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    great-place-to-work-certification-2024 hero, Full Scale

    January 14, 2025

    Full Scale Celebrates Great Place to Work® Certification!

    We’ve got some exciting news to share with our Full Scale community. We’re officially Great Place to Work-Certified™! This badge says something real a...

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    offshore-software-development-latin-america-vs-philippines hero, Full Scale

    April 22, 2024

    Latin America vs Philippines Outsourcing: A CEO’s Honest Comparison (2026)

    Latin America vs Philippines outsourcing, compared honestly by a CEO who hired in both regions. 2026 rates, time zones, communication, and where each...

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    why-i-avoided-offshore-development hero, Full Scale

    February 16, 2024

    Why I Avoided Offshore Development Until I Accidentally Used It

    Software developers are everywhere! We all know someone who hired software developers from India, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. And there are man...

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    February 14, 2024

    Offshore Developers Your Team Will Love

    Let’s be honest. Most developers don’t like working with offshore software developers. Either they have heard horror stories about it. Or they had a b...

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    A laptop, microphone, notebook, and coffee cup on a desk with text: "be excited, go show people. 7 tips to create compelling content.

    December 12, 2023

    7 Tips to Create Compelling Content That Resonates with Your Target Audience

    Seven tips for creating compelling content that resonates with your audience, from a founder who built one with a newsletter, podcast, and book.

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    full-scale-new-ceo hero, Full Scale

    December 11, 2023

    Matt DeCoursey Retires, Full Scale’s New CEO Goes All In

    As of December 11, 2023, Matt Watson, a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Full Scale, has completed a strategic buyout of his co-founder, Matt...

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    full-scale-university-partnership-program hero, Full Scale

    January 13, 2023

    Full Scale University Partnership Program

    There are no better innovators than young, creative minds. In welcoming the next generation of talent, Full Scale is expanding its recruitment efforts...

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    January 19, 2022

    Benefits of Offshoring: 10 Real Advantages I’ve Lived

    The real advantages of offshoring software development, from a founder who has hired and run offshore teams for 20 years: lower cost, faster scaling,...

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    Nighttime view of the Chicago skyline across the water with text overlay: "chicago builds real companies. Top Chicago Startups. A founder's guide to the companies built here.

    February 26, 2021

    Top Chicago Startups

    A founder’s field guide to Chicago’s top startups: who’s raising money now, the big exits, and the household tech names you didn’t know are from Chica...

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    outsource-vs-offshore hero, Full Scale

    December 26, 2018

    Offshoring vs. Outsourcing: Most CTOs Get This Wrong (And How It’s Costing Them)

    “I’ll never do offshore again.” Once you’ve picked offshore over generic outsourcing, the next set of choices are covered in our guide to offshore dev...

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    offshore-vs-nearshore hero, Full Scale

    October 20, 2018

    Nearshore vs Offshore: When Each Wins (From a CEO Who’s Hired Both)

    Nearshore vs offshore from a CEO who’s hired developers in Uruguay, Colombia, Russia, and the Philippines. When each model wins, plus the time zone qu...

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    October 4, 2018

    India vs Philippines Outsourcing: What 4 Stackify Hires Taught Me (2026)

    India vs Philippines outsourcing, compared honestly by a CEO who hired in 4 countries at Stackify. 2026 rates, retention, communication, and where eac...

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