http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com Kirana Tama - Rails outsourcing company that helps small businesses minimize their costs Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:20:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A friend of mine owns a large textile manufacturing company in Indonesia; more than two years ago he decides to develop an ERP system with a big IT company in Jakarta (let's call it the Supplier from now on). The cost was US$90k, and was to finish in a ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/managing-turnovers/ Needless to say, we are definitely in a time of crisis. People spend less, VCs spend less, and thus small businesses are feeling the pinch Small businesses are our clients and prospective clients. In case the worst happens, what should a service, people-intensive business like us anticipate? It's easy. We can simply ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/consultancy-business-in-the-time-of-crisis/ Is there an SaaS knowledge management system out there? More and more we need some kind of a knowledge management system (KMS) in our company. For example: - A developer knows about something that others dont. How can we make sure this knowledge doesnt disappear when the employee suddenly quits? Right now it's pretty ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/knowledge-management-system/ Like Facebook Connect, Myspace Data Availability enables your site to take advantage of Myspace accounts. For example, you can have your users login to your site using their Myspace accounts, or list their Myspace friends on your own site. I didnt find an easy step-by-step tutorial even on a basic thing ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/myspace-data-availability-in-ruby-on-rails/ We have been approached by potential clients who ask, "How much for this project?", or, "How long would this take?" The problem is, some do not even have specs nor wireframes... As a developer, what you should do? First. You can ask clients to draw page sketches and some specs, otherwise you cant ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/estimating-web-development-cost/ We are recently contacted by a prospective client, saying: I know that there are many developers which charge "$X/hour" or "$Y/project" but I am more interested in working with an ethical firm like yours I'm flattered. In fact, we're very glad to hear that, although when writing blogs or site contents, we ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/ethical-firm/ I'm getting busier in both my professional and personal life; this is personal info but... I'm getting married at the end of the year! Luckily, as the business has been running for more than two years now, we have more cash to hire great people; More importantly however, we have grown ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/managers/ Many times in the past several months, we have to turn down new prospective clients because we dont have enough resources. And after we do have the resources available, most of those clients have found someone else. This is bad. And it is all because our company fails to attract enough ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/its-a-people-business-not-an-it-business/ Everytime I read books / magazines, I am inspired and motivated. I think that's what books for anyway. I should've written a blog for each book I read, but that wouldnt be appropriate to write in this Ruby on Rails outsourcing blog. I have a personal blog but most posts ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/built-to-last/ When I was still in school I read one of Kiyosaki's most popular books, Rich Dad Poor Dad. Immediately I do not like the book because it persuades people to NOT work hard, but to get 'Passive Income'. But still I was influenced, not only by the book, but also by my ... http://www.offshore-ruby-on-rails.com/read/an-overworked-entrepreneur/