Insights, tips, and stories about software development, offshore teams, and scaling your tech company.

May 23, 2026
I pay someone else to manage our server hosting. At Stackify, we hired a firm to run our Elasticsearch. Staffing a team to do either of those things w...
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May 23, 2026
I never planned to start Full Scale. The staff augmentation example I want to walk you through is the one that turned into the company I run today. In...
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May 23, 2026
A friend of mine, Brad Parker, got a ransom note from a developer he hired on Upwork. It is a textbook case of the scams on Upwork that hit the person...
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May 23, 2026
For most of my career, I heard nothing but horror stories about offshore development. These days the horror stories start earlier than that, in the pr...
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May 23, 2026
“We have five developers working on your project.” “Great! Can I meet with them?” “No, but you can talk to me.” That exchange happens more than any of...
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November 7, 2025
Here’s the problem with most offshore development due diligence: You’re asking the wrong questions. You ask, “How many developers do you have?” They a...
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July 3, 2025
Building an accurate software development project timeline is one of the hardest jobs a CTO has, and most teams are bad at it. I have shipped software...
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April 23, 2025
We’ve seen the playbook, and we’ve lived its limitations. The SaaS model has been dominant for decades, but the way we build software is shifting. AI...
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January 14, 2025
We’ve got some exciting news to share with our Full Scale community. We’re officially Great Place to Work-Certified™! We earned it in 2024, and our te...
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April 22, 2024
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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February 16, 2024
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
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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December 12, 2023
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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December 11, 2023
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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January 13, 2023
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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