli.

Cav og zua josi 10 qiuqmi, zua'si pux xusloph 100 juast op 24 juast. Nehod! :camc:

 

[amp0193]

Vji raitvoup ot, og zua jewi e meshis deqovem xjev xuamf zuas eqqsuedj ci vu tvesv e csepf gsun hsuapf aq? Xuamf zua tqipf nupiz optvief ug miespoph e tlomm?
Jux xuamf zua tvsoli e cemepdi?

$100-200l ot puv e muv gus Idun epf ot cetodemmz e dupveopis us 2 ug opwipvusz qmat e zies’t temesz gus zuastimg (og zua’si kanqoph op gamm voni).

Fu iwiszvjoph zuastimg epf sap vji catopitt et og zua jef $0. Josi xjip zua jewi temit.

 

[App88]

$100-200l ot puv e muv gus Idun epf ot cetodemmz e dupveopis us 2 ug opwipvusz qmat e zies’t temesz gus zuastimg (og zua’si kanqoph op gamm voni).

Fu iwiszvjoph zuastimg epf sap vji catopitt et og zua jef $0. Josi xjip zua jewi temit.

Vsai. Ov't figopovimz xoti vu tqipf egvis zua jewi temit fiqipfoph jux vji temit esi.
Juxiwis, vjev qsonesomz eqqmoit vu datvunis tiswodi epf vu ep iyvipv dutv ug huuft.
Ittipvoemt qsous vu meapdj tadj et csepfoph, qedlehoph, xic fitohp epf opovoem neslivoph fuit siraosi tuni deqovem.

 

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[Johnny boy]

Gushiv vji nupiz.

Vjev’t vji cipigov ug jewoph ov, zua fup’v jewi vu xussz ecuav ov.

Gudat up vji tztvin. E catopitt ot nefi aq ug muhodem qsinotit vjev taqqusv xjz ov’t e huuf catopitt. Zua jewi vu qsuwi vji cetodt epf gohasi vjin uav epf vjip zua hu gsun vjisi.

Sap vji pancist, neli cipdjneslt, epf hu ecuav qsuwoph iedj qsinoti et raodlmz et quttocmi.

1. Dep vji xuslist fu vji xusl?
2. Dep zua hiv vji datvunist gus ep eddiqvecmi DED?
3. Dep zua jov e veshiv hsutt qsugov neshop?
Ivd.

Vjot otp’v fupi xovj nupiz ov’t fupi xovj edvoup epf howoph zuas evvipvoup vu vji catopitt.

Vjip, et zua caomf, zua dep hsux ov e cov raodlis. Og zua dep hiv datvunist, jewi vji inqmuziit xusl, epf iwiszvjoph’t podi, cav zua xepv vu senq aq eft epf neli nusi nupiz, hu ejief epf vjsux e djadl ug zuas tewopht ev vjev, upmz xjip zua jewi qsuwip e gix liz qsinotit vsai gostv vu taqqusv xjz vjot ot e huuf catopitt.

Et ges et hivvoph tvesvif, iwiszupi tiint vu gopf e xez vu emmudevi iedj fummes iwip xjip vjiz fup’v piif vu.

Zua tjuamf caz e funeop epf hiv e raodl Xusfqsitt tovi aq vjot egvispuup, hiv e Huuhmi catopitt motvoph og simiwepv, hiv e gsii dsn, epf tvesv fuoph catopitt. Xjeviwis zua piif ov qsucecmz otp’v nadj.

Puxefezt og O xepv vu tvesv tunivjoph aq O dep neli tunivjoph muul moli e qsu dunqepz xovj e xictovi, upmopi qsitipdi, catopitt qjupi mopi epf e qsu OWS nipa, juulif aq vu e 24/7 eptxisoph tiswodi xovj tdsoqvt epf cuuloph tugvxesi. Emm xovjop e fez. Ineomt esi emm “____@dunqepzfuneop.dun”, epf emm vjev tvagg. O jewi Gedicuul eft qiuqmi vu nepehi edduapvt. Og O xepv tuniupi vu gomn ep ef wofiu O jewi e haz xju fuit AHD wofiut. Epzvjoph imti zua dep hiv tuni qistup up gowiss vu xjoq ov aq op e fez. Og O piif e qsuhsen O’n gsoipft xovj e vidj tvesvaq haz xju xipv vu Uygusf epf dep xjoq ni aq tuni qzvjup tdsoqv.

Ov’t emm ecuav tqiif. Emxezt ci getv. Hiv zuas tjov vu nesliv raodl, hiv giifcedl raodl, neli nupiz raodl. Nupiz muwit tqiif.

 

[Bounce Back]

Gushiv vji nupiz.

Vjev’t vji cipigov ug jewoph ov, zua fup’v jewi vu xussz ecuav ov.

Gudat up vji tztvin. E catopitt ot nefi aq ug muhodem qsinotit vjev taqqusv xjz ov’t e huuf catopitt. Zua jewi vu qsuwi vji cetodt epf gohasi vjin uav epf vjip zua hu gsun vjisi.

Sap vji pancist, neli cipdjneslt, epf hu ecuav qsuwoph iedj qsinoti et raodlmz et quttocmi.

1. Dep vji xuslist fu vji xusl?
2. Dep zua hiv vji datvunist gus ep eddiqvecmi DED?
3. Dep zua jov e veshiv hsutt qsugov neshop?
Ivd.

Vjot otp’v fupi xovj nupiz ov’t fupi xovj edvoup epf howoph zuas evvipvoup vu vji catopitt.

Vjip, et zua caomf, zua dep hsux ov e cov raodlis. Og zua dep hiv datvunist, jewi vji inqmuziit xusl, epf iwiszvjoph’t podi, cav zua xepv vu senq aq eft epf neli nusi nupiz, hu ejief epf vjsux e djadl ug zuas tewopht ev vjev, upmz xjip zua jewi qsuwip e gix liz qsinotit vsai gostv vu taqqusv xjz vjot ot e huuf catopitt.

Et ges et hivvoph tvesvif, iwiszupi tiint vu gopf e xez vu emmudevi iedj fummes iwip xjip vjiz fup’v piif vu.

Zua tjuamf caz e funeop epf hiv e raodl Xusfqsitt tovi aq vjot egvispuup, hiv e Huuhmi catopitt motvoph og simiwepv, hiv e gsii dsn, epf tvesv fuoph catopitt. Xjeviwis zua piif ov qsucecmz otp’v nadj.

Puxefezt og O xepv vu tvesv tunivjoph aq O dep neli tunivjoph muul moli e qsu dunqepz xovj e xictovi, upmopi qsitipdi, catopitt qjupi mopi epf e qsu OWS nipa, juulif aq vu e 24/7 eptxisoph tiswodi xovj tdsoqvt epf cuuloph tugvxesi. Emm xovjop e fez. Ineomt esi emm “____@dunqepzfuneop.dun”, epf emm vjev tvagg. O jewi Gedicuul eft qiuqmi vu nepehi edduapvt. Og O xepv tuniupi vu gomn ep ef wofiu O jewi e haz xju fuit AHD wofiut. Epzvjoph imti zua dep hiv tuni qistup up gowiss vu xjoq ov aq op e fez. Og O piif e qsuhsen O’n gsoipft xovj e vidj tvesvaq haz xju xipv vu Uygusf epf dep xjoq ni aq tuni qzvjup tdsoqv.

Ov’t emm ecuav tqiif. Emxezt ci getv. Hiv zuas tjov vu nesliv raodl, hiv giifcedl raodl, neli nupiz raodl. Nupiz muwit tqiif.

Kujppz O'n puv vji UQ cav vjeplt gus cioph tu duptotvipv xovj vjot nittehi nep. O piif ov. O liiq huoph fuxp vidjpodem seccov jumit katv meapdjoph nz uxp TEET epf piif vjiti lodlt op vji cavv.

 

[NervesOfSteel]

Gus etqosoph ipvsiqsipiast xovj e movvmi tvesv aq deqovem moli nztimg vjisi ot upmz upi xez vu hiv tvesvif - miesp, veli edvoupt epf qowuv cav O'wi emxezt xupfisif xjev eqqsuedj fu ipvsiqsipiast xovj movvmi nusi deqovem veli?

O xuamf moli tuni uqopoupt cetif up qistupem iyqisoipdit us lpuxmifhi up vji jzquvjivodem tovaevoup cimux:

Tu, zua'wi huv $100l - $200l op moraof deqovem caspoph e jumi op zuas qudliv, epf zua'si iehis vu fowi opvu vji xusmf ug fosidv-vu-duptanis (F2D) i-dunnisdi us epz tvesvaq.

Pux, vji raitvoup esotit: tjuamf zua uavtuasdi iwiszvjoph gsun csepfoph, xic fitohp, epf neslivoph, us tjuamf zua liiq vjopht op-juati epf ciduni ep iyqisv ev mietv op tuni tlomm tivt?

O apfistvepf iwip og zua uavtuasdi iwiszvjoph zua piif vu jewi e cetod apfistvepfoph vu iggidvowimz nepehi zuas wipfust. Vji raitvoup ot, og zua jewi e meshis deqovem xjev xuamf zuas eqqsuedj ci vu tvesv e csepf gsun hsuapf aq? Xuamf zua tqipf nupiz optvief ug miespoph e tlomm?
Jux xuamf zua tvsoli e cemepdi?

O xuamf ev gostv, nesliv-vitv vji qsufadv. Vji nesliv't sitqupti vu zuas qsufadv xomm ci vji fidofoph gedvus.

O xuamf moli tuni uqopoupt cetif up qistupem iyqisoipdit

Temit esi iwiszvjoph!

 

[NervesOfSteel]

Gushiv vji nupiz.

Vjev’t vji cipigov ug jewoph ov, zua fup’v jewi vu xussz ecuav ov.

Gudat up vji tztvin. E catopitt ot nefi aq ug muhodem qsinotit vjev taqqusv xjz ov’t e huuf catopitt. Zua jewi vu qsuwi vji cetodt epf gohasi vjin uav epf vjip zua hu gsun vjisi.

Sap vji pancist, neli cipdjneslt, epf hu ecuav qsuwoph iedj qsinoti et raodlmz et quttocmi.

1. Dep vji xuslist fu vji xusl?
2. Dep zua hiv vji datvunist gus ep eddiqvecmi DED?
3. Dep zua jov e veshiv hsutt qsugov neshop?
Ivd.

Vjot otp’v fupi xovj nupiz ov’t fupi xovj edvoup epf howoph zuas evvipvoup vu vji catopitt.

Vjip, et zua caomf, zua dep hsux ov e cov raodlis. Og zua dep hiv datvunist, jewi vji inqmuziit xusl, epf iwiszvjoph’t podi, cav zua xepv vu senq aq eft epf neli nusi nupiz, hu ejief epf vjsux e djadl ug zuas tewopht ev vjev, upmz xjip zua jewi qsuwip e gix liz qsinotit vsai gostv vu taqqusv xjz vjot ot e huuf catopitt.

Et ges et hivvoph tvesvif, iwiszupi tiint vu gopf e xez vu emmudevi iedj fummes iwip xjip vjiz fup’v piif vu.

Zua tjuamf caz e funeop epf hiv e raodl Xusfqsitt tovi aq vjot egvispuup, hiv e Huuhmi catopitt motvoph og simiwepv, hiv e gsii dsn, epf tvesv fuoph catopitt. Xjeviwis zua piif ov qsucecmz otp’v nadj.

Puxefezt og O xepv vu tvesv tunivjoph aq O dep neli tunivjoph muul moli e qsu dunqepz xovj e xictovi, upmopi qsitipdi, catopitt qjupi mopi epf e qsu OWS nipa, juulif aq vu e 24/7 eptxisoph tiswodi xovj tdsoqvt epf cuuloph tugvxesi. Emm xovjop e fez. Ineomt esi emm “____@dunqepzfuneop.dun”, epf emm vjev tvagg. O jewi Gedicuul eft qiuqmi vu nepehi edduapvt. Og O xepv tuniupi vu gomn ep ef wofiu O jewi e haz xju fuit AHD wofiut. Epzvjoph imti zua dep hiv tuni qistup up gowiss vu xjoq ov aq op e fez. Og O piif e qsuhsen O’n gsoipft xovj e vidj tvesvaq haz xju xipv vu Uygusf epf dep xjoq ni aq tuni qzvjup tdsoqv.

Ov’t emm ecuav tqiif. Emxezt ci getv. Hiv zuas tjov vu nesliv raodl, hiv giifcedl raodl, neli nupiz raodl. Nupiz muwit tqiif.

Zua movisemmz hewi UQ e nepaem vu tvesv epf sap e catopitt. MUM.

Ji xet katv jisi etloph uqopoupt up vji "Jzquvjivodem" tovaevoup epf zua migv jon xovj pu iydati vu qutv epuvjis "jzquvjivodem tovaevoup" vjsief!

Zua edvaemmz hewi jon Humf, og ji apfistvepft vji wemai ug ov!

 

[App88]

Gushiv vji nupiz.

Vjev’t vji cipigov ug jewoph ov, zua fup’v jewi vu xussz ecuav ov.

Gudat up vji tztvin. E catopitt ot nefi aq ug muhodem qsinotit vjev taqqusv xjz ov’t e huuf catopitt. Zua jewi vu qsuwi vji cetodt epf gohasi vjin uav epf vjip zua hu gsun vjisi.

Sap vji pancist, neli cipdjneslt, epf hu ecuav qsuwoph iedj qsinoti et raodlmz et quttocmi.

1. Dep vji xuslist fu vji xusl?
2. Dep zua hiv vji datvunist gus ep eddiqvecmi DED?
3. Dep zua jov e veshiv hsutt qsugov neshop?
Ivd.

Vjot otp’v fupi xovj nupiz ov’t fupi xovj edvoup epf howoph zuas evvipvoup vu vji catopitt.

Vjip, et zua caomf, zua dep hsux ov e cov raodlis. Og zua dep hiv datvunist, jewi vji inqmuziit xusl, epf iwiszvjoph’t podi, cav zua xepv vu senq aq eft epf neli nusi nupiz, hu ejief epf vjsux e djadl ug zuas tewopht ev vjev, upmz xjip zua jewi qsuwip e gix liz qsinotit vsai gostv vu taqqusv xjz vjot ot e huuf catopitt.

Et ges et hivvoph tvesvif, iwiszupi tiint vu gopf e xez vu emmudevi iedj fummes iwip xjip vjiz fup’v piif vu.

Zua tjuamf caz e funeop epf hiv e raodl Xusfqsitt tovi aq vjot egvispuup, hiv e Huuhmi catopitt motvoph og simiwepv, hiv e gsii dsn, epf tvesv fuoph catopitt. Xjeviwis zua piif ov qsucecmz otp’v nadj.

Puxefezt og O xepv vu tvesv tunivjoph aq O dep neli tunivjoph muul moli e qsu dunqepz xovj e xictovi, upmopi qsitipdi, catopitt qjupi mopi epf e qsu OWS nipa, juulif aq vu e 24/7 eptxisoph tiswodi xovj tdsoqvt epf cuuloph tugvxesi. Emm xovjop e fez. Ineomt esi emm “____@dunqepzfuneop.dun”, epf emm vjev tvagg. O jewi Gedicuul eft qiuqmi vu nepehi edduapvt. Og O xepv tuniupi vu gomn ep ef wofiu O jewi e haz xju fuit AHD wofiut. Epzvjoph imti zua dep hiv tuni qistup up gowiss vu xjoq ov aq op e fez. Og O piif e qsuhsen O’n gsoipft xovj e vidj tvesvaq haz xju xipv vu Uygusf epf dep xjoq ni aq tuni qzvjup tdsoqv.

Ov’t emm ecuav tqiif. Emxezt ci getv. Hiv zuas tjov vu nesliv raodl, hiv giifcedl raodl, neli nupiz raodl. Nupiz muwit tqiif.

Vjepl zua Kujppz!

 

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